What's new in the FastReport 4

Report Designer:

* new XP-style interface
* the "Data" tab with all report datasets
* ability to draw diagrams in the "Data" tab
* code completion (Ctrl+Space)
* breakpoints
* watches
* report templates
* local guidelines (appears when you move or resize an object)
* ability to work in non-modal mode, mdi child mode

Report Preview:

* thumbnails

Print:

* split a big page to several small pages
* print several small pages on one big
* print a page on a specified sheet (with scale)
* duplex handling from print dialogue
* print copy name on each printed copy (for example, "First copy", "Second copy")

Report Core:

* "endless page" mode
* images handling, increased speed
* the "Reset page numbers" mode for groups
* reports crypting (Rijndael algorithm)
* report inheritance (both file-based and dfm-based)
* drill-down groups
* frxGlobalVariables object
* "cross-tab" object enhancements:
o improved cells appearance
o cross elements visible in the designer
o fill corner (ShowCorner property)
o side-by-side crosstabs (NextCross property)
o join cells with the same value (JoinEqualCells property)
o join the same string values in a cell (AllowDuplicates property)
o ability to put an external object inside cross-tab
o AddWidth, AddHeight properties to increase width&height of the cell
o AutoSize property, ability to resize cells manually
* line object can have arrows
* added TfrxPictureView.FileLink property (can contain variable or a file name)
* separate settings for each frame line (properties Frame.LeftLine, TopLine, RightLine, BottomLine can be set in the object inspector)
* PNG images support (uncomment {$DEFINE PNG} in the frx.inc file)
* Open Document Format for Office Applications (OASIS) exports, spreadsheet (ods) and text (odt)

Enterprise components:

* Users/Groups security support
* Web-forms feature improvements
* Templates support
* Dynamically refresh of reports list, configuration, database connection, users/groups