WPF Controls 2013.1 build 591 has been released and is now available for download.  This build focuses on minor enhancements and bug fixes.

See the announcement post for the detailed list of enhancements and updates.

Silverlight Controls 2013.1 build 161 has been released and is now available for download.  This build focuses on minor enhancements and bug fixes.

See the announcement post for the detailed list of enhancements and updates.

The WinRT XAML port of our popular SyntaxEditor syntax-highlighting code editor control is now development complete and we're looking for beta testers to help make sure it's production ready for it's launch after Windows 8.1 is released.

The SyntaxEditor port includes our LL(*) Parser Framework, as well as shows off the advanced premium language add-ons: .NET Languages Add-on (C# and VB), and the Web Languages Add-on (XML and JavaScript).

Note that Visual Studio 2013 RC (or later) and Windows 8.1 are required for this beta.

Please contact us if you would like to assist us by helping to test the control and its add-ons in your Windows 8.1 apps.  In your e-mail to us, give a brief overview of how you intend to use the product.

We look forward to hearing from you!

What We Accomplished

In this quarter we released the 2013.2 versions of our WPF and Silverlight control sets.  This major new version added pie/donut charts and other enhancements to our Charts product, an InertiaScrollViewer control that supports touch and friction scrolling, and a ton of new features to SyntaxEditor, like an optional advanced JavaScript language implementation, word wrap (Silverlight), delimiter auto-complete and indent, indentation guides, improved printing support, and more.

We released some great new icon sets that use the flat Office 2013 style and are perfect for modern-styled desktop apps or web pages.  Download the new free Icons sampler to see the quality of our icons.

Our free Code Writer Windows 8 app saw a major new version that improved the live tile, added print support, block auto-indent, a Twilight background theme, improved copy and share, protocol activation, tutorial overlays, and more.

What’s Coming Next

Coming up next will be the launch of our WinRT XAML 2013.2 version, which adds the Charts enhancements recently added to WPF/Silverlight, a full implementation of the SyntaxEditor code editor control, and numerous add-ons for SyntaxEditor.  This will finally let you add robust text and code editing features to Windows 8.1 apps, just like in popular IDEs, script editors, etc.  Contact us if you 'd like to help beta test.

Our Code Writer app has received numerous updates to improve its design for new features in Windows 8.1.  We'll be launching that version after Windows 8.1 is publicly released in a couple weeks.

We also will be working on some new control ideas and will continue to add more SyntaxEditor enhancements.

Blog Post List

Control Product Development

• SyntaxEditor Is Coming to Windows 8.1
• More Windows Workflow Designer Editing Enhancements
• SyntaxEditor - Curly Brace Auto-Indent
• Enhancing the Windows Workflow Designer

Control Product Releases

• WPF Controls 2013.2 Released
• Silverlight Controls 2013.2 Released
• WPF Controls 2013.1 Build 583 Released
• WPF Controls 2013.1 Build 582 Released
• Silverlight Controls 2013.1 Build 152 Released

Icons

• Icons Metro Essentials Released
• Icons Elements v2.0 - Now with Over 2,700 Images

Code Writer App

• Code Writer App Transitioning to Windows 8.1
• Code Writer v2.0 Released

The WinRT XAML port of our popular SyntaxEditor syntax-highlighting code editor control is nearly development complete! 

While the SyntaxEditor control itself has been used as the foundation of our free Code Writer app for a while now, we haven't had the SyntaxEditor control available to our customers yet to use in their own apps.  That's about to change.  The 2013.2 release of our WinRT XAML controls will include all the recent updates to our Charts and Micro Charts, as well as the new SyntaxEditor port and ports of its .NET Languages Add-on and Web Languages Add-ons.

First Look at a Demo

Let's see a screen of the WinRT version of our SDI Code Editor demo:

Here we have a SyntaxEditor contro showing off the advanced C# language that is part of the .NET Languages Add-on.  With SyntaxEditor you can easily add text and code editing functionality to your Windows 8.1 apps.  It supports custom language creation, and as seen above, has some pre-built languages available with features like automated IntelliPrompt popups.

Beta Testers Wanted

We're really excited to get this finished up and into your hands.  If you are interested in helping us beta test SyntaxEditor for WinRT XAML, please contact our sales team (if you haven't already).  We expect the beta to be ready in the next week or two.