# Special Offer: Free Barcode Control when Pre-ordering TX Text Control X9 > TX Text Control X9 released alongside TX Barcode .NET in April 2013, adding improved odd and even page headers and footers, a new header frame style with section labels, native barcode support, built-in context menus with icon sets, and MailMerge chart and barcode merging. - **Author:** Bjoern Meyer - **Published:** 2013-03-20 - **Modified:** 2026-03-05 - **Description:** TX Text Control X9 released alongside TX Barcode .NET in April 2013, adding improved odd and even page headers and footers, a new header frame style with section labels, native barcode support, built-in context menus with icon sets, and MailMerge chart and barcode merging. - **4 min read** (715 words) - **Tags:** - Release - **Web URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2013/03/20/special-offer-free-barcode-control-when-pre-ordering-tx-text-control-x9/ - **LLMs URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2013/03/20/special-offer-free-barcode-control-when-pre-ordering-tx-text-control-x9/llms.txt - **LLMs-Full URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2013/03/20/special-offer-free-barcode-control-when-pre-ordering-tx-text-control-x9/llms-full.txt --- ![Free Barcode control when pre-ordering TX Text Control X9](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2013/03/20/a/assets/banner_x9.webp "Free Barcode control when pre-ordering TX Text Control X9")We just entered the final testing phase for our new release **TX Text Control X9** (19.0). At the same time, we will release a new product to integrate barcodes into documents: **TX Barcode .NET**. **TX Text Control X9 and TX Barcode .NET will be released in April 2013.** **The special offer:** Pre-order TX Text Control X9 Subscription now and get TX Barcode .NET for free **How does it work?** - Simply [order a TX Text Control X8 (18.0) Subscription](https://www.textcontrol.com/account/dashboard/ "Pre-order TX Text Control X9 Subscription now and get TX Barcode .NET for free") (Full, Update or Renewal) - You will get TX Text Control X9 immediately on release day - You will get TX Barcode .NET Subscription (value: $698) for free on release day [Pre-order TX Text Control X9 Subscription ](https://www.textcontrol.com/account/dashboard/ "Pre-order TX Text Control X9 Subscription now and get TX Barcode .NET for free") Or Call: +1 704 544 7445 (US), +49 421 427067 10 (Europe) --------------------------------------------------------- New and Improved Features in TX Text Control X9 ----------------------------------------------- Below is only a small selection of new and updated features of TX Text Control X9: - **Improved Headers and Footers: Odd and Even Pages** Text Control now supports different headers and footers for the even and odd pages of the whole document or of a single section. ![Improved Headers and Footers: Odd and Even Pages](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2013/03/20/a/assets/features_x9_oddeven.webp "Improved Headers and Footers: Odd and Even Pages") - **Headers and Footers: New Frame Style with Information Area** A new frame style is available for activated headers and footers. A dividing line has a label indicating the type of the header or footer (even, odd, first page). Additionally, the label displays the current section number and if the header or footer is connected to the previous header or footer. This gives the user a much better overview of the current document settings and layout. ![New Frame Style with Information Area](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2013/03/20/a/assets/features_x9_divide.webp "New Frame Style with Information Area") - **Native support for barcodes from TX Barcode .NET** Using TX Barcode .NET for Windows Forms you can add fast and accurate 1D and 2D barcodes to your .NET based applications. TX Barcode .NET for Windows Forms has been designed for the specific requirements when integrated in documents such as invoices. ![Native support for barcodes from TX Barcode .NET](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2013/03/20/a/assets/features_x9_barcode.webp "Native support for barcodes from TX Barcode .NET") - **Built-in Context Menus and Icon Sets** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms X9 now implements built-in, ready-to-use and customizable context menus. Depending on the area where the right mouse button has been clicked, a menu with standard options for this area is shown. ![Built-in Context Menus and Icon Sets](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2013/03/20/a/assets/features_x9_context.webp "Built-in Context Menus and Icon Sets") ![Built-in Context Menus and Icon Sets](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2013/03/20/a/assets/features_x9_context2.webp "Built-in Context Menus and Icon Sets") - **Reporting: MailMerge Supports Charts and Barcodes Natively** The MailMerge component is now merging data into DataVisualization.ChartFrame and DataVisualization.BarcodeFrame objects. ![MailMerge Supports Charts and Barcodes Natively](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2013/03/20/a/assets/features_x9_mailmerge.webp "MailMerge Supports Charts and Barcodes Natively") **The special offer:** Pre-order TX Text Control X9 Subscription now and get TX Barcode .NET for free **How does it work?** - Simply [order a TX Text Control X8 (18.0) Subscription](https://www.textcontrol.com/account/dashboard/ "Pre-order TX Text Control X9 Subscription now and get TX Barcode .NET for free") (Full, Update or Renewal) - You will get TX Text Control X9 immediately on release day - You will get TX Barcode .NET Subscription (value: $698) for free on release day [Pre-order TX Text Control X9 Subscription ](https://www.textcontrol.com/account/dashboard/ "Pre-order TX Text Control X9 Subscription now and get TX Barcode .NET for free") Or Call: +1 704 544 7445 (US), +49 421 427067 10 (Europe) --------------------------------------------------------- --- ## About Bjoern Meyer As CEO, Bjoern is the visionary behind our strategic direction and business development, bridging the gap between our customers and engineering teams. His deep passion for coding and web technologies drives the creation of innovative products. If you're at a tech conference, be sure to stop by our booth - you'll most likely meet Bjoern in person. With an advanced graduate degree (Dipl. Inf.) in Computer Science, specializing in AI, from the University of Bremen, Bjoern brings significant expertise to his role. In his spare time, Bjoern enjoys running, paragliding, mountain biking, and playing the piano. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoernmeyer/) - [X](https://x.com/txbjoern) - [GitHub](https://github.com/bjoerntx) --- ## Related Posts - [TX Spell .NET 11.0 SP1 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2026/04/08/tx-spell-net-11-0-sp1-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [Announcing TX Text Control DS Server 5.0](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2026/03/12/announcing-tx-text-control-ds-server-5-0/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 34.0 SP2 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2026/02/18/tx-text-control-34-0-sp2-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 34.0 SP1 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/12/03/tx-text-control-34-0-sp1-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [Introducing TX Text Control 34.0: Your Next Leap in Document Processing](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/11/10/introducing-tx-text-control-34-0-your-next-leap-in-document-processing/llms.txt) - [PDF/UA vs. PDF/A-3a: Which Format Should You Use for Your Business Application?](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/10/24/pdf-ua-vs-pdf-a-3a-which-format-should-you-use-for-your-business-application/llms.txt) - [Validating PDF/UA Documents in .NET C#](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/10/21/validating-pdf-ua-documents-in-dotnet-csharp/llms.txt) - [Sneak Peek: TX Text Control 34.0 Coming November 2025](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/10/02/sneak-peek-tx-text-control-34-0-coming-november-2025/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 33.0 SP3 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/08/14/tx-text-control-33-0-sp3-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [High-Performance Text Replacement in Large DOCX Files using C# .NET](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/07/30/high-performance-text-replacement-in-large-docx-files-using-csharp-dotnet/llms.txt) - [Document Viewer 33.2.1 Released: New Event and Bug Fixes](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/07/30/document-viewer-33-2-1-released-new-event-and-bug-fixes/llms.txt) - [Upcoming Support for PDF/UA Compliance and Tagged PDF Generation in Version 34.0](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/07/24/upcoming-support-for-pdf-ua-compliance-and-tagged-pdf-generation-in-version-34-0/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 33.0 SP2 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/06/18/tx-text-control-33-0-sp2-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [Service Pack Releases: What's New in TX Text Control 33.0 SP1 and 32.0 SP5](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/05/07/service-pack-releases-whats-new-in-tx-text-control-33-0-sp1-and-32-0-sp5/llms.txt) - [Introducing DS Server 4.0: Linux-Ready and Container-Friendly](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/04/30/introducing-ds-server-4-linux-ready-and-container-friendly/llms.txt) - [The Wait is Over: TX Text Control for Linux is Officially Here](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/03/12/the-wait-is-over-tx-text-control-for-linux-is-officially-here/llms.txt) - [Full .NET 9 Support in Text Control .NET Components for ASP.NET Core, Windows Forms, and WPF](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/11/11/full-net-9-support-in-text-control-net-components-for-asp-net-core-windows-forms-and-wpf/llms.txt) - [DS Server 3.5.0 Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/09/24/ds-server-3-5-0-released/llms.txt) - [Using the Document Editor in SPA Applications using the removeFromDom Method](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/09/02/using-the-document-editor-in-spa-applications-using-the-removefromdom-method/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 32.0 Service Pack 4 Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/09/02/tx-text-control-32-0-service-pack-4-released/llms.txt) - [Service Pack 3: MailMerge Supports SVG Images](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/04/29/service-pack-3-mailmerge-supports-svg-images/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 32.0 Service Pack 3 Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/04/29/tx-text-control-32-0-service-pack-3-released/llms.txt) - [Document Viewer: Long Polling Support for Loading Documents](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/04/25/document-viewer-long-polling-support-for-loading-documents/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control React Packages Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/02/29/tx-text-control-react-packages-released/llms.txt) - [Text Control Breaks Ground: Unveils Plans for Highly Anticipated Linux Version, Revolutionizing Cross-Platform Document Processing](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/02/29/text-control-breaks-ground-unveils-plans-for-highly-anticipated-linux-version-revolutionizing-cross-platform-document-processing/llms.txt)