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 .

2024 Q3 SP1

What's New

• RadDiagram requires registering the custom types of shapes, connections, and connectors, in order to deserialize them successfully. Read more about this change here.

2014 Q1

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.

2013 Q2

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

• In WPF a connection manipulation cannot be completed outside the bounds of the RadDiagram

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

2013 Q1

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

2012 Q3

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: Ability to paste shapes from Visio

• 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...

2012 Q2

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.