NetCharts Pro 7.0 Release Notes and New Features

  • 7.0
    SVG Output support
    NetCharts Pro v7.0 can produce charts as SVG objects. HTML 5 compliant web browsers can view NetCharts Pro SVG charts without the need for a third party browser plugin. The SVG output type supports build animations, legend interactivity and data highlighting.

    Flash Output support
    NetCharts Pro v7.0 can display charts as Flash objects. NetCharts Pro's default vector output format is SVG, however NetCharts Pro includes code that can automatically translate SVG into Flash in the browser, allowing non-HTML 5 compliant browsers to view animated interactive NetCharts Pro charts.

    Build Animation
    NetCharts Pro 7.0 charts, when delivered as SVG objects support build animations. Bars on barcharts can grow from the axis, or fade in. Lines on line charts bend into shape. Pies spin into shape. Bubbles and line symbols grow. See the CDL and API documentation for BarAnimationStyle, BubbleAnimationStyle, DialHandAnimationStyle, GridAnimationStyle, LabelAnimationStyle, LineAnimationStyle, SliceAnimationStyle, and StockAnimationStyle, PieHighlights and PieEdgeHighlights.

    Interactive Legends
    NetCharts Pro 7.0 charts, when delivers as SVG objects, support specification of advanced legend interactivity. Rolling over a legend item can highlight the related data series. Clicking on a legend item can temporarily hide or show the related data series. See the CDL and API documentation for DwellAnimationStyle, LegendDwellAnimationStyle and ToggleDataVisibility.

    Bar Fill Pattern enhancements
    The fill patterns on bars in barcharts, combocharts, paretocharts and stockcharts have been enhanced to allow individual control over the fill patterns on the front, top and right hand side surfaces of 2.5 bars. See the CDL and API documentation for BarTopFillPattern and BarRightFillPattern.

    New Highlight Styles
    Pies and Bars support the specification of Highlight styles. Multiple highlight gradients to be defined for pies and bars to create rich textured surfaces. See the CDL and API documentation for BarHighlights, PieHighlights and PieEdgeHighlights.

    New Spotlight Styles
    Pies and Bars support the specification of Spotlight styles. Multiple spotlights to be defined for pies and bars to create light sources directed at pies and bars from various view points. See the CDL and API documentation for BarHighlights, BarSpotlights and PieSpotlights.

    Drop Shadows
    NetCharts Pro 7.0 supports drop shadows for pies, lines and lines. Drop shadow color, size and location can be specified. See the CDL and API documentation for BarDropShadow, PieDropShadow and LineDropShadow.

    Bar Corner Styles
    NetCharts Pro 7.0 barcharts allows styling of the corners of a bar. Any of the four corners of a bar can be square, rounded or clipped. The size of the round or clip can be specified. See the CDL and API documentation for BarCorners.

    New axis tic length control
    In NetCharts Pro v7.0 the length of axis tic marks can be specified. See the CDL and API documentation for BottomTicLength, LeftTicLength, RightTicLength and TopTicLength.

    New Image based rollover features
    In NetCharts Pro 7.0 charts delivered in bitmap formats such as PNG or GIF have new options for rollover interactivity. Individual data points can be highlighted on rollover. Entire data series can be highlighted when associated legend items are rolled over. See the CDL and API documentation for DwellAnimationStyle and LegendDwellAnimationStyle.

    Jave 6 required
    NetCharts Pro requires the use of a Java JVM 1.6 or above.

    NetCharts Applets integrated into NetCharts Pro
    NetCharts Applets is now distributed as part of NetCharts Pro. All NetCharts Applets features and capabilities remain. The netcharts.jar file has been renamed ncp-core.jar. See the document Web Scripting with NetCharts Pro Applets. for details.

    Runtime parameter default value changes
    The default value for the runtime parameter MaxPoints has changed from 50 to 10. This may effect certain uses of the GroupStackBar chart.