ComponentOne Studio WinForms Data Services Edition Releases

Released: Dec 6, 2023

Updates in 2023 v3

Features

  • Added support for Microsoft .NET 8.
  • New WinForms Editor for .NET 6 and .NET 8
    • The rich text editor, C1Editor, has recently been rewritten for .NET 6, and the new versions for .NET 6 and 8 now include improved image editing, a new GetInnerHTML method, PDF export, and a SelectedTextChanged event.
    • The rich text editor for WinForms manages rich text as HTML, so it has many use cases, such as editing raw HTML for a database record, syntax highlighting for code editors, and presenting a...

Released: Aug 2, 2023

Updates in 2023 v2

Features

  • FlexChart for WinForms Design-Time Enhancements
    • Easily configure the most common features quickly.
    • Change the chart type, palette, data source, and bindings, and add/edit the series collection directly from the smart tag.
  • FlexGrid for WinForms Hover Styles
    • The hover styles provide a visual cue to the user as they move the mouse across rows, columns, cells, or selections.
    • Set different styles, such as background color, text color, border color, etc., on the hovered cells using the Styles...

Released: Mar 29, 2023

Updates in 2023 v1

Features

  • Logging Support for DataConnectors - ComponentOne DataConnectors now support logging each execution. The feature can be set through the connection properties. You can control the level of details logged using the Verbosity Level that ranges from 0 to 5, where 0 logs the critical errors only and 5 logs the most details.
  • Proxy Authentication for DataConnectors - Proxy Authentication is now supported to access sources behind a proxy. The data connectors support Basic, Digest, and Kerberos...

Released: Dec 7, 2022

Updates in 2022 v3

Features

  • Added Microsoft .NET 7 support.
  • Enhanced Designers for .NET 6+ controls - Improved the design-time editors and designers for the .NET 6+ controls to give you a rich experience while designing your application. For example, FlexGrid now has the complete and familiar designer you used when designing .NET Framework applications. Other controls have also been enhanced.
  • FlexGrid Custom Filters - FlexGrid for WinForms now supports an easier way to create custom column filters. You can now...

Released: Aug 3, 2022

Updates in 2022 v2

Features

  • Microsoft .NET 6 Accordion (beta), List and Sizer Controls - The Accordion control is a compact interface to help expand and collapse a specific view from a stacked list of views. You can style the panes or customize the header for a modern look and feel. This control fills the gap created by .NET 4.5.2 NavBar and OutBar controls which were not ported to .NET 6. C1List, C1 Combo, C1Sizer, and C1SizerLight controls have also been migrated to .NET 6.
  • .NET Framework 4.8 Controls - Since...

Released: Dec 8, 2021

Updates in 2021 v3

Features

New in ComponentOne Studio WinForms 2021 v3
This release has enhancements across .NET Framework 4.5.2+, .NET 5, and .NET 6 controls. The 2021 v3 release is the final release for new .NET 5 controls and features. GrapeCity will support the platform for at least one more year, following Microsoft's lead. The migration from .NET 5 to .NET 6 is seamless and straightforward, so this limited support should not be an issue for developers.

.NET 6 and Visual Studio 2022 Support
All .NET...

Released: Aug 4, 2021

Updates in 2021 v2

Features

New in ComponentOne Studio for WinForms 2021 v2

  • More Support for .NET 5 and Beyond - The following controls have been ported to .NET 5: DataFilter, CheckList, PdfDocumentSource, TouchToolkit, ColorPicker, DBNavigator, MaskedTextBox. Also, the following controls are out of beta and ready for production: C1Document, FlexReport and FlexViewer. C1PrintDocument is in preview in 2021 v2. These controls are based upon .NET 5, which means they will work with .NET 6, and are planned to continue...