Controls / RadDiagram / Changes and Backward Compatibility

Changes

This article describes the release history of the RadDiagram framework.

To see the fixes and features included in our latest official release please refer to our Release History .

Q1 2014

What's Fixed

  • Connectors' activation doesn't work correctly with collapsed items

  • When zooming, the ManipulationAdorner should not be scaled.

What's New

  • Add additional/optional boolean parameter in Layout/LayoutAsync methods to support AutoFit.

    Instead of adding a new boolean paramether, a new method was exposed - AutoFitAsync(). It is further described in the Pan And Zoom tutorial.

  • Extend the serialization/deserialization of custom RadDiagramConnectors

  • Extensibility points for MouseTools

    You can examine the Tools Customization tutorial for more information.

Q2 2013

What's Fixed

  • Auto opening of VS 2012's design view

  • BackgroundGrid mismatches the ruler

  • Cannot create a connection to restored shape

  • Can't delete associated connections with a shape

  • Inconsistence in the ConnectionManipulationCompleted event logic

  • Offset property of connectors is not updated in data binding scenarios

  • RadDiagram doesn't handle the drop operation correctly

  • Ruler's values are not updated when Pan is performed through the NavigationPane

  • Setting SnapX or SnapY to 1 hides ItemsToItems snapping lines

  • SettingsPane issues when setting Win8/Win8Touch application theme with StyleManager

  • The items collection is not cleared on GraphSourceItems reset

  • The SelectionRectangle is shown as a dot before first rectangle selection

  • Undo/Redo Not working properly when GraphSourse is used

  • You can't use the Path/PencilTool in MVVM scenarios

What's New

  • Add ItemsChanging event

  • Add public Export method

  • Change default zooming to be geometrical progression

  • Collapsible containers

  • Connections creation using tools should be delayed

  • Define a "drag restricted" area in RadDiagram

  • Expose properties to control the Stroke and StrokeThickness of the Path element in the RadGeometryButtons

  • Extensibility points for SettingsPane

  • Implement an ability to display the SettingsPane only for certain diagram items

  • Improve print quality

  • Manipulation points for the corners and straight parts of a polyline connection

  • Mouse Position Indicator in Ruler

  • PreviewPositionChanged should be added

  • Provide an offset parameter to the ruler

  • Provide possibility to use DragDropManager with the RadDiagram

  • Zoom step customization

Q1 2013

What's Fixed

  • The SettingsPane throws an exception when in RadTab

  • Moving ContainerShape containing a Shape is trying to snap to the shape's original position

  • Container shapes are snapped to themselves

  • When using touch theme the SettingsPane is hard to be opened

  • IsMouseOver property is not set correctly in SL when using touch gestures

  • Exception When using Cut Command in OOB application

  • Incorrect behavior when pasting cut item

  • Polyline connections are misplaced when created with mouse

  • Focus is not received in the Diagram when clicking a selected Shape

  • Brush properties cannot be deserialized

  • Changing GraphSource when Thumbnail is Open is too slow

  • Exception when creating a Polyline Connection from a Custom Connector

  • Exception when setting the DataContext to an UIElement

  • Pressing delete button when editing item with empty content delete the item

  • Settings Pane is cut in horizontal connection

What's New

  • Ability to add Manipulation points to polyline connections in runtime

  • Pages preview on canvas

  • Resizable Grid

  • Improve the Serialization

  • By default diagram and shapes positions should not be fractions

  • Provide move commands

  • KeyBindings - Groups, Containers and others

  • A shape should be aware of its parent ContainerShape

  • Create an easy to use system to customize the services

  • Extensibility Points for Snapping Functionality

  • Text tool

  • MVVM and containers integration

  • Connections bridges

  • Add event notifying that all shapes are prepared for layout

Q3 2012

What's Fixed

  • Fixed: Performance issues when GraphSource is set to null

  • Fixed: AutoFit is performed on load, then panning does not work correctly

  • Fixed: Connection's EditTemplate does not work correctly

  • Fixed: ContainerShape's ContainerLayout = Fixed doesn't work as expected

  • Fixed: Create IsEditable property on Diagram Item level

  • Fixed: Dragging a floating connection throws an exception

  • Fixed: Exception is raised if connectors with empty name are added

  • Fixed: Min/Max(Width|Height) properties must be serialized and deserialized

  • Fixed: Resizing respects MinWidth and MinHeight but not MaxWidth and MaxHeight

  • Fixed: Scrollbars should be update on first loading of diagram

  • Fixed: Shape is not removed from parent ContainerShape's Items collection when moved in a child ContainerShape

  • Fixed: Snap to items doesn't work in some cases

  • Fixed: Strange behavior of ContainerShape when its position is set

  • Fixed: Strange bounce when moving a Shape out of ContainerShape

  • Fixed: Telerik expandable controls doesn't work correct in rotated Shapes

  • Fixed: The Minimap and the PrintPreview should not take into account the collapsed items

  • Fixed: The slider in the PrintPreview doesn't work properly

  • Fixed: The ticks in the ruler disappear if the diagram's zoom is greater than default maximum zoom

  • Fixed: Turning virtualization off changes the collapsed shapes to visible

  • Fixed: Zoom (Position) and Viewport properties are not synchronized when using animations

What's New

  • Feature: Visual Containers

  • Feature: Thumbnail container control

  • Feature: DrawingTools: Introduce mechanism (property) to control the strokethickness and stroke of the drawing line/curve

  • Feature: PathTool should show the new state of the figure-in-creation on every new anchor point creation (like in Blend)

  • Feature: Allow free hand drawing

  • Feature: Polygon drawing tool (pen)

  • Feature: Print preview re-design

  • Feature: Ruler Smart Scaling

  • Feature: Optimize Ruler performance

  • Feature: Implement Touch gestures

  • Feature: Ruller Code Quality and Extensibility Improvement

  • Feature: Diagram's design time - wizard

  • Feature: Refactor and improve tools related services

  • Feature: Create proper UI Automation peers

  • Feature: Provide better API for enable/disable manipulation properties per shape

  • Feature: Gliding connectors

  • Feature: Create an example in the QSF that is based on visual objects - charts, grids...

Q2 2012

What's Fixed

  • Fixed: Exception when setting the DataContext to an UIElement

What's New

  • Feature: Horizontal and Vertical Rulers

  • Feature: Implement scrolling functionality

  • Feature: Ability to limit the number of connections to a shape

  • Feature: Printing

  • Feature: Different Tree Layouts

  • Feature: Org. Grid Router – algorithm for positioning of polyline connections.

  • Feature: Bi-directional MVVM data-binding support

  • Feature: Groups allowing to group shapes and connections

  • Feature: Custom Connectors

  • Feature: Bezier connections

  • Feature: Allow bringing item(s) into view

  • Feature: New Diagram Extensions Assembly that contains new controls, features and extensions of the Diagramming framework like a Thumbnail a.k.a. Mini Map, Print Preview , Ruler, Built-in Toolbox and Built-in Settings Pane.

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