Chart Layout Ribbon Tab

2D and 3D chart objects can be added to documents and merged with data using the reporting framework TXTextControl.DocumentServer.MailMerge class ╰ TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
╰ DocumentServer Namespace
╰ MailMerge Class
The MailMerge class is a .NET component that can be used to effortlessly merge template documents with database content in .NET projects, such as ASP.NET web applications, web services or Windows services. . The TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon.RibbonChartLayoutTab class ╰ TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
╰ Windows.Forms.Ribbon Namespace
╰ RibbonChartLayoutTab Class
The RibbonChartLayoutTab class represents a Windows Forms ribbon tab for editing objects of type ChartFrame. can be used as an out-of-the-box ribbon tab directly in a TX Text Control-based application. The chart insert drop-down button has been redesigned and is inspired by the chart types available in MS Word.

Using the TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon.RibbonFrameLayoutTab class ╰ TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
╰ Windows.Forms.Ribbon Namespace
╰ RibbonFrameLayoutTab Class
The RibbonFrameLayoutTab class represents a Windows Forms ribbon tab for editing objects of type Image, TextFrame, DrawingFrame, BarcodeFrame and ChartFrame. tab, typical frame based object layout settings can be adjusted such as position, text wrapping and size. Additionally, in the Type & Appearance group, the chart type can be changed and additional 3D settings are available.

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Contextual Mini Toolbar

Inspired by Microsoft Word, the new TXTextControl.MiniToolbar class ╰ TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
╰ TXTextControl Namespace
╰ MiniToolbar Class
The MiniToolbar class is the base class of the built-in mini toolbars TextMiniToolbar and ObjectMiniToolbar of a Windows Forms TextControl. is a small version of the full ribbon toolbar providing the most common formatting features. The mini toolbar appears when text is selected or selected text is right- or left-clicked.

This context sensitive toolbar is very handy for quick formatting tasks without moving the mouse back and forth from the selection to the full ribbon bar.

When right-clicking a selection or an object such as a table or text frame, contextual features are displayed in the mini toolbar.

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Watermarks in Headers and Footers

A highly requested feature was content in headers and footers that overlaps the main text. This is typically used in letterhead templates to place the address in a text box on the side of the main text. This content is repeated on each page and is therefore part of the header or footer text part.

Objects can be freely moved on the page and are placed behind the main text when headers and footers are deactivated. When a new page is inserted within the same section, the objects that belong to the header and footer are repeated on following pages as well.

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Pagination in Tables

The pagination settings keep with next and page break before can now be used in tables to control page breaks within a table. The first paragraph of a table row determines how to treat the complete row. If the first paragraph of a table row has the keep with next setting, the complete table row is positioned on the same page like the following table row.

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Select Objects Behind the Text

The new TXTextControl.TextControl.SelectObjects property ╰ TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
╰ TXTextControl Namespace
╰ TextControl Class
╰ SelectObjects Property
Gets or sets a value controlling the selection of objects which are inserted behind the text. controls the selection of objects which are located behind the text. When this property is set to True, a mouse click selects the object in the background. Otherwise, when this property is set to False, text in front of the object is selected.

.NET Framework Update

Starting with X15 (25.0), our Windows Forms products require .NET Framework 4.0 and higher. v4.5 is not a must have and it is sufficient to install v4.0 on the target machine. To find out more about the supported Windows versions, please refer to this MSDN article:

.NET Framework System Requirements