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What's new in v1.3

Existing FusionCharts for Flex users can learn how to use the new features introduced in FusionCharts for Flex v1.3 here.

New Features:

  • AIR Desktop application support
  • Charts can dynamically resize based on the dimensions of the parent containers
  • Support for Interactive Legend
  • Automated numeric X-Axis in Scatter and Bubble charts
  • Regression line in Scatter and Bubble charts
  • Quadrants and quadrant labels in Scatter and Bubble and charts
  • Number formatting options for the X-Axis scale in Scatter and Bubble charts.
  • Configurable options for vertical divisional lines, vertical grids and vertical zero plane in Scatter and Bubble charts
  • Advance Image/SWF display and alignment support for background
  • Added legend in Pie, Doughnut, Funnel and Pyramid charts
  • Ability to plot columns on right axis of chart in 3D combination charts
  • Chart specific APIs added for Pie, Doughnut and MSCombi3D charts
  • Support to specify Y-Axis minimum values in all stacked charts
  • Support to align the vertical Axis names with respect to the whole chart or only the chart canvas
  • Macros or pre-defined variables to position Annotation better
  • Support for left or right alignment of caption and subcaption
  • Manually control the position of data values in line and area charts
  • Ability to hide zero plane values
  • Pack contains a separate Flash SWC component to help render charts in Adobe Flash CS3/CS4/CS5 Applications

Improved:

  • Charts are cached to reduce bandwidth usage
  • Charts can now run in Flash Builder Debug mode
  • Optimized X-Axis label placement
  • The default size of the caption and subcaption has been increased
  • Annotations scale automatically when dynamic resizing is enabled
  • Customizable options of X-Axis ticks for Multi-series Combination 3D chart has been added

Fix:

  • Major improvement in memory leak issue
  • "No data to display" issue

Known issues:

  • The text shown in the Debug Window of charts/gauges in API Application can not copied using context menu
  • The Custom component for Flash CS3/CS4/CS5 can only render charts
  • FusionCharts for Flex does not support Flex's "Spark only" component set

 

What's new in v1.2

New Charts and Widgets

Charts

  • Radar

Widgets

  • Gantt

New functionalities

  • Added support for images in chart background, logo and annotations.
  • Default palette of all 3D charts have modified to produce translucent background.
  • Improved print function.

 

What's new in v1.1

Addition of widgets from FusionWidgets framework (gauges and special charts)

Gauges

  • Real-time Angular
  • Real-time Horizontal Linear
  • Real-time Horizontal LED
  • Real-time Vertical LED
  • Real-time Bulb
  • Real-time Cylinder
  • Real-time Thermometer

Spark Charts

  • Spark Line
  • Spark Column
  • Spark Win/Loss

Bullet Graphs

  • Horizontal Bullet Graph
  • Vertical Bullet Graph

Features available with the new introduced gauges

  • Widgets can now be updated in real time through URL feed or Flex API
  • Alert manager facility to track changes and throw alerts
  • Message logger function to log server/client side messages
  • Annotation facility to mark areas in your widgets

New functionalities

  • Ability to export the charts as PDF and images (JPEG, PNG) at client-side.
  • Rotated text doesn't need embedded fonts any more. Any UTF-8 character can now be rotated and used on the chart thereby making FusionCharts truly multi-lingual.
  • Option to specify a text value, which can replace the numeric values that are displayed on chart for each data item.
  • Ability to load custom logo on the chart at pre-defined positions and then link the same.
  • Option to add your custom menu item to the chart's context menu and then link the same.
  • Support for wrapping of caption, sub-caption, and tooltips.
  • Trend-lines can now have custom tool-text.
  • User definable color palettes for the data plots.
  • A lot more events to help you manipulate the chart better from your Flex code.
  • Ability to export data from chart as CSV using context menu or Flex API.
  • Ability to get the XML for any chart using Flex API.
  • Ability to get a chart attribute using Flex API.
  • For each chart, a sample data is provided. This feature is turned off by default, but can be turned on (if needed) using the new FCUseDefaultData attribute.
  • Charts have been recompiled at 36fps to solve the memory issues in Firefox.