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Version 2.0
of the Janus GridEX control incorporates many new
exciting features. Most of them were implemented after
careful analysis of the feedback we received from users
of the previous versions of the GridEX. With all the new
capabilities the GridEX has, you can now use a single
control to load, display, edit, manipulate, summarize,
preview and print your data.
Advanced properties and enhanced functionality give you
the ability to create effective user interfaces, while
easing development and maintenance time with new custom
events and notifications and the ability to dynamically
load and save entire grid layouts to disk or from a
server on the Internet.
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Cell,
Column and Row level formatting |
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Version 1.6 had many advanced formatting features.
Version 2.0 retains those features and adds a new set of
formatting services that will give the programmer total
control over how data is displayed. You can now format
individual cells, columns or rows, using notifications
and criteria . In order to facilitate formatting tasks,
a new tool has been added: FormatStyles. FormatStyles
are discrete objects that hold formatting information,
such as fonts, colors, images and so on.
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Support
for Word-Wrapped Cells and Preview Rows |
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We
know your data doesn’t always come in one neat size.
That’s why we’ve added word-wrapping to individual
cells, so you won’t have to resort to other controls
to show all your data.
The Preview Rows are also an exciting interface
addition. Using them, you can “preview” one of your
data columns below each row, much like Microsoft Outlook
does.
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GridEX
Layouts |
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Also new is the capability to save and load complete
layout definitions for a GridEX to a file or to a
formatted string, and even load layouts from URLs, for
web-based applications! You can now easily circumvent
the problem of persistence within the browser context
and create fully capable and user-interface rich web
applications.
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WYSIWYG
Print and Print preview |
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Showing the data to the user and editing it is not
enough. That’s why Janus has added WYSIWYG
(What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) previewing and printing
to the GridEX. Using a completely encapsulated control,
you can design preview forms that include localizable
toolbars for report navigation and printing. In effect,
we have added a reporting engine to the GridEX. Sharing
your data has never been easier!
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Aggregate
functions for groups and Group footers |
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The Janus GridEX has been recognized since its initial
release for its advanced grouping and sorting
capability. Version 2.0 adds the ability to display
footers for individual groups, and to calculate column
values using predefined aggregate functions, much like a
report designer.
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Multicolumn
Combo Boxes with AutoFill functionality |
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A
much-requested user interface enhancement is the ability
to have multicolumn drop-down combo boxes as
“pick-lists” for the GridEX’s columns. In version
2.0 you get that, plus an “AutoFill” function that
helps the user find list entries quickly.
Taking the combo box concept a bit further, you can now
use a separate GridEX control to display column lists.
Place an additional GridEX on your form, set a few
properties, and you have an advanced value picker for
any or all of your bound or unbound columns, complete
with headers, formatting and almost anything else a
standard GridEX can do. And no need to use an additional
OCX library.
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Frozen
columns and Automatic column sizing |
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You can now optimize the display of your data and the
user’s interaction with it using these new features.
You can freeze individual columns as needed, and you can
also have columns resize automatically to their
contents.
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Ability
to hide empty fields in card view. |
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The much-praised card view mode of the GridEX control
now has the ability to hide or show individual fields
that are empty, thus leaving you with more space to show
additional cards.
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Tool
Tips |
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Another feature of new user interfaces are the
ubiquitous tool tips, which allow the user to get
immediate feedback and information on the task at hand.
Version 2.0 of the GridEX adds a tool tip feature that
displays cell text hidden by column or row boundaries in
a familiar floating window that automatically disappears
when the mouse leaves the cell area.
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