Released: Nov 11, 2015

Updates in this release

Updates in 2015 v3

New FlexReport for WinForms - A Fast, Flexible Reporting Tool for Modern Business
Build fast, sleek reports with FlexReport, a new reporting tool for WinForms Edition. With feature-rich controls, a lightning-fast PDF exporter, and a small footprint, Powered by a new engine, FlexReport upgrades C1Report with twice the speed and a more modern UI. FlexReport offers all the power and speed you're looking for in a reporting app, and with enhanced Crystal Reports compatibility and report conversion, you'll be able to migrate in no time.

New FlexPivot for WinForms (Beta) control - Pivot with Power
Process millions of rows of data from dozens of different data sources in milliseconds with FlexPivot for WinForms, the new pivot table from ComponentOne Studio. Built on a super-charged data engine, this feature-rich control offers a modernized UI and lightning-fast processing that will give your users more power, speed, and reach than ever. FlexPivot will replace the current C1OLAP for WinForms.

New Features and Enhancements:

PDF for .NET

• New AddBookmark method allows users to add bookmarks within a PDF.
• New support for PDF/A-2B format for exporting reports and documents.

Menus and Toolbars

• HideFirstDelimiter property hides the delimiter for the first visible command link even when the delimiter propery is set to true.

GanttView

• Successors property for the task class returns a list of tasks that should be finished before starting the specified task.
• Indicator can show that a task is completed.
• ChartStartDate and ChartFinishDate properties can bound the scrolling area in chart view.
  • Default values depend on start and finish dates of tasks and project.
  • User can assign nulls to reset dates to automatic values.
  • User can assign separately ChartStartDate or ChartFinishDate to bound scrolling area manually from left or from right side, or both together, so that users can limit the time interval.
• User can select and make simultaneous changes in multiple rows and columns.
• Users can now split a task into parts.
• User can drag a task to another row.

InputPanel

• MaxDropDownItems property sets the maximum number of items displayed in the drop-down list without scrolling.
• GripHandleVisible property sets whether the drop-down list can be resized.

Chart

• New overload for Chart.ShowProperties() method allows users to specify the properties dialog location and size, and returns the final size and location.
• New overload for Chart.ShowVisualEffectsEditor() method allows users to specify the VisualEffects Editor dialog location and returns the final size and location.

Chart3D

• New overload for Chart.ShowProperties() method allows users to specify the properties dialog location and size, and returns the final size and location.

Command

• C1TopicBar now has keyboard support.
• You can now hide the “Customize” option in the “Add or Remove Buttons” menu.
• C1CommandHolder.SkipDisableMenuItems property gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give focus to the CommandLink using keys when the Command is disabled.
• C1TopicBar.LinkStyle property sets the style of links on pages.

Ribbon

• HideAppMenuWithTHR boolean property addresses a compatibility issues when (in some old builds) the AppMenu button did not appear, but remained visible logically, while the tab header row is hidden.
• LauncherEnabled boolean property in RibbonGroup sets whether the dialog launcher button is enabled.
• The size of the Collection Editor forms will no longer reset to the default size until closing Visual Studio.

Scheduler

• System VisualStyle has been updated for a more modern appearance.
• Breaking Change: WinXP visual styles, including Office 2003 palettes and other items, have been removed.

TrueDBGrid

• Performance has been improved when assigning new data in unbound mode with Frame.AddRows(count) method.