What's New in Build v2011 vol 2.1 Beta
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Support for Embarcadero Delphi XE2 (64-bit)
This Beta adds support for Delphi XE2 (64-bit) to all our components.
Demos Now Use Standard Datasets
We have redesigned most of our demos to use TClientDataSet or TdxMemData as data sources, rather than BDE data access components.
New features introduced in the Beta
The following features are now available to active subscribers. To provide more context for each feature, we've referenced the appropriate ticket ID from the Support Center.
ExpressEditors Library
New Alert Window Manager
The new Alert Window component allows developers to build applications with Microsoft Outlook or Skype style alerts. Key features include:
- Automatic arrangement of alert windows.
- Built-in animation effects.
- The ability to stick an alert window to screen edges.
- Message browsing within an alert window.
- Pin and Close buttons to help end-users manage their alert windows on screen.
- The capability to display custom buttons and popup menus for alert windows.
New Breadcrumb Control
In addition to the existing hierarchical data navigation controls, we provide a breadcrumb control that presents hierarchical data in a linear form.
The breadcrumb control has three separate versions that differ according to the data mode being used:
- Bound. The data is loaded from the linked dataset. This dataset is assumed to contain data that is self-referential.
- Virtual. The hierarchical data is loaded dynamically using a special event.
- System Shell. The data is read from the Windows shell environment.
New Clock Control
The new Clock control is a standalone control that displays the current time. The clock display can be made transparent and overlay other parts of the application.
Related Suggestion: S34327
New Bevel Control
The new Bevel control is a drop-in replacement for the standard VCL bevel control that adds support for our skins.
Related Suggestion: S18146
New Scroll Box Control
This control is a skinnable replacement for the standard VCL scroll box.
Related Suggestion: S133454
New Scroll Bar Control
The new Scroll Bar control is a fully-skinnable independent scroll bar.
Related Suggestion: B648
Shell Control Improvements
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All shell controls now support file masks to make it easier to work with only certain types of files.
Related Suggestion: S1273 - We've improved performance significantly (up to 500%) for the Shell Tree View and Shell Combo Box controls when loading data initially and when opening folders that contain a large number of files and subfolders.
Related Suggestions: S131459, B140432, and Q35851 - Shell List View now can show thumbnails and large icons.
Related Suggestions: S20340 and S38510
Rich Edit Control Enhancements
The rich edit provides some of the advanced capabilities introduced in Microsoft Rich Edit version 4.1:
- Table Support. You can nest tables, insert and remove rows, and apply formatting to individual cells.
- Text Formatting. Features include character formatting, paragraph formatting, bulleted and numbered lists.
Related Suggestions: S38010, S38011, and S38012
ExpressScheduler Suite
New Gantt View Elements
Task group and milestone elements have been added to the View to visually indicate summary tasks and the completion of important events.
Related Suggestion: S19929
Persistence of Schedule Holidays and Locations
This provides the capability to use holidays and locations across scheduling applications. Related Suggestion: S35442
iCal (iCalendar 2.0) Data Format Support
Exchanging data with other applications is made easier with the new support for the iCal data format. Related Suggestion: S19957
ExpressPivotGrid Suite
OLAP Mode Improvements
Key performance indicators (KPI) support has been added.
Related Suggestion: S38277 Dimensions and measures are now grouped within display folders.
Related Suggestion: Q142047
ExpressQuantumGrid Suite
New Design-time Context Menus
We've added some new context menus in the grid designer. With these menus, you can create columns or bands for the currently selected column(s) and/or band(s), or delete selected View items.
Related Suggestion: S38491
Automatic Creation of View Items at Design Time
If you open the IDE's Fields Editor for a dataset, table, query, or any other TDataSet descendant, you can drag its fields directly to a data-aware Table View, Banded Table View, Card View, or Layout View. This will automatically create View items (columns or card rows) bound to these fields. The grid will automatically create a data source and link it to the dataset if needed.
Related Suggestion: S38488
New Display Mode for Column Filter Buttons
In this mode, the filter button is displayed for a column either when an end-user hovers the mouse pointer over the column's header (and hence imitating a smart tag) or when the grid is filtered by the column's values. End-users can then easily discern which columns have a filter applied.
Related Suggestion: S38489
ExpressSkins Library
New Skin Options
Nine new skins have been added to the ExpressSkins Library.
Click on a skin name below to view its appearance when applied to an application built with DevExpress controls.
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