Roadmap Development for 2020-2021

Qt.C++ Development Plan - Development and improving Qtitan components for Qt solution

QtitanDataGrid – we have prepared the following items to the grid development:

• Implementation of trees support
• TreeView and BandedTreeView, display and interaction with the tree data structure.
• Adding support for mobile devices IOS and Android.
• Support for new Qtitan styles.
• Fixing the bugs.

QtitanNavigationDesignUI – there will be the following functions added in the next component version:

• New EdgeNavigationFrame widget implementation – a perfect opportunity to control pages in navigation like it is made in Microsoft Edge web brouser (web pages tabs).
• Adding an animation to NavigationBar.
• Support for new Qtitan styles.
• Fixing the bugs.

QtitanRibbon – we are planning a huge component update that will include:

• Support for Simplified Ribbon interface, like in Microsoft 365.
• Support for layout for Right to Left languages (RTL).
• Ribbon Keytips - as a separate solution for any complex QWidget linked to QAction.
• Setting a consequence to minimize groups.
• Improving Ribbon Gallery QWidget and developing new controls based on it.
• Improving Ribbon BackstageView and developing new template pages.
• Adding Acrylic background to RibbonBar in Windows and MacOS (Linux will not be supported).
• Fixing the bugs.

QtitanDocking new features and update release:

• Autohide for DockWidgetPanel in floating panel mode.
• Support for layout for Right to Left languages (RTL).
• Optimizing the panel layouts operating. Removing QWidget dependencies.
• Improving floating mode operating for DockToolBar.
• Optimizing drag-drop operation.
• Ability to pin DockToolBar in custom position at main application window.
• Ability to resize DockToolBar by the mouse in floating mode.
• API to control layout of DockToolBar, opportunity to set column and row count.
• Customizing DockToolBar with a menu.
• Implementation of subordinate DockToolBar.
• Opportunity to insert an optional widgets (QWidget) to DockTitleBar item.
• Ability to configure orientation of DockTitleBar - horizontal or vertical.
• Developing DockMenuBar. It should works in floating mode and be dockable at any window sides.
• DockMenuBar customizing.
• Designer plugin implementation.
• API improving.
• Fixing the bugs.

QtitanChart - update release:

• Implementing new series and optimizing already existing ones.
• Table presentation of a legend.
• Approximation of smooth curves with standard math methods.
• Developing 3D presentation XYZ axes and 'walls' for existing series.
• Interactive mode developing. Opportunity to edit values by inputting number values in editor or by visual direct editing with mouse (drag-drop).
• Performance of diagram rendering.
• Improving API.
• Fixing the bugs.

Miscellaneous tasks related to the development:

• Moving all Qtitan styles into a separate library - QtitanStyle.dll
• Developing for new styles (Office 2019, Microsoft 365, Universal App and etc)
• Improving XML format for style configuration.
• Improving for StyleSheet support.
• Qtitan Style Designer to create a new styles and to edit existing.
• Improvements in Python (PySide2) support for all Qtitan components.

Delphi Development Plan - Development and improving of DevMachies components for Delphi.FMX (Firemonkey)

FireDataGrid – The following items are planned, which will be added soon:

• CardView implementation. It allows represent a data rows as a card.
• Vertical or horizontal layout allows to get the grid in which it is possible to scroll the data horizontally.
• Improving filter dialogs and selecting boxes. Adding a scrollbar to menu for columns selection, if there are many items and they cannot fit on the screen.
• Fixing the bugs and adding support for coming versions of Delphi.

FireDocking – new component release that is oriented to desktop business application in Windows, Linux and MacOS:

• Implementing dockable panels by analogy with Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.
• Support the floating mode.
• Support the auto-hiding mode.
• Support for documents dock panels – special panels that are served by special method. For example, you could see these in Visual Studio environment when you edit the source code.
• Support for Firemonkey standard themes.