We are preparing new Markup feature for 12.0 release that will be supported by all our controls - its something like HTML rendering, but based on XAML tags.

 

 

If you know XAML, please test these samples, try enter some markup to our sample and XamlPad from Microsoft SDK and find difference of rendering/clipping/XML parsing/etc

 

 

Samples:

http://forum.codejock.com/uploads/20071118_130429_MarkupTest.zip - MarkupTest.zip http://forum.codejock.com/uploads/20071118_124701_MarkupTest.zip -

 

Supported tags:

Page               (Margin, ClipToBound, HorizontalAlignment, VerticalAlignment, Width, Height, MinWidth, MaxWidth, MinHeight, MaxHeight,)
Border             (Margin, ClipToBound, HorizontalAlignment, VerticalAlignment, Width, Height, MinWidth, MaxWidth, MinHeight, MaxHeight, Padding, Background, BorderThickness, BorderBrush)
TextBlock          (Margin, ClipToBound, HorizontalAlignment, VerticalAlignment, Width, Height, MinWidth, MaxWidth, MinHeight, MaxHeight, Padding, Background, Foreground, TextWrapping, TextAlignment, TextDecorations, FontSize, FontWeight, FontFamily, FontStyle)
Image              (Margin, ClipToBound, HorizontalAlignment, VerticalAlignment, Width, Height, MinWidth, MaxWidth, MinHeight, MaxHeight, Source)
Panel              (Margin, ClipToBound, HorizontalAlignment, VerticalAlignment, Width, Height, MinWidth, MaxWidth, MinHeight, MaxHeight, Background
  StackPanel       (Margin, ClipToBound, HorizontalAlignment, VerticalAlignment, Width, Height, MinWidth, MaxWidth, MinHeight, MaxHeight, Background, Orientation)
  Canvas           (Margin, ClipToBound, HorizontalAlignment, VerticalAlignment, Width, Height, MinWidth, MaxWidth, MinHeight, MaxHeight, Background, Left, Right, Top, Bottom)
  Grid             (Margin, ClipToBound, HorizontalAlignment, VerticalAlignment, Width, Height, MinWidth, MaxWidth, MinHeight, MaxHeight, Background)

Run                (Background, Foreground, TextDecorations, FontSize, FontWeight, FontFamily, FontStyle)
Span               (Background, Foreground, TextDecorations, FontSize, FontWeight, FontFamily, FontStyle)
  Bold             (Background, Foreground, TextDecorations, FontSize, FontWeight, FontFamily, FontStyle)
  Italic           (Background, Foreground, TextDecorations, FontSize, FontWeight, FontFamily, FontStyle)
  Underline        (Background, Foreground, TextDecorations, FontSize, FontWeight, FontFamily, FontStyle)
  UIContainer      (Background, Foreground, TextDecorations, FontSize, FontWeight, FontFamily, FontStyle)

 

<LineBreak/>

 

It will be added for our MFC and ActiveX controls to render entry for Buttons, Tree, PopupControl, ListBox, MessageBoxes, Static etc.

 

Primary goal is to support formatted text output like Outlook tree:

 

 

or AboutBoxes and MessageBoxes (our CXTPTaskDialog will support it also)

Added full support for Grid Panel:

 

http://forum.codejock.com/uploads/20071120_024127_Demo.zip - Demo.zip

 

HTML is good for Web, XAML for desktop applications.

 

btw, You can download Expresion Blend http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/download.aspx?key=blend2previewand - http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/download.aspx?key=blend2previewand

 

it is visual designer for XAML.

 

Thanks.

Will you implement events and some control types (edit, buttons...) as well ? How far will you go in XAML support ?

 

 

Andre, Yes it will be possible to create whole layout in code and dynamically change strings/widths/etc.

 

Think for first version there will be no common controls , just text and images.

Here update of MarkupPad + new Samples.

 

http://forum.codejock.com/uploads/20071219_144317_Markup.zip - Markup.zip

 

Added WrapPanel and LinearGradientBrush tags,

Unicode text support even for ANSI applications (try run Welocome.xaml sample in win98)

Added Events - see DynamicMarkup.xaml sample

 

Please check new FinanceSample.xaml, HelpPageSample.xaml, StartPageSample.xaml and give your feedbacks.

 

 

Markup already added for Button, RadioButton, CheckBoxes, List and tree. Here screenshot of 12.0 release.

 

I can't help showing a sample WPF application: (paste Oleg's XAML code in Expression Blend, then click on Build)

 

 

 

1) yeap, all objects will support Click, MouseEnter, MouseLeave events. plus we plan to add buttons and scrolling for first release.

 

a) ok :)

 

b) yes, we thought to try directx or GDI++ but afraid it can decrease perfomance. :-(

 

 

 

It will be included in 12.0, think in the end of month we wil publish beta.

 

Markup will be part of ActiveX also

Hi,

 

1. for binding will be used only C++ way:

 

SetDelegate(L"SetText1", CreateMarkupClassDelegate(this, &CMarkupPadView::OnSetText1));

 

...

void CMarkupPadView::OnSetText1(CXTPMarkupObject* pSender, CXTPMarkupMouseEventArgs* /*pArgs*/)
{
 ((CXTPMarkupTextBlock*)pSender)->SetText(L"New Text");
}

 

2. Yeap, already added xtpToolTipMarkup for tooltips. HTML will be used for compatibility.

 

Thanks good suggestion.

 

Edit: Added :)

 

...and for events in CalendarControl?

 

Thanks

There will be Button tag :-)

And png support and simple API to draw text in some rect.

 

http://forum.codejock.com/uploads/temp/20080129_130732_MarkupPad.zip - MarkupPad.zip

http://forum.codejock.com/uploads/temp/20080129_131048_MarkupSample.zip - MarkupSample.zip

 

Attached last MarkupPad.

Added Styles and Tiggers, Button, RadioButton,CheckBox and ScrollViewer.

See new samples.

 

Last time I looked, CXTPReportControl only supported one icon per cell and there are cases where I want to use 2 (ie. one icon before the text and one after).

Yes, Report will support Markup too.

I agree that it's great software - what would you use it for? My software is highly graphical but so far I don't really see why / where one would use this given the technology we already have.

 

I'm ready to learn :-)

 

I think that many of us are re-engineering code due to Vs2008 porting and if new version will be made available in april we have to skip this version.

 

Davide

 

Custom drawn CWnd:

CXTPMarkupMagic()->DrawText(x, y, "<b>Voilà!</b>");

 

Svetonio, De vita caesarum...

 

 

Svetonio wrote Caesar's biography.. is very interesting and it's available also in english other than latin.

 

Maybe version 12.0 is our Easter egg.... but I hope not to find unusefull things like usually.

 

 

Can we go live with this beta version ?

Can we have a rough estimation for a release version ? (I hate when people ask me this kind of questions )

 

Beta for v12 is a 30-day eval. Does that mean that RTM will be available within one month :p ?

 

Will I be able to do an in-place upgrade from the beta to the final 12.0 initial release?  I spent a lot of time integrating enhancements/changes from the beta into my ActiveX project and it would be disastrous if I would have to re-do everything all over once I do the re-installation/update.

 

Please tell me I have nothing to worry about, Mario!

 

Hi,

 

You have nothing to worry :)

 

I hate to be a bother about this...but could you tell me if there are any updates on the design-time designer for the Ribbon controls like we talked about?  I still think it is an extremely valuable addition that is currently sorely lacking.

 

And please keep up the great work.  All your efforts are appreciated.

when you support MarkUp vor ReportControl, is it than possible, to use markups also in Column.Caption ?

 

This would be great and solve the problem of diffenrent fonts.

 

When i use DrawItem-event to draw the active cell by my self (i'm showing spark-chart's), is it possible to draw the rest of a RECT than with MarkUp ?

 

Thanks a lot for your software, i use it intensivly for my BI-Application.

Regards

Baldur

 

Can anyone from Codejock please answer this ?

 

thanks for the help ! Is XAML also supported in Statusbar and MDI-Tabs ?