July 20th 2006 - Open
DataGrid and Grid Component for .NET
Woll2Woll
is pleased to announce an update of OpenGrid. OpenGrid supports WinForm development
using Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2003, as well as either Delphi 2005
and Delphi 2006.
OpenGrid
revolutionizes the concept of a DataGrid by giving you an open canvas where you
can embed native and 3rd party controls. OpenGrid automatically handles the repetitive
display of your controls giving you a truly free-format display of multiple
records. Those who are familiar with the DBCtrlGrid
from Delphi will immediately appreciate the flexibility
and usefulness of this grid control. The following screenshot shows the result of using an OpenGrid with the
native .NET WinForm controls.
Unmatched Versatility:
With OpenGrid you
can define any layout you want for a record, as well as use almost any .NET control.
Embed edit controls, images, checkboxes, labels, buttons, track bars, charts,
and even data grids showing dependent tables.
OpenGrid supports most .NET controls without requiring any modification
or coding. If you wish to embed 3rd party controls such as
Developers Express or Infragistics controls, you can simply place and arrange
them in the OpenGrid, giving you the most versatile and extendable multi-record
control around. In fact, OpenGrid will even paint these controls the way they
were meant to be seen for each record in view, instead of just the active
control.
Open-ended
Extendibility: When other grid products do not support a
particular embedded control type, you will need to wait for them to someday
enhance their grid. With OpenGrid, you
eliminate this dependence as you can just use another 3rd party
control today and drop it into the OpenGrid. You will be amazed as you design
forms that you never thought possible before, nor will you be limited by a
single vendor!
Multi-Dimensional:
OpenGrid allows you
to display the records vertically or horizontally. It can even display records both vertically
and horizontally at the same time. See
the screenshot at the top of this document.
Truly RAD : Designing the layout of your record’s
display is truly WYSIWIG. Use the IDE’s
designer to drag and move your controls to their desired location, bind the
controls, and you’re done! You’ll be up
and running in no time as customizing OpenGrid’s layout is intuitive and
straightforward.
Master/Detail display: Display master and detail information for each record in
the grid. For instance, you can use a DataGrid control to display the details
for a single record, and have the DataGrid appear for all the other records
with their detail information. See the
screenshot below which shows the remarkable versatility of the OpenGrid. No coding is required.
Advantages of OpenGrid over a tabular grid:
There are significant advantages of using OpenGrid over using a standard grid to present and edit the data records. The DataGrid is very limited in the number of fields it can simultaneously display, as fields are concatenated to the right of the previous column and may not be in the visible range. The user will have a difficult time seeing all the relevant data without being forced to scroll the data into view. The OpenGrid allows you ample screen real estate to present the data. You are not limited to a single row but instead have an entire rectangular region to arrange your controls. In addition, the OpenGrid has an open architecture for embedding components so that you can seamlessly integrate with other 3rd party controls.
The alternative to editing with a DataGrid is to edit with edit controls. A regular form containing binded edit controls is limited in that it can only display 1 record at a time. OpenGrid allows you to define a record layout as in a form, but it repeats the same display for each record.
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Horizontal or Vertical Display: Display the records
horizontally so that the records move forward left to right instead of top to
bottom.
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Multi-Dimensional display: Display the records both horizontally
and vertically so that you have multiple records displayed for each row in the
DataGrid.
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Open architecture for embedded controls: OpenGrid has an open architecture
for embedding components so that you can seamlessly integrate with other 3rd
party controls. Assign any data-bindable Windows
Forms control within the grid. Embed any of the wide variety of publicly
available .NET controls such as Developers Express and Infragistics controls.
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Advantages
of OpenGrid over a tabular grid: There are
significant advantages of using OpenGrid over using a standard grid to
present and edit the data records: The DataGrid is very limited in the number
of fields it can simultaneously display, as fields are concatenated to the
right of the previous column and may not be in the visible range. The user
will have a difficult time seeing all the relevant data without being forced
to scroll the data into view. The
OpenGrid allows you ample screen real estate to present the data. You are not
limited to a single row but instead have an entire rectangular region to
arrange your controls. In addition,
the OpenGrid has an open architecture for embedding components so that you
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Master/Detail display: Display master and detail information for
each record in the grid. For instance, you can use a DataGrid control to
display the details for a single record, and have the DataGrid appear for all
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WYSIWYG: True design-time WYSIWYG for defining the grid layout.
Simply configure the record layout by dragging and dropping components into
the OpenGrid. During runtime, the appearance of each record is automatically
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Background texture tiling: Supports background tiling for a
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Includes Data-bindable PictureBox
Control: OpenGrid includes a PictureBox control that can be binded
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Custom painting: Custom painting for each embedded control. |
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Start using with Visual Studio 2005 now |
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.NET technology |
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Written entirely in managed C# code (source code included in
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Comprehensive documentation fully integrated into Visual Studio
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CLS compliant (Common Language Specification) |
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Compact design (only 110K assembly) |
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Fast loading object with efficient memory usage |
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Flicker-free display with optimized drawing code for fast
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Includes VB.NET, C#, and Delphi samples |
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Pricing :
OpenGrid is available for $179. You can download free trial version of OpenGrid at http://www.woll2woll.com/DownloadsTrial.html
OpenGrid Professional is also available. It is the same as the the standard version except it includes the source code for the library.
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