Version History
v2011 vol 2
Design-Time Support for Visual Studio 2010 Theme
The XtraReports Suite has completed its integration with Visual Studio 2010 via an in-depth support of its visual style.
New Barcode Type - QRCode
QR (Quick Response) Code is a popular two-dimensional matrix barcode that consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. With the release of DXperience v2011 vol 2, QR Code support will be included as part of our WinForms Reporting platform.
As you might expect - the information encoded with a QRCode can include text, URL or other business specific data and and can be used in both commercial tracking applications and marketing campaigns aimed at mobile phone users.
Report Templates and DevExpress Report Gallery
This powerful feature is designed to simplify the process of report generation - instead of spending countless hours on individual report layouts, you can download and use pre-built report templates directly from DevExpress.com.
To do this, simply run the Report Templates dialog within Visual Studio by clicking the corresponding option in the report's smart tag...
...choose a template which best suits your needs, and click Download.
Report Watermarks in Document Preview
We have enhanced the DevExpress Document Preview for WPF with the ability to specify text and image document watermarks.
The new WPF Theme Editor tool is a standalone application designed to help developers create new and modify existing DevExpress WPF Themes with ease.
The following are the core features you can expect from the DevExpress WPF Theme Editor:
- Advanced and Straightforward Navigation
Navigate to various visual elements/resources and binding sources in markup - with one click.
- Expression Blend Integration
If your team loves Blend, you'll be able to continue its use to edit individual templates.
- Easy-to-Understand Visual Tree Browser
Traverse through a control's visual tree to find a required visual element and speed up all customization efforts.
- Integrated Template Hierarchy
Quickly locate any and all dependencies between templates, styles and other theme elements.
- Active Product Views
View each visual element being edited and instantly preview its results.
(Note - this application is not shipped as part of the DevExpress Unified Installer. It must be downloaded and installed separately.)
The Theme Editor is available free of charge.
For licensing information, view the WPF Theme Editor EULA.
DXperience v2011 vol 2 ships with two new themes - one matching the appearance of Windows® 7 and the other replicating the look and feel of Microsoft Office 2010 (black).
The Seven Theme
WPF Data Grid Control
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WPF Rich Text Editor
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WPF Dock Window Library
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The Office2010Black Theme
WPF Data Grid Control
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WPF Rich Text Editor
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Related Blog Posts:
WPF and Silverlight Themes – Introducing the Seven Theme
New End-User Report Designer for Silverlight
With this release, XtraReports for Silverlight features a new WYSIWYG End-User Report Designer for in-browser report editing.
The report designer will allow your users to:
In addition to the WYSISWYG Report Designer, v2011 vol 2 will ship with a new Silverlight Report Wizard...allowing your end-users to create new reports using a straightforward wizard interface.
Report Watermarks in Document Preview
We have enhanced the DevExpress Document Preview for Silverlight with the ability to specify text and image document watermarks.
Much like its WPF counterpart, the Silverlight Project Wizard helps you quickly create applications for the Silverlight platform when using DevExpress Silverlight controls. The Wizard can be executed directly within Visual Studio:
The wizard lists all DevExpress Silverlight Controls that can be integrated into the new application. You can select the appropriate controls by using the check boxes next to product names. Most entries also provide a choice of layout styles.
The DevExpress Silverlight Project Wizard supports both C# and Visual Basic.
Miscellaneous
Newly introduced project item templates make it easy to add DXWindow and DXDialog objects to your Silverlight projects:
DXperience v2011 vol 2 ships with two new themes - one matching the appearance of Windows® 7 and the other replicating the look and feel of Microsoft Office 2010 (black).
The Seven Theme
Silverlight Data Grid Control
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Silverlight Rich Text Editor
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Silverlight Dock Window Library
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The Office2010Black Theme
Silverlight Data Grid Control
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Silverlight Rich Text Editor
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Silverlight Dock Window Library
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Related Blog Posts:
WPF and Silverlight Themes – Introducing the Seven Theme
Script Debugging using Visual Studio
With this release, you can now debug report scripts written for the End-User Designer within Visual Studio.
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:
In this release, we ship four new demos illustrating how DevExpress web controls can be integrated together to deliver real life solutions.
- Event Registration
An event scheduling application demonstrating the use of DevExpress data editors, scheduler and report controls.
- Hotel Booking
A simple application that emulates a hotel booking system.
- Webmail Client
A Microsoft Outlook inspired web mail application.
- Video Portal
A simple YouTube-like application to find, watch and comment on videos.
Licensed users can apply and or extend the capabilities of these demos as needed.