DHTMLX Diagram 5.0

Released on September 7, 2022

Review of release on the blog

Breaking changes

The new release introduces some changes to the lineGap property. Check the Migration article to keep in step with the latest version.

New functionality

Diagram

• Radial algorithm of auto-placement of shapes:
  • the placemode parameter is added to the autoplacement property
  • the placemode parameter is added to the autoPlace() method
• The ability to set tooltips for toolbar icons:
  • the tooltip parameter of the icon object is added to the toolbar property

Diagram Editor

• Radial algorithm of auto-placement of shapes:
  • the placemode parameter is added to the autoplacement property
  • the Auto Layout button of Toolbar now provides two options for shapes' auto-placement: Orthogonal and Radial
• Snap lines for arrangement of shapes in the grid area with greater precision
• The ability to configure snap lines via the new magnetic property
• The ability to copy and paste styles of an item(s) via Alt (Option) + Ctrl (Cmd) + С => Alt (Option) + Ctrl (Cmd) + V (see the example)
• The ability to align and distribute multiple items
• Now tooltips will appear when you hover over controls in the personal toolbar of items
• Extended list of locale options for localization of tooltips in the per-item toolbar
• The ability to set tooltips for custom toolbar icons:
  • the tooltip parameter of the icon object is added to the shapeToolbar property
• Improved design of Grid area. Now the distance between points in the grid area depends on the value of the grid step

Fixes in version 5.0

• Fix the issue which caused a loading icon not to disappear from the right panel of Editor after loading a file

Fixes in version 5.0.1

• Diagram Editor. Fix the issue which caused lines not always being drawn in their places if data was exported and then loaded again
  • Now it is possible to define the coordinates for lines in the default mode (new points property of the line object)
• Diagram Editor. Fix the issue with dragging of shapes in the grid after changing the zoom level
• Fix the error thrown after clicking on the "Auto layout" button in the absence of shapes
• Fix the issue with display of default settings after creation of lines via the editor
• Fix the issue with scale of Diagram/Diagram Editor appeared when auto-placing shapes in the "radial" mode

Fixes in version 5.0.2

• Diagram Editor. Fix the issue with custom points not moving during a multi select move
• Diagram Editor. Fix the impossibility to link a shape to itself
• Fix the problem with exporting a default diagram without exportStyles
• Fix the issue with the promiz.js library that caused an error with the setImmediate() method definition on importing the sources
• Fix path formation of the URL in the Export object
• Types for export are added

Fixes in version 5.0.3

• Fix the issue when calling of the autoPlace() method after data parsing caused an error