ComponentOne FlexGrid for WinForms
It is now possible to scroll the C1FlexGrid control horizontally at design time so you can easily set column properties.
ComponentOne True DBGrid for WinForms
The SelectedStyle property, which controls the appearance of selected rows and columns, is now honored when rendering using Microsoft Office VisualStyles.
ComponentOne Schedule for WinForms
The following enhancements have been made to Schedule for WinForms in the 2008 v3 release:
- Able to Export and Import Schedules: You can now import and export data easily using the Import and Export methods.
- Print and Preview the Schedule: End-users can now print the schedule and view a print preview of schedule appointment data using the run-time context menu or buttons on the toolbar of the Appointment dialog box. Printing is based on using the C1PrintDocument component and C1PrintPreviewDialog form via reflection.
- Hide Appointments in Month View Mode: A new property enables you to determine whether to show appointment times in the month view.
- Localisation Support: At design time you can open a localization form from Smart Designer or from the SmartTag. This form contains all UI strings that can be localized. Simply add new locale for your language and type in translations. This will create localized resources in .resx files. You can add as many locales as you want, and use the .resx file in multiple projects.
ComponentOne Preview for WinForms
The following enhancements have been made to Preview for WinForms in the 2008 v3 release:
- Insert Indexes in Your Document: You can now automatically generate indexes using the C1PrintDocument control, and customize the way the generated index looks. Each index consists of an alphabetized sorted list of letter headings with entries followed by lists of page numbers where the entry occurs. There can be several indexes in a document.
- Support for Editing Tag Values at Run Time: You can now show a form for the end-user to enter tag values for the tags contained in the Tags collection of a C1PrintDocument. You have the option to display all tags, specific tags, and specify when the Tags dialog box is visible to the end-user.
- Font Substitutions Accommodated: Font embedding has been significantly changed to accommodate font substitutions. New public properties and supporting types were added to C1PrintDocument. When a text is rendered using a font, and a glyph appears in the text that is not present in the specified font, a substitute font may be selected to render that glyph.
- Specify Your Print-related Services: Now you have the ability to set desired paper source and printer resolution.
ComponentOne Ribbon for WinForms
Create ToolTips with ease using the new ToolTip Editor.
ComponentOne InputPanel for WinForms
The following enhancements have been made to InputPanel for WinForms in the 2008 v3 release:
- Export/Import XML Layouts at Design Time: You can easily export and/or import XML layouts for the input panel at design time.
- Create Rich ToolTips: Use InputPanel for WinForm’s new full-fledged designer, UITypeEditor to create rich ToolTips for your input controls. Easily customize the appearance and specify the behavior of a ToolTip. For more control over the creation of your ToolTips, you can use the WYSIWYG HTML editor.
- Add Shortcut Menus: Display the ContextMenuStrip or ContextMenu from the event handler when the user right-clicks the controls.
ComponentOne SuperTooltip for WinForms
You can add animated .GIF files, just as you would add a standard image to C1SuperTooltip or C1SuperLabel.
SmartDesigners: Accelerating Visual Development
SmartDesigner, new productivity technology to accelerate visual development, are included in select .NET Windows Forms components and allow you to set the components' most popular properties without leaving the design surface.
Drag and Drop Scheduling
With the new Studio Enterprise 2007 Scheduling and Calendar components, you can build fully functional Outlook 2007-style Scheduling applications quickly - with virtually no code.
Vista Style UI
Studio for WinForms supports new Vista Style Themes that take applications to the next generation in visual design.