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[Tibor]

Hi Boki,

I was unsure of where to put my feature request, I didn't wanted to just send somewhere that is not that relevant, so I started this topic.

Currently my big feature request would be these:

Mouse hover/higlight
It would be nice to finally have a grid that has hover effect.
Hover could be set to be based on cell or row, but working separatelly from the selected style goSelectFullRow. This could be especially useful from design point of view with your new toolbar colum, which I'm awaiting very much (this is one of my most waiting feature right now ).

Scrolling the grid without being focused
UI would be more responsive and user friendly if user wouldn't need to be click on a grid to be able to scroll. This could be most frustrated if multiple rows have been selected (goSelectFullRow), but user moved the focus to another control inside the app, but want to scroll the grid. User most definitelly will his/her selection once in a while, untill he/she learns that in order to move the content of the grid without losing the actual selection, he/she has to use the scrollbar.

Animations of adding/removing rows
This is really a very nice to have category of a feature, but nowadays more and more application developer (especially if they're backed with a UI designer) recognize the usefulness of animations. They actually have their own use, user could see the transition of changes inside an application. Content not just appear and disappear, but user can see the progress. Think about all the new, modern UIs.

I'll let you decide what work do they need, but personally I think these would really make a difference in grid industry nowadays.

Thanks and regards,
Tibor

personal note: I'm developing an application right now and Nextgrid 5 is a very good candidate, unfortunatelly I the real reason I would buy it, would be the toolbar column and more reason would be the scrolling mechanism update. My deadline is end of March and I'm curious if you would make a realease of the NextSuite 6 in let's say two weeks now?

[Boki (Berg)]

Hello Tibor,

Please read for answers:

1) This will be added.

2) Unfortunately Delphi (maybe and Windows) seems to not catch mouse wheel message when control is not focused. I will try to see if is possible to somehow catch a wheel on Form and then translate it to grid.

3) I am thinking about this too.

I am not suggesting that you start with NextGrid v6 on project with close deadline. Beta will be out soon, but since March is a deadline, I strongly don't suggest using v6 then.

[nano]

I would like a property do deactivate a grid. The grid should be gray and a text should be shown. For example if you are saving a file, you could deactivate de grid and give a message to the user, that the file is saving.
Example on screenshot.

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[Boki (Berg)]

Hi,

I will consider this feature.

[nano]

Is there an opportunity to change the grid border color (the border around the grid)?
That would be nice in v6!

[Boki (Berg)]

Hi,

Now I am using custom drawing for drawing this border. I may add a possibility for that now. Maybe to extend BorderStyle property to bs3D, bsSolid (set with color) bsNone.

[Tibor]

Acutally I think it would be better to handle borders on column level.
That is, on every column, you could define which border (left, right, top, bottom) and how to draw.Think a bit more like a designer, a grid not necessarily should look like a grid.

Last time I just wanted to do this, but given up and turned grid completelly off.

Again, this would make NextGrid stand out of the rest and it's not something that is very hard implement, isn't it?

[Boki (Berg)]

Hi,

I will definitely need to think about this. Do you having some screenshot about what you want to do?

[Tibor]

Instead of screenshot, think about HTML CSS tables.
Run through these examples, I hope you get the idea, just think about how woud you achieve the same results in NextGrid.

http://coding.smashi...-table-designs/
http://icant.co.uk/c...y/tables/22.php

[Boki (Berg)]

Some of them you may already mimic in NextGrid v5 too.

As I may see there is a problem since some grid-lines having a double size.

[john123]

RTL For indicator, Footer{Bidimode} /// "AlternativeRowColor & AlternativeRowFontColor" Property, Also Add Glyph , Property for NxDBCheckBoxColumn with True & False Value,,,,Very good and comprehensive component

[john123]

Also "Tag" Field for TRow

[Boki (Berg)]

Hi,

Tag added already

[array81]

Is possible add a validation system for all fields (nextgrid, nextinspector and simple editors).

For example: the user can be set a regular expression (http://www.regular-expressions.info) for each field then call a "Validate" procudere, the chcek the field value and get a True/False result and change the field color (for example green = valid, red = not valid, white = normal) or call a event so the developer can change it.

In this moment I do it by code must I need of many code.

[Boki (Berg)]

Can you please give me more details about how this may work on NextGrid level.

Currently there is a OnAfterEdit event for such purposes.

[john123]

I use in all project, Grid with Right Indicator
Similar Attach file.
Is it possible that the new version?

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[Boki (Berg)]

Hello,

Not at the moment, but I will add it.

[RussiaOnline]

Header grouping like in DevExpress grid ...

[RussiaOnline]

http://www.devexpres...edTableView.png

[sarkosyi]

Hi Boki, I agree with RusiaOnline. Header Grouping/Merging and multi row footer (for statistical result) is what I wait. It will be nice if you add those features.