TeeChart v8 VCL Beta Released

Narcís · Post by **Narcís** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:17 am

TeeChart Standard and TeeChart Pro v8 VCL beta has been released.
Expected release date will be aproximately at the end of the year.

There are quite many changes and additions in this new v8 version.
We appreciate your help in providing us with feedback about the new features, bug fixing and ideas.

If you wish to participate as a beta-tester please leave a response here about the level of participation you'd like to apply to v8 beta.

We'll accept candidates that will be actively contributing testing help via our private beta newsgroups.

SteveP · Post by **SteveP** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 12:32 pm

I would very much like to beta test. I have beta tested versions 5 and 6, appreciated seeing my suggestions and bug reports implemented and would like to see this new release as bug free and its new features as fully developed as possible out-the-door. I am quite detail oriented and picky, use TChart almost daily for scientific research application development under Delphi 7 and have authored a commercial product for an industrial instrument vendor that makes extensive use of (and heavy reliance on) TChart.

Steve

Narcís · Post by **Narcís** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 2:12 pm

Hi Steve,

I've just sent you the details for downloading v8 Beta and posting your findings to your forums contact e-mail address.

SteveP · Post by **SteveP** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 2:23 pm

Got it and looking forward to seeing what's new.

Steve

jls · Post by **jls** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:13 am

I want to beta test v8

Mainly I want check what's new and add suggestion to that list. This is features we have missed in V7

Jørgen Storlie

Narcís · Post by **Narcís** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:28 am

Hi Jørgen,

I just sent you the info to your forums contact e-mail.

msr · Post by **msr** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:42 pm

I'm not sure I have time to properly beta-test v8 for you, but I do have a number of suggestions for a new release.

1) Fix the long-standing QDialogs bug (goes back to at least v5, and probably v4). Specifically, if QDialogs is used in any unit in the project, many of the series formatting options which should be available when executing TChartEditor disappear at run-time.

2) Last time I tried this, if a null value is added to a pie or donut series, it essentially has no effect on the drawn pie. A useful function would be to allow AddNull(value) to create a break or missing slice in the series, whose width is proportion to value. This would allow one to create multiple free floating slices without having to resort to overlapping series.

3) A method for detecting the x,y location of individual slices in a pie or donut series (as far as I can tell, this is currently not available...I have another post asking about it at this time).

4) Axis proportionality. By default, axes scale to the size of the chart rectangle. Occasionally, one would like to have the axes scaled to identical units (e.g., if drawing a map) rather than scaled separately to fill the rectangle space. There are a number of ways one can manually fake this, but I find they don't always work well and it would be nice to have this feature automated within TChart.

I'm sure there are others, but these are the only ones that leap out at me at this moment. Thanks.

Friis · Post by **Friis** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:10 am

Hi,

I would very much like to be a beta tester...

my email adress is: friis@esenet.dk

Where can I find additional information concerning TeeChart V8 ?? I.e., what addiitonal functions that has been added??

Bert Kreisel · Post by **Bert Kreisel** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:41 am

I want to beta test v8.

I want check what's new and if it works with QuickReport and gnostice.

Behalves Bert Kreisel

Narcís · Post by **Narcís** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:03 pm

Hi msr,

1) Fix the long-standing QDialogs bug (goes back to at least v5, and probably v4). Specifically, if QDialogs is used in any unit in the project, many of the series formatting options which should be available when executing TChartEditor disappear at run-time.

QDialogs is only used with CLX (which Borland declared deprecated) and works fine here.

2) Last time I tried this, if a null value is added to a pie or donut series, it essentially has no effect on the drawn pie. A useful function would be to allow AddNull(value) to create a break or missing slice in the series, whose width is proportion to value. This would allow one to create multiple free floating slices without having to resort to overlapping series.

3) A method for detecting the x,y location of individual slices in a pie or donut series (as far as I can tell, this is currently not available...I have another post asking about it at this time).

Both items are already listed on our wish-list to be considered for inclusion.

4) Axis proportionality. By default, axes scale to the size of the chart rectangle. Occasionally, one would like to have the axes scaled to identical units (e.g., if drawing a map) rather than scaled separately to fill the rectangle space. There are a number of ways one can manually fake this, but I find they don't always work well and it would be nice to have this feature automated within TChart.

We have a demo which does this. The example is What's New?\Welcome!\New in Axis\Isometric Axis and can be found in v7's features demo, available at its program group. However, I'll add to our wish-list to implement a tool which does this automatically.

Narcís · Post by **Narcís** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:06 pm

Friis wrote:Hi,

I would very much like to be a beta tester...

my email adress is: friis@esenet.dk

Where can I find additional information concerning TeeChart V8 ?? I.e., what addiitonal functions that has been added??

Hi Friis,

Ok, I've just sent you the details to download v8 Beta. You'll find all the information you request included with the installer and at the private newsgroups.

Narcís · Post by **Narcís** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:13 pm

Bert Kreisel wrote:I want to beta test v8.

I want check what's new and if it works with QuickReport and gnostice.

Behalves Bert Kreisel

Hi Bert,

Should I send the information to your forums contact e-mail address? You may like to update it since it doesn't seem to be yours.

Bert Kreisel · Post by **Bert Kreisel** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:43 pm

Should I send the information to your forums contact e-mail address? You may like to update it since it doesn't seem to be yours.

Yes please send it to my forums contact e-mail address. Its from my boss.

Thanks
Bert Kreisel

Narcís · Post by **Narcís** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:48 pm

Hi Bert,

Ok, just sent the info.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:51 pm

I would like to submit myself for testing of the TeeChart beta.

I would be willing to test implementing it in a few of our in house utilities. I know that eventually we will be rolling it out to our clients as well.

I would also be interested in the actual cost of upgrading to 8 because we are planning our 2007 budget and I would like to add it into our budget.

Bill

Systems for Beta Testing
Delphi 5 Enterprise
Delphi 8 Enterprise
Delphi 5 Professional

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