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Grid FX
Enterprise-quality grid solution for next-generation web
applications.
  Grid FX is perhaps the most exciting product release in Software FX's
history. It combines all of the product and technology innovation to
provide developers with a truly unique and highly integrated data
visualisation platform to display graphical and tabular data in
enterprise applications.
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Design-Time Experience
The design-time experience for existing grids is hardly, well,
an experience. Grid FX is the only grid component that offers in place
WYSIWYG template editing and context-sensitive Smart Tag Wizards that
expose common functionality.
End-User Experience
When developing Grid FX we challenged many of the common
conventions and invented new run time features making Grid FX downright
exciting to use. In many instances, you will find out developers will
just connect to a data source and let end users unleash the real power
behind Grid FX.
Innovative Functionality
Grid FX introduces new features never before seen in a grid
control, or any other Visual Studio control for that matter. Grid FX
also ships Chart FX products in-the-box, offering immediate charts,
digital panels, and gauges.
Full Feature List
Everything you'd expect from an enterprise-quality grid
component is present in Grid FX. From AJAX to WYSIWYG editing, we went
the great lengths to provide the most robust and feature-rich data
visualisation component on the market.
Grid FX Features
Design-Time Experience
Drag and Drop Editing
Move, split and stack columns by drag and drop within the Layout
Editor on the Visual Studio 2005/2008 design surface.
Smart Tag Wizards
Take advantage of full blown context sensitive wizards where
most of the functionality is readily available in a graphical
way rather than a simple list of properties.
In-Place Template Editing
Format the display of content through the WYSIWYG template
layout of a given area without hiding the grid from view.
Enhanced Property Grid
Selecting an item or area of the grid highlights the relevant
section of the Property Grid and vice-versa.
Integration with Visual Studio 2005/2008
Grid FX takes advantage of the Visual Studio 2005/2008
extensibility model to offer a design-time experience that
significantly decreases development time and the learning curve
over traditional grid controls.
End-User Experience
FloatingBar
The FloatingBar provides end-users with per item features such
as data copying, grouping, sorting & filtering, hide or show
columns, plus font selection, size, style & colour.
Toolbar
The Toolbar provides options for the grid as a whole such as
palette selection, adding a new item or data, on/off of
highlighting or copying the data.
Data Copy
End-users may copy data from the entire grid, a specific item or
column through the Toolbar and FloatingBar.
AJAX Data Organisation
Grouping
Combine items by unique, distinct and/or ranges of values -
whether dates (including Outlook-style), numeric or
alphabetical.
Sorting
End users can order data in columns or in a hierarchical order
of columns by ascending or descending alphabetical or numerical
values.
Filtering
From the FloatingBar, conveniently find additional, relevant
data to a specific item.
Paging
Grid FX provides linear pagination of data with first, last,
next, previous or specific page navigation.
Data Editing
End users may insert, update or delete data within the grid
through an in-place edit bar or a floating, modal record form -
full security and validation supported. Initiated via the
Toolbar (insert) or the FloatingBar (update and delete) or
simply double-click (update) on an item and executed smoothly
via AJAX.
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Integrated Chart FX Technology
Grid FX includes Chart FX capabilities right in-the-box,
offering immediate charts, digital panels and gauges. You can
add these graphical elements in and around every area of the
grid. These elements can feed off of the grid's data or a
completely separate data source in your Visual Studio project.
In addition, these elements respond to contextual information
such as clicks, drilldowns and master-detail. When it comes to
visuals, the Chart FX objects are automatically configured based
on grid settings which translates to faster integration and less
effort synchronising charts and other graphical elements with
the grid's visuals.
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Charts |
Gauges |
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Digital Panels |
 Enterprise-Quality
Components
For 14 years, Chart FX products have been designed for
ease-of-use, innovative features, strong performance and a
satisfying end-user experience.
Elegant Aesthetics
Palettes
Artistically designed colour schemes for the grid's backgrounds,
icons, borders and fonts.
Motifs
Combinations of aesthetically matched custom icons, pagers, font
sizes and styles, and borders for your grid.
Image Borders
Grid FX provides dynamic area borders to highlight your data
presentation.
Smooth Menu Transitions
Fades and transitions were implemented for a more enjoyable
experience with the grid and its features.
Title Bar
The Title Bar can explain the grids content and complements the
motifs and palettes including font style and size. Add a
relevant icon from those included or upload you own image or
logo.
Innovative Functionality
Data Formatting
Improving on the "format string", intuitive wizards and APIs
were designed for type specific data formatting.
Sidebars
A new area of content added to the edge of your grid
AJAX-enabled to display either master details of a selected item
or other information relevant to the entire data set.
Card Layout
Create and customise alternate layouts to your columnar grid
including template layout editing and tiling.
Master Detail
Display additional information for an item through AJAX-enabled
expandable areas including collapsible rows and Sidebars.
Multi-Cell Columns
Drag and drop in the Layout Editor for improved alignment of
stacked columns.
AJAX Core Functionality
AJAX is utilised in every possible facet of Grid FX to minimise
server calls and redraw while creating a better experience for
the end-user.
Image Support (Data or URL)
Grid FX supports the inclusion of images stored in binary format
within databases or remotely with a URL pointer. The images can
then be utilised in a thumbnail/full-size relationship or
manipulated through other sizing parameters for a specific
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MicroWay Pty Ltd (NZ)
PO Box 912026
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Tel: 0800 450 168
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