Released: Jan 24, 2018

Updates in 17.2.5

Fixes

All WinForms Controls

• Add the capability to support the ClipPath function for SVG images.
• Format Rules Manager - Hide rules that are no applicable in Server Mode.
• Skin Editor v2 - ArgumentException is thrown in the SkinAppearance.GetSkinFont method if the Italian locale is used.
• SplitContainerControl's content is not scaled when changing DPI.
• SVG - The fill style is used for painting a stroke.
• XtraOpenFileDialog - The time part is not shown in the modified Date column of the Details view...

Released: Dec 13, 2017

Updates in 17.2.4

Fixes

• All WinForms Controls
  • An error is raised when Svg Icon Builder is launched in a system with the Turkish locale applied.
  • FilteringUIContext - The QueryFilterCriteria event is never raised.
  • GroupControl - System.InvalidOperationException is thrown when a new font is set after changing a skin name.
  • IndexOutOfRangeException is thrown on copying data to Excel in certain scenarios.
  • RibbonControl - An item's tooltip covers the item when it's shown close to the screen's bottom edge.
  • Skin Editor...

Released: Nov 16, 2017

Updates in 17.2.3

Features

• Data Grid Control
  • DirectX Hardware Acceleration Support - The DevExpress WinForms Data Grid and WinForms Cell Editors can now use DirectX hardware acceleration, allowing you to deliver outstanding performance on high-DPI devices. To activate DirectX painting, call the static WindowsFormsSettings.ForceDirectXPaint method.
  • Drag and Drop Manager for Data Grid and Tree List - v17.2 ships with an automatic drag-and-drop engine for both the WinForms Data Grid and Tree List control. With the...

Released: Nov 9, 2017

Updates in 17.1.8

Fixes

All WinForms Controls

• PersistenceBehavior - A minimized form state is restored when the form is being loaded.
• SkinEditor - The AutoSave folder doesn't contain the latest saved changes.
• SkinEditor - Unhandled exception is thrown on creating a folder.
• Skineditor V2 crashes when a layered image is saved.
• Skineditor V2 crashes when an image is modified using a paint tool and saved again.
• SkinEditor v2 crashes when images in the skin folder are replaced (bulk copy).

PDF Viewer

• Find Dialog - The...

Released: Oct 6, 2017

Updates in 17.1.7

Fixes

All WinForms Controls

• Security - CWE 611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') in DevExpress.Utils.SafeXml.CreateDocument.

Data Access Library

• ObjectDataSource - The "Schema only" option is missing for parameterized classes.
• QueryBuidler - Selecting a valid stored procedure results in the"Failed to convert parameter value" error.

DemoCenter (.NET)

• Outlook Inspired App VB.NET - The main form's layout is broken.

PDF Viewer

• Usability - There is no capability to...

Released: Sep 6, 2017

Updates in 17.1.6

Fixes

• All WinForms Controls
  • An svg image does not use properties that are assigned using the use tag.
  • SVG - Images are filled with a solid color.
  • The DesignTimeTools.IsDesignMode property may throw InvalidOperationException under certain circumstances.
• Data Access Library
  • The IConnectionProviderService implementation isn't taken into account when the "Manage Queries" or "Edit Query" dialog is invoked.
• Data-Aware Export
  • Data Aware Export with Conditional Formatting - Rules have an incorrect...

Released: Aug 2, 2017

Updates in 17.1.5

Fixes

All WinForms Controls

• Add a note in the Visual Studio Design-Time settings menu that Visual Studio restart is required.
• SkinEditor - Auto-generated code snippets are provided for C# only without VB.NET programming language support.
• WinForms Ribbon Customization Form crashes when the Esc key is pressed twice.

Data Access Library

• Data Source Wizard - Parameters of CustomSqlQuery are lost when the Query Builder window is closed.
• ObjectDataSource - The "Cannot find default constructor" error...

Released: Jun 29, 2017

Updates in 17.1.4

Fixes

All WinForms Controls

• Context Button Designer - It is impossible to set the Tag property.
• SkinEditor - A part of DPI-specific skin images is lost during saving the skin project to the blob file.
• SkinEditor - Controls are incorrectly arranged and preview windows are incorrectly drawn on resizing the main window or its parts.
• SkinEditor - NullReferenceException is thrown when the colorization mode is set but there is no selected project.
• The FilterCriteriaInvalidExpressionEx string does not...

Released: May 17, 2017

Updates in 17.1.3

Features

• Data Grid Control
  • Merged Column Grouping - With v17.1, you can now merge grouped columns by dragging the appropriate column header(s) to the group panel and arrange them across a line while pressing the CTRL key. Drag column headers below or above this line to break merged grouping.
  • Office CompactView - With this release, DevExpress have extended the Grid's TileView with numerous customization options - allowing you to create a UX inspired by Office 365. The new Designer allows you to...

Released: Mar 29, 2017

Updates in 16.2.6

Fixes

All WinForms Controls

• Skin - Upgrading old skins doesn't update skin elements for high DPI.
• TransitionManager - Constructor that supports System.ComponentModel.IContainer is missing.

Data Access Library

• ObjectDataSource - It is impossible to bind to a property of the DataTable type.
• The Report designer's form flickers after SqlDataSource's "Connection Editor" form is closed.

MVVM Framework

• An exception is thrown in the DocumentsViewModel.OnClose method.
• Scaffolding Wizard hangs on...