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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

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

WPF and Silverlight Reporting - Support for Document Watermarks

This blog post announces a useful enhancement applied to our DocumentPreview control in the next version of the XtraReports Suite ( v2011 vol 2 ) - the capability to add text and image watermarks to your report documents created in WPF and Silverlight...

The DevExpress Team

15 September 2011

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

WPF Reporting Webinar–Making a Drill Through Report

Hey guys! Last week we did a webinar on some of the cool features we have available in WPF in conjunction with reporting. We wanted to post some notes to help you get started with drill-through reporting in WPF as well as provide a recap of the things...

The DevExpress Team

18 July 2011

Document Preview Window Shortcuts in WPF/Silverlight

Sometimes clicking takes too long! Accelerate your users’ ability to get things done with reporting by using shortcuts for some of the common things they do. Here they are: Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Scroll Up = Zoom in Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Scroll Down = Zoom out...

The DevExpress Team

26 May 2011

Scaling and Search in the WPF Report Preview Window

If you’ve ever wanted to make sure your reports fit to pages, or force them to be a certain size on the page, then our 11.1 release with the addition of scaling is for you. A new feature has been added to the document preview which will allow you to scale...

The DevExpress Team

25 May 2011

Using Reporting Events in WPF and Silverlight to Create a Drill Through Report

Some new events have been added to the document preview model for both Silverlight and WPF: PreviewClick , (Silverlight/WPF) PreviewDoubleClick , (WPF) and PreviewMouseMove . (Silverlight/WPF) These events will enable you to add some serious interactivity...

The DevExpress Team

23 May 2011