DevExpress DXperience 18.2.8

All Platforms

• Visual Studio 2019: better menu and toolbox integration, improved Layout Assistant performance in WinForms applications

ASP.NET WebForms / MVC

Grid View

• Improved code render in Accessibility Compliance mode allows for easier column header drag-and-drop initiation
• Custom CSS settings can be applied to individual columns in adaptive layout
• Format conditions and alternating row styles can both be enabled in exported documents

Html Editor

• Improved Accessibility support for font settings controls

Spreadsheet

• Document state request support in Web Farm environments
• Enhanced support for Worksheet Display Area when loading documents that have content outside of the specified region

Scheduler

• Updated adaptive layout calculation when the control is placed inside the DevExpress ASP.NET Splitter

Rich Editor

• Enhanced layout calculation and render for floating objects and tables displayed next to each other

Data Editors and Utility Controls

• Combo Box, Date Editor: improved Internet Explorer 11 support
• Menu: render improvements for Safari on iOS
• Improved Page Control integration into Popup Control

WinForms

Data Grid

• New localization resources for Edit Form caption, Search Control in Excel-style filter popup
• Windows Explorer View – fine-tuned scrollbar behavior

Ribbon/Toolbar/Menu

• Improved support for SVG color palettes in borderless toolbars
• Taskbar Manager – new capability to flash a window to inform the user that it requires attention but does not currently have keyboard focus

Pivot Grid

• Customization Form now allows users to Expand / Collapse all folders at once

Rich Editor

• Improved no-blur render for cropped images  
• The control better emulates Microsoft Word in how it handles tab stops
• Localization enhancements: new resource for “In line with text” menu item, better layout for Document Properties dialog

Scheduler

• Recurrence controls now better adjust to Touch Scale Factor changes

Spreadsheet

• You can now create a Ribbon control or a toolbar and populate it with a predefined set of Spreadsheet-related commands in code
• Optional visibility for outline symbols
• Users can now edit a formula using a Function Arguments dialog and select a range from another worksheet

Diagram

• The control returns precise hit information results when used in an environment with custom DPI settings

Layout Manager

• Improved render for Custom Header Buttons in environments with Hi-DPI settings
• ColorPickEdit now available as one of the data editor choices in Data Source Binding Manager
• Improved drag-and-drop algorithm for items arranged using a Table Layout

Map Control

• Precise render for MapPath segments when the DirectX painter is used
• Correct load order for overlapping SVG shapes

Tree List

• Drag-and-drop icon indicators now support Hi-DPI screens

Tree Map

• Improved data processing performance

Vertical Grid

• Improved refresh performance when users resize the container form

WPF

Data Grid

• Column header buttons now declare accessibility-friendly names
• Accessibility narrator improvements for easier navigation within the Automatic Filter Row
• Optimized CPU resource consumption when the control is bound to an InfiniteAsyncSource
• Improved memory management during Export to Excel operations

Ribbon Control

• Accessibility narrator takes element visibility into account
• Improved item arrangement algorithm for Ribbon controls displayed within ElementHost
• Enhanced caption alignment and element spacing when lightweight templates are applied

Toolbar/Menu

• Improved appearance for check items in VS2017Dark skin
• Accessibility Narrator support improvements for hidden Menu Items and Toggle Switch controls

Scheduler

• Theme support for the CellInplaceEditorControl
• Optimized scrolling performance in Timeline View

Spreadsheet

• High-quality shape export to PDF
• The capability to prevent comment box display when a user hovers a cell with the mouse pointer

Chart Control

• Accessibility Narrator support improvements for axis scroll buttons, hidden axis labels, and check-box style legend items

Map Control

• Enhanced touch support for the Search Panel

Property Grid

• Improved trimming algorithm for property name display
• If no object is selected, the Description panel is automatically hidden, and selected property path is cleared

Rich Editor

• Memory management enhancements if the control is used in a background thread
• Improved render for the “underline” style at various document zoom factors

PDF Viewer

• Improved rotation settings support for editors in interactive forms
• Search operations can now start from the current page

Data Editors

• All editors now support the AutomationProperties.Name property
• Date Editor: improved support for the Persian calendar type
• Progress Bar: now supports the Foreground property
• Toggle Switch: updated render in SE themes

Reports

• Aggregate functions are now available in the Expression Editor that has been invoked for a Color property
• HTML5 Document Viewer: better cross-browser support for the Signature editor when used on touch screens
• Enhanced memory management for JsonDataSource and Expression Editor
• “ASP.NET Core Reporting” project template is now fully compatible the “New Report Class” item template
• ASP.NET WebForms / MVC: all UI elements can now be localized on the client-side
• ASP.Net WebForms / MVC: multiple Document Viewer can be added to the same page without restrictions

DevExtreme

Data Grid

• Immediate header panel update when a column is checked within the Column Chooser window
• Improved render for group rows in RTL layout if the control displays bands and fixed columns

Data Visualization

• Improved value label render for bar and circular gauges when users resize the browser window
• Enhanced layout calculation for value labels in Chart control

Pivot Grid

• Fewer, better-optimized data requests when the control is connected to a custom data source

Html Editor

• Improved integration with the ScrollView widget

Scheduler

• Adjustments for recurrent appointment display on “daylight savings time” days
• Optimized appointment refresh when users resize the browser window
• Optimized appointment drag-and-drop operations in the “timelineDay” view

UI Widgets

• DropDownBox: improved scrolling support when a Data Grid or Tree List are integrated into the dropdown
• TabPanel: optimized layout recalculation when the container width changes
• TabPanel: enhanced header text trimming algorithm
• NumberBox: better focus operation support in Internet Explorer and Edge

XPO (Object-Relational Mapping)

• Data Model Wizard now displays properties for classes from other assemblies and generates cleaner VB.NET code
• Support for RAW(n) columns when working with Oracle data sources