Version History
v2011 vol 2
Gantt View
With this release, our WinForms Scheduler Control ships with a Gantt View.
Key features include:
- Hierarchical resources
- Auto height of resources
- Multiple appointments for a single resource
- Four types of dependencies between appointments
- Multiple-parent and multiple-child appointment relations
- Percent-complete shadings
- Drawing dependency lines with less intersections
Hierarchical Resources
This release introduces the ability to set a hierarchical dependency between resources - each resource can have a single parent resource. We have implemented a specific control to show the hierarchy of resources. This control allows you to expand and collapse resources and can be used in the Timeline or Gantt view.
Auto Height of Resources
The DevExpress WinForms Scheduler Control can now automatically change resource height to fit its content in the Timeline and Gantt Views. While the number of resources that are simultaneously displayed on the screen is constant and the number of appointments assigned to each resource is different, the height of each resource can be automatically changed to fit resource appointments and free space can be reallocated to display as many appointments as possible.
Splash Screen Manager
Adding splash screens to WinForms projects has never been easier with the SplashScreenManager Component. With two simple steps, you can display a splash screen when your app starts without writing any code.
The Splash Screen Manager allows you to display a custom image as your splash screen and with image transparency support, your splash screen may be any irregular form and contain shadows when required:
Splash screens are fully customizable. You can modify default splash screens by changing the default image, default control layout, adding custom controls, etc.
Automatic display mode is one of two options when using splash screens. You can also control the display of a splash screen manually from code - display and close it when required, and send custom commands to it.
In addition to splash screens displayed on form start up, the Splash Screen Manager helps you create Wait Forms with progress indicators:
Fully customizable, Wait Forms are useful when displaying information windows with progress indicators at any time during the application run. For each skin, the Wait Form has its own unique appearance.
New Metro-style Skin
DXperience v2011 vol 2 ships with a new skin - Metropolis, allowing you to introduce a Metro inspired look and feel to your WinForms application: