A major new version of the Actipro WinRT controls is now available. This version contains a lot of SyntaxEditor improvements, a new JSON language in the Web Languages Add-on, and a new AppBarHint control.
Detailed Update List
Micro Charts
- Fixed a bug where hot tracking tooltips might not disappear if the chart in a ScrollViewer and was scrolled with a touch manipulation.
SyntaxEditor
- Updated bookmark indicator tags to support an IsEnabled state, and updated the related QuickStart to show them.
- Added the LipsumGenerator class that can be used to generate 'lorem ipsum' placeholder text and added an SDI Editor demo menu item to demo it.
- Reimplemented and greatly improved the DelimiterAutoCompleter logic for auto-completion, and then tracking inserted delimiters afterward.
- Added the SyntaxEditor.IsViewLineMeasureEnabled property, which can be set to true to have the editor resize based on content.
- Updated single-line mode to also support word wrap, such that wrapped lines increase the editor height when IsViewLineMeasureEnabled is true, and updated the Single-Line Mode QuickStart to demo this.
- Improved indicator glyph rendering.
- Added features to DelimiterIndentProvider to support optional indentation of square braces.
- Added the ITextSnapshotLine.EndOffsetIncludingLineTerminator and TextRangeIncludingLineTerminator properties.
- Added catch for when invalid regex patterns are passed via IEditorView.HighlightedResultSearchOptions.
- Updated JavaScript language to support multi-line strings via backslash continuation.
- Updated block indent mode to retain whitespace after the caret when Enter is pressed.
- Updated search result highlights to respect the scope of the specified search options.
- Updated completion sessions to close on mouse clicks within the editor.
- Updated how completion sessions handle PgUp/PgDn.
- Updated the logic in various MergableToken property getters.
- Fixed a bug where multiple auto-corrects on a line might position the caret incorrectly.
- Fixed a bug where text searching might find results that extended past the end of a specified search text range.
- Fixed a bug with 'find all' search results in certain scenarios.
- Fixed a bug where touch-based scrolling didn't work properly in certain scenarios.
- Fixed a bug where ITextViewLine.IsLastLine might not return the correct value.
- Fixed a bug that could occur when starting a code snippet template session in a language that auto-corrects the snippet text.
- Fixed a bug that prevent parameter info from not working if a BooleanToVisibilityConverter wasn't located in XAML resources.
- Fixed a bug where the completion list might not scroll correctly as items are tapped or filtered.
- Fixed a bug where completion sessions with unmatched item filtering enabled might not update the visual selection state properly.
- Fixed a bug where completion sessions with unmatched item filtering enabled might move the completion list location upon text changes.
.NET Languages Add-on
- Improved handling of VB identifiers that require escaping in the parser and completion provider.
- Improved the resolver to better handle VB variable declarations that don't indicate a type.
Web Languages Add-on
- Added IntelliPrompt completion for keywords and symbols to the JavaScript language.
- Added a new advanced JSON language that can be used to view/edit JSON files, along with a new related QuickStart.
- Updated JavaScript language to support multi-line strings via backslash continuation.
Shared
- Added the AppBarHint control, which is a visual hint to users that app bars exist on a page, and can be tapped to toggle them open.
About WinRT XAML Controls
Licensing
All WinRT XAML control licenses automatically include a free subscription for a year of free upgrades to any new versions that are released. At the end of the year, you may renew your license for another year to keep the free upgrade benefits active.
You can purchase our WinRT XAML controls individually if you wish however you have the option to purchase all of them in the WinRT XAML Studio bundle. Purchasing the bundle saves 40% over purchasing all the controls individually. In addition, if you own a WinRT XAML Studio license, you are automatically eligible to receive free licenses for any new control products added to WinRT XAML Studio that come out within your year subscription period.
Live Demo
You can give all our latest WinRT XAML control products a spin if you have a Windows 8.1 PC or RT device. This page has a link to the Windows Store, from where you can install our Sample Browser app:
http://www.actiprosoftware.com/download/demos
Evaluation Download
You can download an evaluation of all our WinRT XAML controls from this page:
http://www.actiprosoftware.com/download/evaluations
Free Upgrades
If you own an older WinRT XAML controls version and would like to upgrade to this latest version, please click the request a free upgrade link on your organization account page's 'Purchases and Licenses' tab. The link will appear there if your upgrade eligibility is active.
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