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eXpand Framework: Check out resolved issues and other goodies that are worth...
Check out resolved issues and other goodies that are worth your update effort:http://expandframework.com/whats-new http://expandframework.com/downloads...
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Integrating UnitOfWork and XPObjectSpace descendants into an XAF app
We've made some code changes for v17.2.6+ as well as created two articles for advanced XAF developers who may need the subject for some low-level tuning:How to customize the UnitOfWork behavior in...
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Old entries in the XPObjectType table - YOUR FEEDBACK IS NEEDED!
I am reviewing the priority of a quite dated SC item on the subject and wanted to ask the community for help. The problem may occur when old business class libraries exist in the application folder. By...
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Updates to the new Rich Text Editor Module and ASPxGridLookup-based...
Please do not miss the updates to the following KB articles from our team:https://www.devexpress.com/go/XAF_Try_RichTextEditorModule_v18.1.aspxWe have moved further and added Mail Merge support to the...
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Capturing a user's signature in an XAF mobile application - UPDATE for v17.2.8+
Starting with v17.2.8, MobilePropertyEditor supports the Edit ViewEditMode. We updated our How to use a Signature Pad in XAF Mobile example and enabled SignatureAction in the Edit mode accordingly....
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XAF v18.1 - An application will not start if there are non-existent member or...
Starting with v18.1, we have introduced checks for type and member info existence at the core level. If a type or member is not existent, the exception will be thrown by default:NOTE: Type and member...
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The future of old RichTextPropertyEditor and HtmlPropertyEditor with the...
Why bothering?As many of you already heard, we are shipping the Office module with the Rich Text Editor in v18.1. It allows end-users to create, load, change, print, save and convert documents in...
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UPDATE on Customization Forms - XAF WinForms v18.1.3+
With v18.1.3 (RTM or Beta2), a tooltip will be shown for complex property paths to avoid confusion from fields with the same name. Refer to the attached video:Note that since multiple customization...
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Update on WinForms SVG Images Support in v18.1
Please do not miss our recent update in the WinForms SVG Images Support - Preview in v18.1 KB article:We've extended the number of scenarios where SVG images are now correctly shown in a WinForms XAF...
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SVG images in RichTextPropertyEditor
We've temporarily disabled SVG icons in RichTextPropertyEditor (a part of the new Office module in v18.1.3) in an XAF app until we redraw all default PNG images (by the end of 2018). Our designers...
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Quick questions on our change log
Q1: How often do you check the "Resolved Issues", "Known Issues", "Breaking Changes" pages in our What's New documentation? For instance: "never, did not know about this page"; "every minor"; "every...
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Improved diagnostics for ListView errors in Server Mode
From the Core - ListView shows blank rows or freezes in certain scenarios in Server Mode ticket:In certain scenarios, a list view with DataAccessMode set to Server may show empty rows or operate...
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Web - How to avoid issues with data-bound controls due to missing or...
Check out the Web - How to avoid issues with data-bound controls due to missing or non-unique key values KB article to make sure that your business model is aligned with the best practices. Here is a...
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WinForms - How to manage long text in DocumentManager tabs
Please check out the Problem and Solutions sections in the T629226: WinForms - Long text is cut off in DocumentManager tabs ticket.We are going to improve this in the upcoming v18.1+. Our designer's...
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How to access and manipulate a custom ASP.NET user control from a Controller...
We have updated our How to: Show a Custom Data-Bound Control in an XAF View (ASP.NET) tutorial with more information on how to pass external data to custom Web user controls. Previously, our customers...
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Concurrent Record Updates Merging in XPO-based XAF ASP.NET apps (v18.1)
From the Optimistic Concurrency Control help topic:"In multi-user data-aware applications, there are times when one user edits a record while another user is editing the same record. As long as the...
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Dealing with Back-Pressure - UI - a database - the ReactiveX way
This will be a discussion of a possible solution with the requirement to query a large number of web services and selectively project the responses in UI and in a database. For the UI I chose the XAF...
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WinForms v18.1.3 - Beware of the NullReferenceException in property grids on...
In XAF, users of the Model Editor and Report Designer tools are likely to be affected by this issue. Well, advanced users who enabled the ShowPropertyGrid property in the layout control or made custom...
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Scheduled long running tasks with XAF
Today I will detail about implementing Scheduled Long running tasks in an abstract and reusable way. The RequirementUsually, I have a business objects that store time depended data e.g. Exceptions,...
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Easy asynchronous web notifications
Today we will discuss another common case, how to create a progress bar to notify our web users about the state of their long running tasks. For this discussion we will work with DevExpress XAF...
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