SharpGraph for .NET Beta Is Now Available

SharpGraph for .NET Beta Is Now Available

Data Dynamics is pleased to announce the first beta of SharpGraph for .NET.

SharpGraph for .NET is a advanced charting tool for Microsoft Windows developers. It is a fully managed component and provides integration with the Visual Studio .NET™ environment.

SharpGraph offers built-in support for 2D and 3D chart types, data binding capability, completely customizable graph elements such as titles, labels, annotations and legends, and fully integrated Visual Studio .NET help, including Dynamic Help. A robust sample application is also included that illustrates SharpGraph’s basic features and highlights some of its advanced capabilities.

SharpGraph also offers some features that will help make your graphs stand out, including graphics that leverage GDI+ technology, alpha blending, gradients, and anti-aliasing. It also provides built-in support for exporting to several file formats, including SVG as well as support for serialization to XML so charts can be saved and loaded at run time.

To the top 10 beta testers who find the most bugs during the beta period, Data Dynamics will offer a free copy of SharpGraph for .NET when the product is released. Your constructive feedback and comments during this testing period will help make SharpGraph a definite success.

The top 10 beta testers will be chosen based on the following qualifications:

1. The quantity and quality of the bugs reported by the participant
2. The feedback provided on the requested testing task items provided with each beta announcement posting
3. The participation and feedback provided on the forums during the full beta period

We would appreciate specific testing and feedback in the following areas:

• Use the Wizard control to create several different graphs and provide feedback on the usability and any limitations of the wizard
• Use the Chart Designer dialog to try and modify as many graphs as possible and provide feedback on the usability and any limitations of the Chart Designer dialog.
• Use SharpGraph for .NET to recreate existing projects currently using a chart control
• Use the toolbar control and provide feedback on its usability and functionality
• Create graphs with multiple chart areas and graphs with multiple series
• Use the different image exports with your projects and make sure the export quality (size, resolution, colors, etc.) is satisfactory
• Use the graph control with various types of bound and unbound data sources
• Run through the samples and provide feedback on how helpful they are
• Use features such as annotations, wall ranges, and legends to create specialized graphing applications
• Work through the help file walkthroughs and provide feedback

You can download the beta from our Web site at:

http://www.datadynamics.com/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=66

NOTE: Visual Studio .NET 2003 is required to run ActiveReports for .NET 2.

Feedback:

SharpGraph Beta support forum:

http://www.datadynamics.com/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=62

We sincerely appreciate your participation and we look forward to your feedback and comments.

SharpGraph for .NET Development Team
Data Dynamics, Ltd.