The Chart FX Smart Tag Wizard
When you drop a control into a Visual Studio form a Smart Tag appears in the upper-right hand corner of the control. The Smart Tag is a drop down menu that contains a list of actions that allow developers to quickly access commonly used options and functionality.
Chart FX not only makes full use of Visual Studio Smart Tags, but it has complemented this infrastructure with a fully-functional Wizard that allows developers to quickly and easily access most, if not all, of its main features. With the Chart FX Smart Tag Wizard, developers can:
- Access the Chart FX features in a well organized and structured way. We have ensured that all actions displayed in the Chart FX Smart Tag Wizard are sequential and structured. This allowed us to filter functionality according to chart galleries selected or the data source properties of the chart.
- Access Chart FX’s complex functionality in an easy to use interface. The Chart FX Smart Tag Wizard does not simply list basic or trivial actions; with this wizard you can perform complex data and visuals manipulation in the chart.
- Access product features without the need of obtrusive dialogs that alienate the development experience within Visual Studio. The Chart FX Smart Tag Wizard does not display or popup additional modal dialogs; all steps are presented within the smart tag itself adhering to Visual Studio standards and providing a familiar, yet powerful, interface.
- Access a real-time design-time preview of the chart. As developers interact with the Smart Tag Wizard, changes are being previewed in the chart at design time. This prevents developers from needing to run the application just to check how those changes are affecting the real chart or apply changes in a modal dialog and later check the results at design time.
- Access additional on-line services and products from Software FX. From the Chart FX Smart Tag Wizard, you can gain access to product patches and updates as well as available product extensions and documentation quickly and easily.
Like any other Visual Studio compliant control, Chart FX allows developers to access a set of design time actions through the use of smart tags. In addition, Chart FX embeds an entire wizard infrastructure into every action displayed in the smart tag wizard.
It is important to note, the Chart FX Smart Tag Wizard is a Chart FX design-time feature. It does not have a presence in any of the Chart FX run-time components which means this powerful interface will not compromise in any way security, performance or scalability of your application.
