Version 3.2.x

Version 3.2.2 SR5

FusionCharts XT (1st November, 2012)

New Features

  • JavaScript Zoom Line chart now supports Log Axis.

  • JavaScript Zoom Line chart now supports numVisibleLabels attribute.

  • Scrollable charts can now be scrolled on touch devices by swiping over the canvas area.

  • Ability to turn off url-decoding of links using the unescapeLinks attribute in JavaScript charts.

Improvements

  • Long tool tips in Flash Zoom Line chart are now wrapped automatically.

  • Data parser now automatically removes trailing spaces from data values.

  • Data labels can now be shown individually using the showLabels attribute in the <set> element in Pie or Doughnut charts.

  • Enhanced space management while using the plotSpacePercent attribute in Flash 3D Column and 3D Bar charts.

  • Enhanced visibility of the data values in Flash Stacked Bar 2D chart.

  • Better handling of quotes in FusionCharts.php.

Fixes

  • jQuery 1.8 compatibility issues.

  • Mixed content browser warning on Internet Explorer when using charts within secured (https) pages.

  • Exporting issues related to JavaScript LinkedCharts.

  • Minor fix in label position while using stagger label display mode.

  • Minor fix related to legend interactivity in JavaScript charts.

  • Minor fix related to displacement of dataplot in Line and Area charts.

  • Issues related to floating point number calculations while setting axis limits in Stacked charts.

  • Disappearing legend issue in Flash Scatter chart when anchorSides is less than 3.

  • Flash LinkedCharts overlay button does not disappear anymore while exporting.

  • Links are no longer invoked when mouse is dragged onto Flash chart from foreign elements.

  • Bold and Italics styles can now be applied to tool tips.

  • Gradient colors can now be applied to dataplots in Flash MSCombi2D and MSCombiDY2D charts using the color attribute in the <dataset> element.

  • Axis limits can now be explicitly defined in Marimekko chart while not using percentage distribution.

  • setAdaptiveYMin now remains disabled by default in Flash charts when all the values are negative.

  • JavaScript charts now export the current state of the charts.

  • getDataAsCSV now works in JavaScript Dual Y-Axis charts and Multi-series Stacked charts.

  • showZeroPlaneValue='0' now hides the zero value even when zero plane is not explicitly drawn in Flash Zoom Line and MSCombi3D charts.

Version 3.2.2 SR4

FusionCharts (6th August, 2012)

New Features

  • JavaScript Pie and Doughnut charts slices move in or out when respective labels and connector lines are clicked.

  • Stacked charts now can display data values in percentage using the showPercentValues and showPercentinTooltip attributes.

Improvements

  • Anchors in Flash charts turn circle when anchor sides are less than 3.

  • Y-Axis Name of Flash Zoom Line chart now supports Shadow, Glow, Bevel and Blur style.

  • Chart Loading messages in JavaScript charts can be now configured using of configure() function.

  • Drawing improvement for all JavaScript 3D charts.

Fixes

  • Unable to set a custom thousands separator for Flash charts.

  • Flash charts hang when accented characters are passed to the charts through the URL of the data source.

  • Disabled tooltip shadow is getting enabled when Flash charts are reloaded.

  • Disparity in the display of shadow across all Flash Bar charts.

  • Incorrect decimal places are shown for divisional-line values in Flash charts.

  • The value of the plotSpacePercent attribute is not getting applied as expected in Flash 3D charts.

  • Text in Zoom Line chart does not support {br} pseudo code.

  • Trendlines in Flash Zoom Line chart fail to show tooltips.

  • Flash Zoom Line chart crashes when axis type is set as 'log' and a dataplot is set as zero.

  • Flash Zoom Line chart's line with discontinuous data cannot be pinned.

  • JavaScript Zoom Line chart miscalculates displayStartIndex & displayEndIndex attributes.

  • Hidden anchors reappear when mouse hovers over JavaScript Zoom Line chart.

  • Interactive legend items are not working when the anchors are disabled using drawAnchors="0" for JavaScript Zoom Line chart.

  • Runtime error in JavaScript Zoom Line chart when category labels are hidden.

  • Legend items are displayed in reverse order for JavaScript Pie 3D and Doughnut 3D charts.

  • Data labels of Flash Pie and Doughnut charts do not support {br} pseudo code.

  • JavaScript Pie and Doughnut charts do not save slice-state upon chart resize.

  • JavaScript Pie or Doughnut charts with a single slice are unable to calculate the starting angle.

  • Unable to show individual slice labels, when all labels are hidden using showLabels="0" in the <chart> element for JavaScript Pie and Doughnut charts.

  • Runtime error on clicking slices of Pie 3D or Doughnut 3D charts under certain circumstances.

  • Runtime error when JavaScript Pie or Doughnut charts have no data value to plot but the pieYScale attribute is set through the <chart> element.

  • Flash Pareto 3D chart with two data plots hides the data labels.

  • Cumulative Line in Flash Pareto charts becomes distorted under certain conditions.

  • Summation values are going outside the canvas area in JavaScript Marimekko charts.

  • plotFillColor attribute is not working for Flash Area charts.

  • Plot border is visible even if showPlotBorder is set to 0 in JavaScript Multi-series charts.

  • Incorrect ordering of Legend items in JavaScript Combination charts.

  • Unable to render dashed lines using lineDashed="1" through the <chart> element in Flash Combination charts.

  • Unable to create individual dashed line-segments in JavaScript Single-series Line charts.

  • The lineColor attribute in the <chart> element is not working for Flash Combination charts.

  • X-Axis category labels in Scatter chart are overlapping in Flash charts.

  • Same value for the xAxisMinValue attribute and the x value for a category in Scatter chart results in wrong data representation.

  • The decimals attribute fails to work in JavaScript 100% Stacked charts.

  • Minor rendering issue with Multi-series Column 3D chart.

Version 3.2.2 SR3

FusionCharts (12th March, 2012)

New Features

  • Support for JavaScript Pie 3D and Doughnut 3D charts

  • Ability to control number formatting for Indian and East Asian thousand/lac separation formats

  • Support for recursive number scaling to display the chart data better

Improvements

  • Considerable reduction of memory leaks upon resize, data-update and disposal of charts

  • Text-selection (I-beam) cursor does not appear now when hovered over text

  • JavaScript Bubble charts now correctly clips all out-of-canvas data-points using the clipBubbles attribute

  • JavaScript Pie and Doughnut charts now supports dashed plot borders

  • Enhancements in JavaScript Zoom Line chart which includes:

    • Pin Mode

    • Better management of x-axis data labels

    • Icons for Zoom-Out, Reset and Pin Mode

Fixes

  • ExportReady event not being raised in advanced event model

  • Erratic ordering of Legend icons in Chrome

  • connectNullData attribute not working as expected in JavaScript Zoom Line charts

  • Stray anchors being visible in JavaScript Zoom Line charts

  • toolText attribute being ignored at <set ... /> level in JavaScript Zoom Line charts

  • The loss of pie slice animation when Pie charts are resized

  • Trendline values being plotted on incorrect axis on JavaScript dual-axis charts

  • JavaScript Zoom Line chart not plotting data-points whose values are equal to yAxisMaxValue

  • plotBorderDashed not being effective on JavaScript Pareto charts

Version 3.2.2 SR2

FusionCharts (25th January, 2012)

Improvements

  • Style support added for legend items. (Limited to font color and size only)

  • Word-wrapping for labels now include hyphen while deciding line-breaks.

  • Better and automatic handling of "slicingDistance" attribute of Pie and Doughnut charts.

  • Added new chart attributes "enableSlicing" for Pie and Doughnut charts for better interactivity control.

  • Addition of new attribute "anchorStartAngle" for all line and area based charts that has anchors.

  • ZoomLine chart now has a "zoom out" button and the reset text-based link has been replaced with a button.

  • Resolved compatibility issues in tool-tip positioning and gradient rendering caused by jQuery 1.7.1

Modifications

  • Setting labelDisplay='none' turns off x-axis value stepping and allows labels to overlap.

Fixes

  • Drawing issue on 3D stacked column charts where a point had "zero" value.

  • ZoomLine chart legend items unexpectedly breaking into multiple lines.

  • Support for valuePosition at <set> level for line and area based charts.

  • ZoomLine animations not being turned off.

  • Pie and Donut charts getting clipped by half when it had a single data-point.

FusionWidgets (1st November, 2012)

New Features

  • JavaScript Real-time charts now show context menu to start, stop and clear chart updates.

  • New jQuery API to manage Real-time charts.

  • Ability to turn off url-decoding of links using the unescapeLinks attribute in JavaScript charts.

Improvements

  • Normalized the default font sizes of caption and sub-caption in Flash Funnel, Pyramid and Real-time charts.

  • JavaScript Real-time charts now render with smoother visualization and better performance.

  • Enhanced management of the open, close, high and low anchors in Spark Line chart.

Fixes

  • jQuery 1.8 compatibility issues.

  • Mixed content browser warning on Internet Explorer when using charts within secured (https) pages.

  • Exporting issues related to JavaScript LinkedCharts.

  • Minor fix in label position while using stagger label display mode.

  • Minor fix related to legend interactivity in JavaScript charts.

  • Minor fix to improve auto-calculation of axis limits in JavaScript Real-time Stacked charts.

  • Minor fix related to displacement of dataplot in Line and Area charts.

  • Flash LinkedCharts overlay button does not disappear anymore while exporting.

  • Links are no longer invoked when mouse is dragged onto chart from foreign elements.

  • Real-time JavaScript charts no longer display redundant divisional grid color during real-time data update.

  • A single dataplot in JavaScript Spark Win/Loss chart no more spreads across the total canvas height.

  • setAdaptiveYMin now remains disabled by default in Flash charts when all the values are negative.

  • JavaScript charts now export the current state of the charts.

  • Data labels of JavaScript Real-time charts are now properly visible in the exported images/PDF.

  • Alpha is now correctly applied when defined through colorRange in Flash Bulb gauge.

  • Pointer and trend-point labels are now positioned correctly in JavaScript HLinear Gauge.

  • Bold and Italics styles can now be applied to tool tips in Flash charts.

  • Flash Real-time charts can now display multiple vLines.

Version 3.2.2 SR1

FusionCharts (25th November, 2011)

Fixes

  • Data loading and rendering issues specific to Internet Explorer 6/7/8

  • iOS gradient issue

  • Disappearing 'close' button in LinkedCharts (JavaScript chart)

  • Minor fix related to displaying sum in JavaScript scroll stacked charts

  • Minor fix related to tool-tip when dataplot alpha is set to 0 in all line and area charts

  • Minor fix in Zoom Line chart's dynamic resizing module

  • Minor fix for yAxisNameWidth, pYAxisNameWidth and sYAxisNameWidth

  • Minor fix in .NET wrapper (FusionCharts.dll)

FusionWidgets (April 24th, 2012)

New Features

  • Support for real-time JavaScript charts that include

    • Real-time Line chart

    • Real-time Area chart

    • Real-time Column chart

    • Real-time Stacked Area chart

    • Real-time Stacked Column chart

    • Real-time Dual Y-Axis Line chart

  • Ability to control number formatting for Indian and East Asian thousand/lac separation formats

Improvements

  • Considerable reduction of memory leaks upon resize, data-update and dispose of charts

  • Text-selection (I-beam) cursor does not appear when hovered over text

Fixes

  • ExportReady event not being raised in advanced event model

PowerCharts (1st November, 2012)

New Features

  • JavaScript Multi-axis Line chart now supports shifting of axes upon clicking.

  • Ability to configure zero-plane attributes within the <axis> elements in JavaScript Multi-axis Line chart.

  • Option to disable automatic adjustment of divisional lines using adjustDiv='0' for individual axes in JavaScript Multi-axis Line chart.

  • Support to configure cosmetics of lines associated with each axis through the <axis> element in JavaScript Multi-axis Line chart.

  • Multi-level Pie chart now supports Number Formatting, Number Scaling and Recursive Number Scaling.

  • Ability to turn off url-decoding of links using the unescapeLinks attribute in JavaScript charts.

Improvements

  • Enhanced label management in Radar chart.

  • Enhanced mouse interactivity in JavaScript Multi-level Pie chart.

  • Added support for tool tip formatting chart attributes for JavaScript Multi-level Pie chart.

  • Improved space management and shadow effects in JavaScript Multi-level Pie chart.

  • JavaScript Multi-axis Line chart now supports divisional line configuration on per-axis level.

  • Enhanced space management to avoid overlapping Y-Axis values in JavaScript Multi-axis Line chart.

  • JavaScript Multi-axis Line chart now supports axis check-boxes and the allowSelection attribute to control the check-boxes.

Fixes

  • jQuery 1.8 compatibility issues.

  • Mixed content browser warning on Internet Explorer when using charts within secured (https) pages.

  • Exporting issues related to JavaScript LinkedCharts.

  • Minor fix in label position while using stagger label display mode.

  • Minor fix in Flash Drag-node chart related to the visibility of a node.

  • Minor fix related to legend interactivity in JavaScript charts.

  • Minor fix in axis number formatting of Flash Multi-axis Line chart.

  • Minor fix in label position in Flash Multi-level pie chart.

  • Minor fix in xAxisName position in Flash Heat Map chart.

  • Minor fix related to displacement of dataplot in Line and Area charts.

  • Minor fix related to drawing of axis limit ticks in JavaScript Multi-axis Line chart.

  • Flash LinkedCharts overlay button does not disappear anymore while exporting.

  • Links are no longer invoked when mouse is dragged onto chart from foreign elements.

  • Label in image-node no more hides behind the image in Drag-node chart.

  • Blank tool tip box no longer appears when category label is not defined in Flash Multi-level Pie chart.

  • Tool tip separator character is no longer shown in JavaScript Multi-level Pie chart when data value is not provided.

  • Error bars are no longer drawn when error values are not provided in JavaScript ErrorBar2D and ErrorLine charts.

  • setAdaptiveYMin now remains disabled by default in Flash charts when all the values are negative.

  • JavaScript charts now export the current state of the charts.

  • showDivLineValues='1' now works as expected in conjunction with showYAxisValues='0' in JavaScript Multi-axis Line chart.

  • forceDecimals is now correctly applied to the values of the first <dataset> in JavaScript Multi-axis Line chart.

  • JavaScript links using j- or JavaScript: is now functional in Multi-level Pie Chart.

  • Drill-down links now work correctly in JavaScript Heat Map chart.

  • JavaScript ErrorBar2D and ErrorLine charts now include X-Axis labels in tool tips.

  • Legend in JavaScript Heat Map chart can now be disabled under all conditions.

  • Bold and Italics styles can now be applied to tool tips.

  • Dataplots now correctly associate with corresponding icon legends with respect to legend interactivity in Flash Heat Map chart.

FusionMaps (16th November, 2012)

New Features

  • Ability to turn off url-decoding of links using the unescapeLinks attribute in JavaScript maps.

Improvements

  • Kosovo added in World with Countries, Europe and Europe (With islands) maps.

  • South Sudan added in World with Countries and Africa maps.

  • Faroe island updated as a part of Denmark in Europe map.

  • Correction of entity definitions for numerous maps.

Fixes

  • jQuery 1.8 compatibility issues.

  • Exporting issues related to JavaScript LinkedCharts.

  • Mixed content browser warning on Internet Explorer when using maps within secured (https) pages.

  • Minor fix related to legend interactivity in JavaScript maps.

  • Minor fix related to loading of chart or map SWF files while using LinkeCharts feature.

  • Links are no longer invoked when mouse is dragged onto map from foreign elements.

  • Flash LinkedCharts overlay button does not disappear anymore while exporting.

  • Bold and Italics styles can now be applied to tool tips.

  • JavaScript maps now export the current state of the maps.

Version 3.2.1

FusionCharts (6th October, 2010)

  • Added useEllipsesWhenOverflow attribute to element that controls whether ellipses are to be used in chart labels

  • Marimekko chart now supports the new legend

  • Bug fix in label rendering mechanism of line and area charts, where last label was getting lesser space in rotated mode

  • Changes in FusionCharts JavaScript class:

    • Improvements in JSON transcoder

    • Support for font manipulation and STYLE manipulation when rendering JavaScript charts

    • Customization of y-axis min and max values in JavaScript rendering

    • Compatibility with older PowerCharts and FusionWidgets

    • Removal of swfUrl as compulsory construction parameter

    • Additional cosmetic changes when using JavaScript rendering

PowerCharts (30th July, 2012)

Fixes

  • ExportReady event not being raised in advanced event model.

  • Erratic ordering of Legend icons in Chrome.

  • Data loading and rendering issues specific to Internet Explorer 6/7/8.

  • iOS gradient issue.

  • Disappearing 'close' button in LinkedCharts (JavaScript chart).

Improvements

  • JavaScript Multi-level pie, Multi-axis line, Candlestick, Waterfall charts are improved.

  • Rally and Decline cosmetics are now configurable.

  • Considerable reduction of memory leaks upon resize, data-update and dispose of charts.

  • Text-selection (I-beam) cursor does not appear now when hovered over text.

  • Text wrapping for labels in JavaScript charts.

New Features

  • All the charts now render in pure JavaScript also. New charts in JavaScript include:

    • Heat Map, Box and Whisker, Kagi, Select Scatter, Drag Node, Drag Column, Drag Line and Drag Area.

  • JavaScript charts look almost similar to Flash charts.

  • JavaScript Drag Node chart, Drag Column, Drag Area and Drag Line support:

    • Drag and selection interactivity.

    • Data submission to a server side script.

  • JavaScript Drag Node chart supports live addition and modification of nodes, connectors and labels.

  • Enhanced label management in all charts to avoid overlapping of labels when there are large labels or many of them.

  • Image can now be used to fill the chart background in different modes with custom alignments.

  • Ability to center the x-axis and y-axis titles with respect to chart area.

  • Scatter charts support regression lines and configuration for x-axis number formatting, vertical division lines, grids and zero plane.

  • Support for auto generation of x-axis in Scatter charts.

  • Ability to control number formatting for Indian and East Asian thousand/lac separation formats.

  • Support for recursive number scaling to display the chart data better.

  • jQuery plugin to render and manage charts using jQuery syntax.

Version 3.2.0

FusionCharts (6th October, 2010)

  • Automatic rendering of JavaScript charts on devices (like iPad and iPhone) where Flash player is not supported

  • 6 new chart types:

    • 2D Pareto Chart

    • 3D Pareto Chart

    • Marimekko Chart

    • 2D Stacked Column Line (Single Y axis)

    • 3D Stacked Column Line (Single Y axis)

    • Zoom Line Chart with scrolling and pinning support

  • Support for JSON data format

  • Support for linked charts, where a single data source controls multiple charts

  • Interactive legends in charts that allow for selective showing/hiding of data series (or slicing in case of pie charts)

  • Legends now support icons for each data series

  • Pie and doughnut charts now support legend

  • Stacked charts now support 100% stacked mode

  • Bubble and Scatter charts can now have visual quadrants with labels

  • Better management of labels on charts. Labels now have an auto rendering mode in which they do not overlap. Additionally, x-axis labels now support ellipses and tool-tips on shortened labels.

  • Support for line breaks and wrapping in all text elements including: caption, sub caption, X-axis title, Y-axis title, Labels and tooltips.

  • In Line charts, data values can now be positioned either above or below the dataplots. Automatic positioning of data values is also supported.

  • Custom alignment of caption and sub caption using STYLES

  • Adjustment of minimum Y-axis value in stacked charts now supported

  • Advanced print management using JavaScript

  • Additional options for efficient event handling using JavaScript

  • Support for dynamic update of chart properties using JavaScript

  • Charts now support % based sizes along with dynamic resizing

FusionWidgets (January 24th, 2012)

  • Automatic rendering of JavaScript charts (except Gantt and Real-time charts) and gauges on devices where Flash player is not supported (like iPad and iPhone)

  • Support for JSON data format

  • Support for LinkedCharts, where a single data source controls multiple charts

  • Advanced print management using JavaScript

  • Additional options for efficient event handling using JavaScript

  • Support for dynamic update of chart properties using JavaScript

  • Better management of the position of labels in charts and gauges

  • Long labels are truncated to prevent cropping of labels or cluttered looks

  • Charts/gauges now support percentage (%) based sizes along with dynamic resizing when parent containers resize

  • Background image can now be used to fill the chart in different modes, and custom alignment is possible

  • Annotations can now be positioned using Macros - variables with dynamic values

  • A real-time chart can now ask for instant update when the chart loads (using refreshInstantly='1' in element)

  • Real-time stacked charts now support 100% stacked mode

  • Adjustment of minimum Y-axis value in stacked charts now supported

  • In Line charts, data values can now be positioned either above or below the dataplots. Automatic positioning of data values is also supported.

  • Custom alignment of caption and sub caption using Styles

  • Added option to set round edge effect to all charts having columns

PowerCharts (14th January, 2011)

  • Maximum value of all the Color Ranges is now included in the highest Color Range

  • Individual entity label can not be shown when all labels are hidden from the <map> element using showLabels='0'

  • Entity Definition does not change short name or long name when same internalId and newId is provided

Deprecated

  • Use of FusionMaps.js as the JavaScript Wrapper class to render map.

  • Use FusionCharts JavaScript Class (FusionCharts.js and supportive JavaScript modules) instead.

  • Use of FusionMapsExportComponent.js is deprecated.

  • Use FusionChartsExportComponent.js instead.

  • Use of FusionMaps.asp, FusionMaps.php, FusionMaps.dll (or the sources FusionMaps.cs, FusionMaps.vb) are deprecated.

  • Use FusionCharts.asp, FusionCharts.php, FusionCharts.dll (or the sources FusionCharts.cs, FusionCharts.vb)

  • Use of various XML and JavaScript APIs as listed here .

FusionMaps (30th July, 2012)

Fixes

  • ExportReady event not being raised in advanced event model.

  • Erratic ordering of Legend icons in Chrome.

  • Data loading and rendering issues specific to Internet Explorer 6/7/8.

  • iOS gradient issue.

  • Disappearing 'close' button in LinkedCharts (JavaScript chart).

Improvements

  • FCMap_Netherland.swf is renamed to FCMap_Netherlands.swf

  • FCMap_NorthIreland.swf is renamed to FCMap_NorthernIreland.swf

  • Recreated maps of Scotland (FCMap_Scotland.swf) and Poland Counties (FCMap_PolandCounties.swf)

  • Option to show and hide individual label of entity (along with label connector line - if any)

  • Option to set hover color for individual entity

  • Option to hide or show tool tip for individual entity and connector

  • Option to set a map title and sub-title using caption and subCaption attributes

  • Option to position map title using captionPoistion attribute

  • Option to set a different cosmetic (color and alpha) for the entities with no value

  • Option to set hover color for individual entity

  • Option to disable hover color for individual entity

  • Option to hide common entity border using showBorder = '0'

  • exportdataready event returns more number of properties as event argument

  • Set default polygon shape to circle when sides are less than 3

  • Correction of entity long names for numerous maps as listed here

  • "China-2" map has been renamed to "China (With Direct-controlled municipalities and Special administrative regions)"

New Features

  • Automatic rendering of JavaScript maps on devices (like iPad and iPhone) where Flash player is not supported

  • Use of FusionCharts JavaScript class (FusionCharts.js) to render and manage maps

  • Support for JSON data format

  • Support for LinkedCharts, where a single data source controls multiple maps

  • Color-range based interactive legends that allow selective showing/hiding of map entities

  • Interactive gradient legend to show/hide entities

  • Advanced print management for Flash Maps in non-Internet Explorer browsers

  • Additional options for efficient event handling using JavaScript

  • Introduced click, roll-over and roll-out events for Markers and Connectors

  • Introduced click event for Legend items

  • Support for dynamic update of map properties using JavaScript

  • Dynamic resizing of maps when parent containers resize

  • Image can now be used to fill the map background in different modes with custom alignments

  • Ability to control number formatting for Indian and East Asian thousand/lac separation formats

  • Support for recursive number scaling to display the map data better

  • jQuery plugin to render and manage maps using jQuery syntax

  • 2 new maps added in the Core Map Pack:

    • World Map with Antarctica (FCMap_WorldWithAntarctica.swf)

    • World Map (8 Regions) with Antarctica (FCMap_World8WithAntarctica.swf)

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