Optional rendering of SVG files as vectors
A very popular wish from our Idea Place is finally fulfilled in version 30 – SVG files are optionally output as vectors.
Jochen Bartlau
List & Label Cross Platform — Reporting for Linux and More
Maybe you’ve already seen it on our social networks, our website, or in our livestream: at combit, we’re currently working on a new, future-oriented offshoot of List & Label — a cross-platform reporting solution that will also run on Linux. The official name is already fixed: List & Label Cross Platform (LLCP). The product is primarily aimed at developers who are looking for a reporting component that supports hosting on Linux servers.
Design-QR-Codes in List & Label 30
QR codes have extremely good error correction. This can be used to add design elements to these codes or to vary the shape and size of the individual modules in order to achieve graphic effects. Previously, List & Label could output standard QR codes. With version 30, there are a number of new options for the code.
AI at combit – a look behind the curtain
Since the release of ChatGPT, the world of artificial intelligence (AI) has changed rapidly. You’ve probably already had experience with tools like ChatGPT or GitHub Copilot that take developer workflows to a new level. At combit, we’re also open to the possibilities that AI offers, and are continuously integrating them into our own processes.
Ensuring Accessibility with List & Label: VPAT for Section 508 Compliance
At combit, we prioritize accessibility in our software solutions. Understanding the importance of Section 508 compliance, we have developed a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) for List & Label to help you meet these requirements.
Embedding Fonts in Project Files
Applications are increasingly deployed in Docker environments or directly on the web server. With doing so, it’s often challenging to provide fonts. In particular, installing fonts in Docker containers can be a tedious task, as previously documented here in our forum. Fonts often can’t be easily distributed or installed on web servers either. This creates a situation, particularly with company-owned fonts, in which not all required fonts are available by default.
Have You Already Discovered These LL29 Features?
This is our last blog post about what’s new in List & Label 29, so let’s take a look at features we haven’t presented yet. Highlights include native .NET 8 assemblies, new data providers, and enhanced report design options.
A High Level of Satisfaction and New Ideas: Insights from our List & Label Customer Survey 2024
Back in March, we conducted our annual customer survey to gain deeper insight into the satisfaction and needs of our developer community. The results were extremely pleasing and revealing towards our aim to continuously develop List & Label and our services. Of course, we’d like to share them with you.
InMemoryDataProviderWrapper: Data Provider on Steroids
The features of different data providers vary widely. Depending on the data source, sorting, native aggregate functions or filters at database level may be available directly. Or not. For example, none of this is available in file-based formats such as JSON or XML, or even in “web” formats such as REST. These are typically read “front to back” and therefore cannot offer sorting or native aggregation. With List & Label 29, we have something new to offer.
Introducing Adjacent Crosstabs for Multi-Dimensional Data Analysis
Crosstabs are a very popular object within the List & Label Designer, that’s why we’re continuously adding enhancements to this important features. So far though, despite all added extensions, crosstabs have ultimately been a simple grouping in two dimensions. From version 29 on, they’ll become more dimensional.
