XAF - What's New in Documentation (v18.2)

Updated Concepts

• Add and Override Images - we expanded this topic with information on SVG images support in WinForms applications.
• List View Edit Modes - you can use the Split Layout mode (the MasterDetailMode property) in ASP.NET applications.
• Navigation System - new XAF WinForms applications use the Accordion navigation control by default. This topic provides information on this control.
• Permission Policies - the updated topic with a detailed description of Security System levels.
• UI Element Overview
• Using a Custom Control that is not Integrated by Default - we collected topics about a custom non-XAF form displaying.
• Ways to Access UI Elements and Their Controls

Task-based Topics

• How to: Access Master Detail View and Nested List View Environment - we fully reworked this article and expanded it with additional scenarios.
• How to: Change the Map Marker Icon - a simplified way to change a map marker icon.

New and Updated API

• ListViewFindPanelAttribute Class
• ImageLoader.UseSvgImages Property
• IModelApplicationOptionsPalette.Palette Property
• IModelWinLayoutManagerOptions.GroupStyle
• WinMessageOptions.ImageOptions Property
  

The three properties below are set to false in our demos (Main Demo, XCRM, Feature Center) and in all new WinForms applications. Refer to our breaking change doc (BC4527) and to the following support question (T690584) for more information.

• IModelLayoutManagerOptions.EnableLayoutGroupImages
  
• IModelOptionsWin.ShowTabImage Property
• IModelRootNavigationItems.ShowImages

Interesting Support Center Tickets

• We emphasized that a custom FrameTemplateFactory should be a DefaultLightStyleFrameTemplateFactory descendant if you want to use the Light Style in an existing WinForms application (T577264).
• We fixed an issue with PNG images specified by the ImageName attribute (T690830).
• Note that you can use images from the SVG Image Gallery only in WinForms applications (T689107).
• We fixed an issue with incorrectly patched criteria in our DevExpress.Xpo.SecurityCriteriaBuilder code (T691730).
• We described when the Accordion navigation control may fail to display images (T690584).
  
• We fixed an issue with duplicate file names added by the AddFromFile method when you use the CustomizeOpenFileDialogFileNames event (T689164).

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