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A component with animated tree functionality

created 9 years ago

Hello,
I was looking for a solution to dynamically represent multi dimensional data flows. At the moment I am using in my XAF win and web applications your tree charts but was always drawn towards more animated solutions like this. Do you have anything that looks and behaves similarly? If not, do you plan to implement something similar in your controllers in any of the future release?

Regards,
Pablo.

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Dennis Garavsky (DevExpress) 9 years ago

    Hello Pablo,

    >> At the moment I am using in my XAF win and web applications your tree charts
    As far as I understand, you are using the build XAF Chart List Editors, which in turn, just integrate the visual components from our XtraCharts library. If so, I would like to forward your question to the corresponding product team developing our chart controls, because your inquiry is not directly related to XAF. To help my colleagues from the XtraCharts team, please provide screenshots of your current application with charts to better illustrate your use-case scenarios and places where you require better animation. With that, we will be in a much better position to update you on the currently available solutions or future options. Thanks in advance.

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    Juan Pablo Kuster 1 9 years ago

      Hello Dennis,
      Sure, you can see attached a screenshot of how we implemented the tree chart in our win application (it is the same in the web application). We basically are starting from a main component (the root node) and the components he calls, if said components call other components they have their childs so on and so forth.
      Even though the tree chart is very functional and displays the data we need I think that something like the "SpaceTree" controler would be more intuitive for the user, for this reason I wanted to ask if there is already or there are plans to implement something similar in the DevExpress framework.
      If you need further information feel free to ask.

      Regards,
      Pablo.

      Dennis Garavsky (DevExpress) 9 years ago

        Thanks for your update, Pablo. We need some additional time to research your requirements. Please stay tuned.

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        Answers approved by DevExpress Support

        created 9 years ago

        Hello Pablo,
        I would like to thank you for your intention to discover new capabilities of DevExpress components. It's always pleasant to realize that users rely on our controls quality.

        Having thoroughly reread your requirements, I came to the conclusion that our new DiagramControl implemented in version 15.2 would be the best choice for you. One of the capabilities of this control is visualizing a hierarchical structure as an organization chart. DiagramControl is being intensively developed and we are doing our best to cover all possible scenarios. Still, such feature as animation for added items is not available out of the box. Nevertheless, if you are interested in this feature, we can try to create a solution for you. To automatically create a diagram from a data source, use the approach described at How to generate shapes in DiagramControl from a hierarchical source.

        I also suggest that you test DiagramControl in our demos: Demo Center -> WIN -> Diagrams.

        Drop us a line if you have any other questions. We are always here to help.

        Thanks,
        Alexander

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          Alex Chuev (DevExpress) 9 years ago

            My pleasure, Juan.

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            Juan Pablo Kuster 1 8 years ago

              Hello Alexander, we are developing a new version of our application and, since I saw that there were new things with the new releases I wanted to ask if with those there were updates that could make our application more up to date and if there is a solution for the web application side as well.
              Thanks,
              Pablo.

              Kirill (DevExpress Support) 8 years ago

                Hello,
                Currently, our DiagramControl isn't yet available for ASP. As for improvements, for example, we introduced the DiagramOrgChartController element for our WinForms Diagram. So, with the latest version, you don't need to write any custom behavior, you can use our built-in controller: DiagramOrgChartController. Also, this element has the CustomLayoutItems event. Using this event, you can easily apply the required layout. Set the e.Handled property to "True" and call DiagramControl's ApplyTreeLayout method.
                So, if you need to know about improvements, I suggest that you review our What's New page or create a separate ticket and describe your requirements in greater detail.

                Thanks,
                Kirill

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