Syncfusion Essential Studio Volume3 Summary
The release of Essential Studio2011 Volume3 significantly advances our HTML5 off eringandad dsproject management functionality to the User Interface Edition. This release also enables developers to build applications that can read and edit Excel files on computers that do not have Excel installed, and viewPDFfiles withoutrelying onAdobe.
WindowsPhone7 controlscannowbetiedtoonlinedatabases,RDLsupportmovesfrombeinga previewrelease (similartoa betarelease)toafull-fledgedproduct,andtechnicalindicatorshavebeenaddedtoEssentialChart.
AdvancementsinHTML5, Excelviewing,andproject-managementcontrols
TheSpreadsheetcontrolisanewadditiontoEssentialGrid that,whenimplementedinanapplication, willallowend-userstoreadandeditExcelfileswithoutleavingtheapplication.Thebeautyisthatit will workonmachinesthatdonothaveExcelinstalled.Syncfusionisthefirstcomponentcompanytoprovide thisfortheWPFandWindowsFormsplatforms.Thiscontrolalsocomeswitha lotofExcel-like functionalityina MicrosoftOfficeenvironmentfamiliartomostend-users.
EssentialGanttisa newadditiontotheUserInterfaceEdition.Itisa comprehensivecomponentthatcan beusedtoadda projectmanagementinterfacetoapplications.Withthiscontrol,end-userscanenter projectinformationina grid;adjacenttothegridisa traditionalGanttchartthatupdatesasdetailsofthe projectchange,allowingthecurrentprojectstatustobeeasilyviewed.Relationshipsbetweentaskscan beestablished,andtaskscanbeconvenientlydraggedanddropped.
ThePDFvieweristhenewestadditiontoEssentialPDF.ItallowsPDFfilestobe viewedinanapplication withoutanyrelianceonAdobe.Asa native.NETcontrol,it iseasiertoimplementina .NETapplication, meaningdevelopersdon’thavetoinvolveanothercontrol.
AddingcontrolstoourHTML5toolbagmeansthatwithourASP.NETMVCoffering,developerscando morewithHTML5usingtheircurrent.NETskillset.Also,thisreleaseconfirmsEssentialDiagramfor ASP.NETMVCasafull-fledged,HTML5-ready,diagramingcontrol.
NewWindowsPhone7 features
AllofourWindowsPhone7 controlscannowbeboundtoonlinedatabases,allowingmobileapplications tobelighterandconsumefewerresources.Additionally,36typesofchartsarenowoffered—eightadded withthisrelease—thatsupportzoomingandpanning.
Whatdoesthismeantodevelopers?
Manydeveloperswillbeinterestedincuttingdownontheircompany’ssoftwareexpenditurebyutilizing ourSpreadsheetcontrol,whichallowsreadingandeditingExcelfileswithoutneedingExcelinstalledon everycomputer.Alongthe samelines, manywillliketheideaofproducingPDFviewsintheirapplications withouthavingtoworkwithanAdobeproduct,whichisachievedwithourPDFviewer.
HTML5willbea highlydiscussedtopicformonthstocome.EveryonewantstoknowMicrosoft’sstandon thenewwebtechnology,andthey’llwanttoknowoursaswell.SyncfusionismovingforwardwithHTML 5developmentsodeveloperscancreateHTML5applicationsunderthepurviewofthe.NETframework.
Otherpointsofinterest
RDLsupportmovesfromapreviewstatetoa full-fledgedproduct.
10newtechnicalindicatorshavebeenincludedforEssentialChart.
WhyRDL?
UsingtheReportDefinitionLanguage(RDL)allowsdeveloperstoeliminatetheirdependenceonproprietaryformatscreatedbymultiplecomponentvendors.Withsuchproprietaryformats,ifthevendor hasnostayingpower,thenthedeveloperhasnoconfidenceintheformat’sfuturesupport.RDLisa format ofMicrosoft—acompanywithprovenstayingpower.ToinvestinRDLreportingis toensurethata reportingschemewillnotchangefora long,longtime.
Releasemetrics
Developmenthours:52,800
Newcontrols:12
Newfeatures:91
Lookingahead
Volume4 promisestodelivermoreforthe mobiledeveloper,utilizingbothSilverlightandHTML5.
AtSyncfusion,weuncompromisinglystriveforexcellenceinordertooffertheverybest valuetoourcustomers— fromsmallISVstoFortune100companies.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorcommentsaboutthenewreleaseorourcomponents,pleasecontact us , MarketingAssistant,at+91-33-24724013orat bss@cal2.vsnl.net.in
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