WPF - Tips & Tricks (August 2019)

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Performance Related Support Tickets

• Data Grid & Tree List – The performance of our BestFitColumns method was improved in v19.1.6 (T809754)
• Data Grid – Performance guidelines for apps that require frequent data updates (T809574)
• Tab Control - How to switch tabs more quickly (T801552)

WPF Data Grid and WPF Tree List

• How to change the appearance of a focused/selected cell (T807185)
• How to focus a specific node and bring it into view (T804632)
• How to change the appearance of cells when AllowFocus is disabled (T807038)
• How to declare KeyBinding for GridColumn (T806522)

WPF Charting

• How to display a chart overview using a zoomed viewport (T809417)
• How to highlight/surround a data point with a circle (T730764)

WPF Diagram

• How to prohibit connector creation without attached items (T804727)
• How to automatically connect Diagram shapes when they are added to the canvas (T807886)

WPF Docking

• How to remove margins between DockLayoutManager's LayoutPanels (T807808)
• How to scroll to a focused MDI panel when a user presses Ctrl+Tab (T805537)

Other Controls

• WPF Scheduler – How to manually process triggered reminders instead of displaying the default reminder window (T810604)
• How to show tooltips for all disabled WPF controls (T809043)

See Also

• Reporting – Tips & Tricks (August 2019)
• Office-Inspired UI Components and File API – Enhancements, Tips & Tricks (August 2019)

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