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.NET PivotGrid Server Mode & ASP.NET PivotGrid Virtual Scrolling (Coming soon in v14.2)

One of the powerful tools in our analysis toolbox is our PivotGrid. In our effort to continue innovating in this area we are adding two new features in our upcoming 14.2 release. ASP.NET Virtual Scrolling Currently the ASPxPivotGrid control has horizontal...

The DevExpress Team

18 November 2014

WinForms, ASP.NET and WPF Charts: More on Adaptive Chart Layout (Coming soon in v14.2)

I thought I would share a little more detail on the upcoming adaptive chart layout feature coming in our 14.2 release. Previously resizing a chart would produce something like this: While the chart still looks good, the data bars (the essential part of...

The DevExpress Team

17 November 2014

WinForms and WPF Mini Maps (Coming soon in v14.2)

Maps are amongst the few visualizations that can show a myriad of dimensions in a cogent way. One of the challenges with maps is simultaneously understanding both the micro (zoomed in) and the macro (zoomed out) levels. In the next major release of the...

The DevExpress Team

17 November 2014

WinForms Map - New Data Management and Breaking Changes in 14.1

As with any new release we try to add new features . When adding these fantastic features, there are unfortunately difficult decisions to be made. As you begin the process of migrating to the latest version of our Windows Forms Map Control I thought I...

The DevExpress Team

11 June 2014

DevExpress Charts: Data Aggregation, Legend Check Boxes, and Selection (What’s New in 13.2)

Visualizing data is probably one of the most fantastic things one can do. That is why charting is near and dear to my heart. As we continue to develop powerful visualization components we are proactively trying to make things simpler and easier to use...

The DevExpress Team

12 November 2013

WinForms Map Control (coming in 13.1)

As we near release I thought I would show you another WinForms gem we are adding in 13.1: the WinForms Map Control. When it comes to data analysis the key to understanding is the concise display of many dimensions. A map allows you to convey locality...

The DevExpress Team

13 May 2013

WinForms Spreadsheet Control (coming in 13.1)

Whether we like it or not, the spreadsheet has become a de facto analysis tool for small datasets. Its debut in June of 1979 as a software package called VisiCalc predated my own birth by an entire month!   Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File...

The DevExpress Team

10 May 2013

Embedding a Document Preview for WPF into the End-User Designer

This blog post outlines the process of adding a Document Preview for WPF to an End-User Report Designer for Windows Forms. The complete application is available in our Code Central at How to embed a Document Preview for WPF into the End-User Report Designer...

The DevExpress Team

12 September 2011

Taming your WinForms Grid–Special Key Behaviors

Yes, I know, I am the reporting guy. I’ll have you know, however, that I was also a DevExpress customer starting all the way back in 2006! I recently looked into our fancy issue tracking application and saw an entry on the 3rd of July 2006. With that...

The DevExpress Team

8 September 2011

Creating and Displaying Reports using XPO

Hello! I wanted to start a series describing our fabulous reporting suite by looking at it from three different angles: Data – where does the report information reside? Layout – how do we want to present the data within the report pages? Presentation...

The DevExpress Team

4 August 2011