We're thrilled to introduce a fresh set of powerful tools and improvements in our latest release. This update is packed with new components, expanded functionality, and enhanced performance, all designed to boost your productivity and provide even greater control over your UI. Let's dive into what's new, what's improved, and the fixes that are making this release our best yet.

New Features

1. Timeline Component The new Timeline component allows you to display a chronological collection of events effortlessly. Whether you're working on a historical timeline or an event log, you can render the timeline vertically or horizontally. Plus, it's highly customizable with CSS, ensuring that it aligns with your design vision perfectly.
2. Design Blocks We've added Design blocks, a set of small, pre-designed UI elements that will fast-track your development process. Use them to quickly assemble Shells, Checkout forms, Contact pages, Login forms, Overlays, or Site navigation. No more building these elements from scratch—just grab, customize, and deploy!
3. Grid Conditional Formatting Based on Select Column With conditional formatting, your Grid component just got smarter! Now, you can apply conditional formatting based on a selected column, making data easier to interpret and analyze at a glance.
4. Grid AI Column Take advantage of the new AI column in the Grid component. It enables you to send prompts and update cells either in the same column or across other columns dynamically. This functionality opens the door to more intelligent data handling and automated actions.
5. Scheduler Auto-Create Dialog Managing schedules has never been simpler. The Auto-Create dialog in the Scheduler allows users to quickly create events after selecting a cell or a range of cells. This feature accelerates the scheduling process and improves user efficiency.
6. Enhanced Scheduler Features Now, the Scheduler allows dynamic scheduling or unscheduling of events through a built-in UI, complete with drag-and-drop functionality. There's also an option to disable conflicts, which prevents multiple events from being scheduled in the same time slot—making it easier to maintain an organized and conflict-free schedule.
7. TextArea Rich Text Formatting The TextArea component now includes advanced formatting options for background and color when used in rich text mode, giving users more control over the presentation of their content.
8. Localization Files Added We've added localization support for Italian, Spanish, French, German, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese to key components like the Grid, Gantt, Editor, and Scheduler, making it easier to build globally accessible applications.

Improved Features

1. Grid Checkbox Column Templates The Grid Checkbox column has been enhanced with new templates, allowing you to choose from multiple predefined checkbox styles. This added flexibility means you can easily match the checkbox design to your application's overall look and feel.
2. Grid Selection API The Grid Selection API has been expanded to make row selection and data retrieval smoother and more intuitive. Whether you're selecting single rows or multiple rows, this API upgrade will make it easier to manage and manipulate data.
3. DateInput Customization The DateInput component now allows further customization of the Calendar popup, offering more ways to tailor date selection to your users' needs.
4. Gantt Task and Tooltip Formatting We've also improved the Gantt component, allowing more detailed formatting for both tasks and tooltips, giving your Gantt charts a cleaner, more professional appearance.
5. Scheduler API Enhancements The Scheduler API has been upgraded with the addition of disableContextMenu and disableEventMenu options for events. This provides even more control over user interactions within the scheduler, allowing you to fine-tune what users can do with event entries.
6. Special Dates API for Scheduler The new special dates API allows you to define and highlight specific dates in the Scheduler with different colors, making it easier for users to identify important events or holidays.
7. Gantt scrollTo Method We’ve added a new scrollTo method for the Gantt component, ensuring users can quickly navigate to specific tasks or dates within the chart.

8. Improved Mobile Experience ListBox, DropDownList, and ComboBox now feature native scrolling on mobile devices, making them more intuitive and responsive on phones and tablets.

Bug Fixes

In this release, we've also addressed several key issues:


Grid Auto Height Mode: Resolved an issue when paging was enabled, improving layout consistency.
Grid Row Selection: Fixed an issue related to row selection when paging is enabled and selectAllMode is set to ‘all’.
Null Filter Issue in Grid: Using a filter with a NULL condition now works correctly, even without a specified value.
Grid Column Reorder: The filter icon now displays correctly after a column reorder.
Kanban Column Colors: Fixed issues where incorrect styles were applied to Kanban tasks.
Kanban Rendering with Swimlanes: Addressed rendering problems when swimlanes were dynamically shown or hidden.
Kanban Task Custom Fields: Custom fields are now applied and updated correctly.
Input Aria-Hidden Attribute: Corrected an issue with the aria-hidden WAI-ARIA attribute in Input components.
Accordion Expand/Collapse: Fixed issues related to nested accordions and their expand/collapse behavior.

Conclusion

With these exciting new features, improvements, and bug fixes, our latest release is designed to make your workflow smoother and your user interfaces more dynamic and responsive. Whether you're working with grids, schedulers, forms, or timelines, this release has something for everyone.

We look forward to seeing how you'll use these new tools to create amazing applications!