This document takes an in depth look at client controls, the myths that surround them, and the advantages ActiveX and similar client controls bring to Internet charting. It highlights the enhanced functionality of client controls in areas like server performance & scalability and client interactivity, as well as the reasons why client components are the best solution for mission-critical intranet business applications. Here are a few excerpts from the paper:


"…if you are developing mission-critical intranet applications, you should know there are many advantages and features at your disposal in the client controls that are embedded with any of our web based products: Chart FX Internet (COM) or Chart FX for .NET."

"For a server-based charting solution, client controls can make a big difference on server performance, allowing your intranet application to accommodate a growing number of users and to give each user satisfactory levels of responsiveness."


The paper also emphasizes the benefits the end-users can take advantage of through the client interactivity provided with the Chart FX client controls. These benefits include the toolbar and menubar, context sensitive user interface, zooming and scrolling, rotation and perspective, personalization, annotation and printing.


"The Chart FX ToolBar and MenuBar provide the most common options required by an end-user, such as switching from 2D/3D color change, zooming & rotation and show/hide tools like data editor and legends. However it can be completely customized by the developer according to application and user needs, by adding or removing buttons from the toolbar and even changing the tooltips displayed by the buttons."

"Depending on where on the chart the end user presses the right-button, a menu will show up with the features inherent to that specific element. Chart FX provides UI menus for customizing general chart features, titles, axis, each particular series, legends &data editor, constant lines and stripes."


These are only a few of the elements discussed in the paper. If you are involved in the development of mission-critical applications, we suggest you read the entire paper to learn about the advantages that client controls offer.
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