DevExpress WinForms 18.2.8

Improves Grid, Editor and Reports controls.

Fixes

All WinForms Controls

• An exception is raised on an attempt to provide data to FilteringUIContext via QueryGroupData
• ContextButton - An image specified using the ImageOptions.ImageUri property is not shown
• DirectX - A COMException with the D2DERR_RECREATE_TARGET error code is incorrectly handled
• DPIAwareImageCollection - Visual Studio crashes on an attempt to access the removed image
• Image Picker - ArgumentException is thrown when the resource file is located outside its default directory
• SkinEditorV2 - The Use LightView check box caption is cut off
• SvgPolygon - The SvgImage.Create method generates an image with incorrect point data
• TaskbarAssistant, JumpListItemTask - The Click event isn't raised when an application is run under administrative privileges

Data Access Library

• SqlDataSource - CustomSqlQuery queries with an empty result set are not added to ResultSchema when a data source is saved to XML

Layout Assistant

• Visual Studio 2019 works with a delay when the LayoutAssistant extension is used

MVVM Framework

• MVVM Scaffolding - A detail entity cannot be edited by double-clicking it in a detail grid if a master entity was updated

ProjectConverter

• There is no capability to update resource files when a project uses NuGet packages

Scaffolding Wizards

• A confirmation message title shows text with extra " - " if getEntityDisplayNameFunc returns an empty string

Snap

• A separator inserted into SnapList is removed after resizing SnapList columns if a caret is located within the SnapList table
• SnHyperlink fields don't display any placeholder if there are no rows in a data source
• The "Use for Mail Merge" menu item is not displayed if ObjectDataSource is used as SnapControl's data source

XtraBars Suite

• The Smar Tag menu of an auto-hide dock panel is closed at design time when the panel is hidden
• AccordionControl - A resizing vertical line has a break where a search control is shown
• AccordionControl - All groups are expanded on maximizing after minimizing when DisplayMode=Overlay and ExpandElementMode = Single
• AccordionControl - Pressed element flickers when the cursor crosses its boundaries
• AccordionControl - The ContextButtonClick event is not raised in the overlay form when the Hamburger menu is minimized
• All documents in DocumentManager are closed when the DocumentManager is moved to another form and an original form is closed
• An additional form button appears on clicking near the XtraForm icon when the right to left (RTL) layout is enabled
• BarManager - A bar does not change its location based on the DockCol and DockRow properties when the ApplyDockRowCol method is called
• BarManager - The "Add button" list doesn't contain BarLargeButtonItem
• Bars and popup menus are unskinned when being used in PopupControlContainer
• Change the English Translation of 'BarString.FullScreenButton' to Ribbon Display Options instead of Auto-hide Ribbon
• DockManager - IndexOutOfRangeException is thrown when the layout is restored from XML
• DockManager - It is possible to dock a floating DockPanel to the main form even if another floating DockPanel is hiding it
• Fluent Form - A form's title is incorrectly drawn when it is wider than AccordionControl
• NavigationFrame - An exception occurs when a selected page is changed if transition animation is enabled
• NullReferenceException is thrown in the BarLinkViewInfo.HasImage method at design time
• NullReferenceException is thrown on resizing a dock panel via the upper right edge when the Light style is enabled
• Popup - The toggle switch doesn't render
• PopupMenu - A group separator is drawn incorrectly when DrawMenuSideStrip is set to true
• RadialMenu throws NullReferenceException on calling ShowPopup after the Collapse method call
• RepositoryItemGridLookUpEdit - ArgumentException is thrown if the editor's data source has an image equal to null
• RibbonControl - A bar item link becomes focused but is not highlighted after the BarItemLink.Focus method call
• RibbonControl - Residual image when using Office 2019 and animation is disabled
• RibbonForm - The Text property of a child MDI form is used excessively
• RibbonMiniToolbar - A large BarButtonItem with the DropDown button style has an incorrect layout
• SVG Icon Palette not working with BarButtonItems
• SVG icons in a borderless Toolbar are colorized using an incorrect palette
• TabbedView - An empty frame appears for forms whose FormShowMode property is set to AfterInitialization
• TabbedView - NullReferenceException when closing document using the Windows customization form
• TaskBarAssistant - Provide the capability to flash a window in the TaskBar
• The ItemAppearance.Hovered property is not in effect for BarStaticItem
• ToolTipController - e.MouseArgs is null in the HyperlinkClick event
• WindowsUIView - TileContainer doesn't allow assigning images to tile elements from an image collection by an image index
• WinForms - The 'CTRL+F1' key combination does not work after a user opens a view or a tab
• WorkspaceManager doesn't restore locations of floating bars

XtraCharts Suite

• The Shift button shows a magnifier icon even if zooming is disabled

XtraDiagram

• CalcHitItem doesn't return a correct result when custom DPI settings are used

XtraEditors Library

• ArgumentException when TextBoxMaskBox is being disposed of
• CalendarControl ignores the TouchUIMinuteIncrement property in TouchUI mode
• CheckedComboBoxEdit - The EditValueChanged event fires every time the popup form is closed if EditValue's List type is used
• FileDialog - The CustomPlaces property does not work correctly
• GridLookUpEdit - The CustomDisplayTextEventArgs.Value property contains an incorrect value type on the CustomDisplayText event
• ImageComboBoxEdit with ContextImage and item images defined shows both images overlapped
• InvalidComObjectException fires in RangeControl when its size is changed during painting in DirectX mode
• LabelControl - An image specified via the ImageOptions.ImageIndex property is visible in a single state of the control
• Localization - Mask properties are serialized and added to the RESX file
• NullReferenceException occurs when passing null as the SvgElementProperties parameter to the SvgElement.Create method
• SaveFileDialog does not contain a resource for the SVG image filter in the German localization
• SVG - It should not be necessary to set the WindowsFormsSettings.SvgImageRenderingMode property to HighSpeed if True is passed to the SvgBitmap.Render method
• The maximized XtraForm is shown incorrectly when the FormBorderStyle property is set to FixedSingle and a vector skin is used
• The SVG image is rendered with a jagged edge
• TimeSpanEdit - The AllowNullInput property does not work as expected
• TokenEdit does not process the Esc key if it is placed into a form shown as a dialog
• WinForms - SidePanel flicks on resizing when the size of the bottom panel is fixed
• XtraFolderBrowserDialog - Breadcrumb navigation does not work for UNC paths
• XtraFolderBrowserDialog - Folders are not sorted properly
• XtraFolderBrowserDialog - Hidden Folders are not shown
• XtraFolderBrowserDialog still shows the NewFolder button in Wide mode even if ShowNewFolderButton is disabled
• XtraOpenFileDialog - NullReferenceException is thrown on the ShowDialog method call
• XtraOpenFileDialog - An incorrect node is focused when nodes are expanded and collapsed via the "+" and "-" keys
• XtraTabControl - The tab caption is displayed in the wrong place in RTL mode when an image is used

XtraGrid Suite

• AdvBandedGridView - The Up and Down arrow keys navigation doesn't work as expected if there is a column with AllowFocus = False
• Conditional Formatting is not applied to a row when NewItemRowPosition is shown at the Bottom
• Custom group summary items are not exported when the AlignGroupSummaryInGroupRow option is enabled
• Excel Filter - ArgumentException occurs when a new item is added to the e.DataItems collection in the FilterPopupExcelData event handler
• GraphicsCache's DrawRectangle method throws ArgumentException if a pen with a custom dash pattern is used and DirectX Hardware acceleration is enabled
• GridControl - Impossible to localize the search control filter dropdown in Excel popup
• GridControl - The group row's expand/collapse button color is not changed when the EnableAppearanceFocusedRow property is set to false
• GridLookUpEdit - The first character is lost on typing in Auto Filter Row
• #VALUE! is displayed as a summary value when using ExportToXlsx
• A format rule with the IconSet style is incorrectly exported when its ColumnApplyTo property is specified
• EditForm modifies a value of another row when FindPanel is used
• Selected cells are incorrectly rendered when the DefaultAllowHtmlDraw option is enabled
• The conditional formatting menu generates an expression with a syntax error when the corresponding FieldName includes square brackets
• When the AllowSortAnimation option is enabled, animation does not use display values provided by the CustomColumnDisplayText event
• KeyNotFoundException is thrown when a user types arbitrary symbols into a DateTime column's Excel popup filter
• LayoutView - Cells are activated from left to right in RightToLeft mode
• Popup Window closes immediately when a top form is maximized and the Windows taskbar is auto-hidden
• RepositoryItemRichTextEdit cannot load the Doc document stored as a byte array when the DocumentFormat option is set to Doc
• Scrolling a grouped grid does not work correctly if the AlignGroupSummaryInGroupRow property is enabled
• TabbedView does not change the grid focus when the editor is opened in the grid
• The Drag And Drop Behavior - Rows disappear in a source grid if more than four rows were dropped to another grid
• The selection is not reset after sorting or filtering in Infinite Scrolling mode (VirtualServerModeSource)
• VirtualServerModeSource - The MoreRows event is raised twice sometimes
• WinExplorerView - A grid is scrolled in small steps when the top or bottom scrollbar button is clicked
• WinExplorerView - TextColumn content is unreadable when PaintStyleName is Flat
• WinExplorerView - The CalcNoGroupRowIndexByPosition method throws DivideByZeroException
• WinExplorerView uses an incorrect font for disabled items when OptionsView.Style = Content
• WinForms - Enum images are incorrectly displayed in the grid's column filter popup

XtraLayout Suite

• CustomHeaderButtons are incorrectly drawn in LayoutControl when the Blue skin is used and the high dpi is enabled
• An item that contains a CheckEdit editor does not show a tooltip when its field has the Description attribute
• ColorPickEdit is missing in the Editor Type combobox of the Data Source Binding Manager
• How to fix the SplitterItem location when the group size is changed if FixedStyle is used
• LayoutControlItem cannot be moved in Table layout mode

XtraMap

• An unhandled exception occurs when updating a map item at runtime when the clustering feature is enabled
• Certain MapPath segments are rendered incorrectly when the DirectX render mode is enabled
• InvalidCastException occurs when clicking Map Pie Items with the pressed Shift button
• KML - Pushpin elements are displayed with an offset when loading a newly created KML file
• MapControl does not raise the MapItemClick event if a tooltip is shown when a map item is clicked
• MapEditor - Unhandled exception (NullReferenceException) when selecting a map item programmatically
• Svg - shapes are loaded in reverse order

XtraPivotGrid Suite

• Customization Form - It is impossible to Collapse/Expand all folders
• InvalidCastException is thrown on an attempt to open a summary filter popup in the pivot grid
• OLAP - It is impossible to expand rows because the OLAPUseNonEmpty property does not work
• "The '_PCA' function is not found" error occurs when several unbound fields without names are added to the pivot grid and the default data processing engine is used
• It is impossible to capture the GroupInterval property change in the FieldPropertyChanged event handler

XtraPrinting Library

• RichTextBoxLink - Text lines in the print preview can be split in half

XtraReports Suite

• "An item with the same key has already been added." error occurs while loading reports created in earlier DevExpress versions
• "The document cannot be exported to DOCX format correctly with the specified settings." error occurs on an attempt to export a report with the XRCharacterComb control when the TableLayoutOption is enabled
• A page footer is printed on top of the first report page
• An expression binging for the XtraReport.Visible property is lost after loading a report layout
• DocumentViewer - Document Map nodes are recreated twice
• DocumentViewer - The "Waiting for parameter values" message is not displayed until the report surface is clicked
• DocumentViewer - The initial "No pages" status message is incorrect
• End-User Report Designer - The PropertyGridDockPanel's ShowCategories property cannot be set to False at design time
• End-User Report Designer - 'The specified value does not match the 'ParameterName' parameter type' error occurs when a multi-value cascading parameter is submitted in some scenarios
• Export To Excel - The value of a multi-value report parameter of the String type is exported as the 'System.String[]' string if the 'Value' text export mode is used
• ExportOptionsTool Dialog - Provide a way to assign an owner to the dialog
• Expression Bindings - A data source is not refreshed
• Interactive Sorting - Sorting icons are reversed
• Interactive Sorting - The 'Sequence contains no matching elements' error occurs when a report with a subreport is sorted
• It is impossible to change the XRCrossBandLine visibility after a layout was exported in XML
• JsonDataSource causers a memory leak
• Object Data Source Wizard - The "PrivateImplementationDetails" item is displayed on the data source type selection page
• Print Preview - A click on a Margin line should not change the value
• Print Preview - Margin values are inconsistent
• Print Preview - The DefaultSvgSettings.AllowDefaultSvgImage property value should not be read from the registry
• Report Designer - A memory leak occurs when you open the Expression Editor
• Report Designer - the NullReference exception is thrown upon dragging a field into an existing control with the CTRL key pressed
• Report Designer - XRChart's Colorizer feature does not work
• Report Gallery - The original XRTable size is not preserved
• The 'Expressions' tab appears in the Property Grid after showing the 'Designer Options' dialog for a report which uses the Bindings mode
• The image does not preserve its transparency during the export to an xlsx file
• Visual Studio Report Designer - Anchored controls with the "private" field modifier should not be resized (the inheritance issue)
• XRCheckBox - The CheckState property is set to Checked if a control receives null or DBNull.Value in the expression bindings mode
• DetailReportBand renders the latest printed record on all occurrences (the Expression Bindings caching issue)
• The auto scale feature fails with the StackOverflow exception for multi-column subreports

XtraRichEdit

• A cropped image is rendered blurred in version 18.2
• An application freezes when GridControl uses RepositoryItemRichTextEdit and the RowAutoHeight option is disabled
• NullReferenceException is thrown on an attempt to select a page break
• NullreferenceException is thrown when loading a specific document in RichEditControl
• RichEditControl incorrectly displays a certain EML document
• RichEditControl incorrectly formats a certain string as a hyperlink
• RichEditControl incorrectly renders strikethrough text
• SimpleView - The Horizontal scrollbar is reset to the initial position on typing
• System.ArgumentException "null' is not a valid value for 'stream'" is thrown if the loaded stream is null starting with version 18.1
• System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException is thrown on rendering a document with the footer that ends with a table
• Tab stops are differently processed in a specific document as compared to Microsoft Word
• The "Document Properties" dialog layout is messed up under the German culture
• The "Lock aspect ratio" value is incorrectly imported for an image from an Rtf document
• The PreserveInsertedContentFormatting option doesn't allow keeping content formatting when the default font of the inserted document differs from the font of the target document
• The Spelling dialog is displayed under a form which has the TopMost property set to true

XtraScheduler Suite

• RecurrenceControls don't increase their height when TouchScaleFactor is specified
• iCalendarExporter - Custom Properties are added after all VEVENTs
• InvalidCastException is raised in DirectXPaint when SchedulerControl is disposed of
• NullReferenceException is thrown in the CreateAppointmentComparerProvider method when XtraSchedulerReport is opened at design time
• Resources' images are not displayed in a report
• An incorrect time interval is calculated when the FetchAppointments event fires and DateNavigator is used
• DateNavigator unpredictably changes selection after switching months via month navigation buttons
• NullReferenceException occurs on the "Recurrence" RibbonControl command click
• The "<SomeDate> is not a valid value for 'End'" ArgumentException is thrown when synchronizing with Google Calendar
• The Appointment Trimming Settings do not work in 18.2.7
• The CustomDrawView event isn't raised on resizing
• SchedulerDataStorage - SchedulerControl uses an incorrect TimeZone to raise a reminder
• The appointment label imports with a color when the Gray Scale/Black and White scheme is used
• The NullReferenceException is thrown in the GetCellIndexByStart method

XtraSpellChecker

• The Language dialog is displayed under a form which has the TopMost property enabled

XtraSpreadsheet

• A corrupted document can be produced after changing a pivot table's data source in a specific document
• A corrupted document can be produced after refreshing a pivot table in a specific document
• Clipboard is cleared when resizing a column
• It is impossible to generate the SpreadsheetControl's ribbon or toolbar menu at runtime
• Provide the capability to hide outline symbols in the worksheet view
• SpreadsheetControl cannot import UInt16 values from external data sources
• SpreadsheetControl hangs on an attempt to get the Range.Precedents property value if there are circular references in formulas
• SpreadsheetControl produces a corrupted XLSX document if a defined name with an invalid value of the DefinedName.RefersTo property is added
• The Name Box's value isn't updated after creating a defined name for the selected range
• The Range.DirectDependents property value is calculated incorrectly for a defined name
• Unable to display hidden rows when using frozen panes
• Usability - The Range.Name property does not return a defined name declared with the workbook scope
• Usability - There is no way to select a range from another worksheet while editing a formula using the Function Arguments dialog

XtraTreeList Suite

• NullReferenceException is thrown in the CreateViewInfo method when TreeList's layout is reset on loading
• Drag and drop icon indicators do not have high DPI support
• Unhandled ArgumentNullException when сlicking the Node Indicator

XtraTreeMap

• TreeMap data processing performance is not optimal

XtraVerticalGrid Suite

• An in-place editor ignores its EditFormat in PropertyGridControl starting with version 18.1
• Complex editors don't work if the Property Grid has a small width
• PropertyGridControl - Low performance when clicking on a cell or resizing a form
• RepositoryItemToggleSwitch is incorrectly drawn when PropertyGridControl's ActiveViewType is set to Office
• The DefaultDraw method works incorrectly in the CustomDrawRowValueCell event handler
• The vertical scrollbar overlays a category row's expand button under certain conditions
• GetRecordObject returns an incorrect value when a filter is applied