Released: Mar 5, 2013

Updates in this release

Updates in 2013 Vol 1

• Essential DocIO for WinRT - Features support for converting Word documents to RTF, HTML and plain text.
• Bullet Graph - Measure a single value and plot it against a set measure to provide a visual comparison.
• Digital Gauge - Display both alphabetic and numeric characters in 7-segment, 14-segment and 16-segment displays.
• Header Support for Circular Gauges - Text, images or both can be added inside a circular gauge as a header.
• Linear Gauge - Display a range of values along a linear scale.
• Multiple Scales in Circular Gauge - Multiple scales can be added to a single circular gauge.
• Smart Label Support in Circular Gauges - Smart labels allow users to manage space in a circular gauge more efficiently.
• Symbol Pointer Customization - Users can customize the symbol used as a pointer in circular gauges.
• Rich Text Box - Designed specifically for use in Windows Store apps, this control renders Microsoft Word and rich text format documents for viewing.
• Map Legends - Bubble legend places colored circles on the map that are sized in proportion to the data they represent. Shape legend is designed to identify colors applied to the shapefile layer of the map.
• Multi-Layer Support - Load multiple shapefiles in a single container and move them independently.
• Point Support - Add points as a record type in the shapefile layer of Essential Maps.
• Essential Report Viewer - View RDL-based reports within WinRT apps and dynamically change report parameters.
• Data Grid Data Binding - Data binding works out of the box for all popular data sources, linked lists and observable collections.
• Data Grid Style - Users can customize the row and column styles of the DataGrid control.
• Cell Templates - Users can create their own cell layout by assigning a data template to the cells in the DataGrid control.
• Selection - DataGrid provides three options for row-level selection behaviour, single, multiple and extended.
• Sorting - Sort data against one or more columns.
• Grouping - Group data by one or more columns, either programmatically or through user interaction.
• Filtering - Filter data based on criteria specified in the Collection View.
• Summaries - Calculate and display summary values for the entire table, grouped records and within group captions.
• Conditional Formatting - Users can edit grid cell styles to format the grid cells based on various criteria.
• Auto-fit Column Sizer - Built-in support for automatically resizing column widths based on user-specified sizing criteria.