Released: Jun 28, 2016

Updates in 16.1.2

Features

• PDF Viewer (CTP) - This release includes the Community Technology Preview (CTP) of the VCL PDF Viewer Control. This component library allows you to display PDF files directly within your VCL application without the need to install an external PDF Viewer on your end-user's machine.
• Callout Popup Control - The new VCL Callout Popup Control allows you to display OS X/iOS style callout popups with custom content.
• New Range Track Bar Editor - A track bar with two sliders that allows users to select a range of values.
• Grid Control
  • New Windows Explorer View - The Windows Explorer View emulates the Microsoft Windows Explorer user interface. You can display records with captions, descriptions, images, and check boxes. Data grouping is supported so you can more effectively organize information and display it on screen for your end-users.
  • A "Locked View" Image on Posting Data - The Grid Control can now display a "Locked View" image during time-consuming post data operations.
• Spreadsheet Control
  • AutoFill - This release introduces an Excel-inspired AutoFill feature so users can populate worksheet cells with data that follows a pattern or one that is based on data in other cells.
  • The Paste Special Functionality - The Spreadsheet Control now offers runtime options for pasting cell data. Options are available via the context menu and the new Paste Special dialog.
  • Support for Password Protected Worksheet Files - With v16.1, the Spreadsheet Control allows users to load and save password protected Excel worksheet files.
  • Move or Copy Selected Cells using Drag and Drop - End-users can now move selected cells within a worksheet by dragging the edge of the selection and releasing the mouse button at a new location. Pressing and holding the Ctrl key while dragging the selected cells, copies them.
  • Copy/Paste Cell Values, Formulas, and Styles to/from Excel using the Clipboard - With this release, end-users can freely exchange data (cell values, formulas, and styles) between your application and Excel using the clipboard.
  • New Formula Functions - AVERAGEIFS, COUNTIFS, and SUMIFS functions are now available (for calculation of formulas based on multiple criteria).
• Rich Edit Control
  • Native API (CTP) - With v16.1, DevExpress have exposed the Rich Edit Control's native API - an extensive set of interfaces, classes, and other types that allow you to programmatically edit rich text documents and modify their settings. This API will ship as a CTP due to the work required to detail/document its capabilities.
  • Support for HTML Files - Export/import operations now support documents in HTML format.
  • Create or Update a Table of Contents, Table of Equations, Table of Figures, or Table of Tables - End-users can now generate a table of contents based on special fields, paragraph styles and outline levels used in a document. In addition, end-users can create tables based on captions added to equations, figures, or tables. The tables can then be updated to reflect the changes made to the document.
  • Customize Document and Table Styles - This release introduces two dialogs for style customization.
  • Support for Range Permissions in Protected Documents - With v16.1, you can apply password protection to your DOCX documents and specify permissions on a per user basis. Special dialogs are provided to allow end-users to enter passwords and apply permissions to specific regions.
• Pivot Grid
  • OLAP Mode Improvements - In addition to the existing OLE DB provider, the DevExpress VCL Pivot Grid now offers access to OLAP data using the ADO MD provider shipped with Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC). With the ADO MD provider, you can access OLAP cubes stored in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2012 and Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2014.
• Scheduler Control
  • Design-Time UI Creation - Simply click the corresponding item in the control's context menu, select your preferences in the dialog, click OK and a ready-to-use action-based UI will be added to your application.
• Layout Control
  • Scroll Group Content - With v16.1, you can display scrollbars in individual layout groups. This functionality is useful in layout groups containing multiple items.
  • Reduced Number of Properties Stored in DFM Files of Inherited Forms - Layout items now store the original size of their associated controls. This enhancement allows the Layout Control to minimize size tracking in inherited forms and significantly reduce the number of properties stored in DFM files.
• Data Editors and Controls
  • Incremental Filtering in Drop-Down Lists - With v16.1, end-users can easily filter out values in an editor's drop-down list and display only those that start with or include a given search string. In fixed drop-down lists, a special field is displayed above the list to allow entry of a search string. The following editors support incremental filtering:
    • Color Picker
    • Combo Box
    • Dropdown Checked List
    • Font Picker
    • Image Combo Box
  • Image Slider and Image Collection Enhancements - With this release, the Image Slider and Image Collection controls offer support for multi-frame images (animated GIF and multi-frame TIFF files). This new feature allows you to display each frame as a separate image. In addition, the Image Slider now provides a preview panel that displays image thumbnails, helping end-users navigate through large image sets with ease. Clicking a thumbnail brings the corresponding image into view.
  • Camera Control - Camera Selection and Associated Resolution - The Camera Control now offers a list of resolutions supported by the active camera. You can select the desired resolution from the list and allow end-users to select the desired camera and its resolution from the new Settings popup menu available via the Gear button click.