Version Compatibility: Default Property Values

• Nov 17, 2018
• 5 minutes to read

DevExpress version updates introduce new features that may change particular controls’ default behavior. When you migrate to a newer DevExpress controls and components version, you have an option to revert these features to the previous version using the static WindowsFormsSettings.DefaultSettingsCompatibilityMode property.

C#

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace WindowsFormsApp1 {
    static class Program {
        /// <summary>
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        /// </summary>
        [STAThread]
        static void Main() {
            Application.EnableVisualStyles();
            Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
            DevExpress.XtraEditors.WindowsFormsSettings.DefaultSettingsCompatibilityMode = DevExpress.XtraEditors.SettingsCompatibilityMode.v16;
            Application.Run(new MainForm1());
        }
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Namespace WindowsFormsApp1
    Friend NotInheritable Class Program

      Private Sub New()
      End Sub

        ''' <summary>
        ''' The main entry point for the application.
        ''' </summary>
        <STAThread>
        Shared Sub Main()
            Application.EnableVisualStyles()
            Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(False)
            DevExpress.XtraEditors.WindowsFormsSettings.DefaultSettingsCompatibilityMode = DevExpress.XtraEditors.SettingsCompatibilityMode.v16
            Application.Run(New MainForm1())
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

All the latest changes are in effect if the WindowsFormsSettings.DefaultSettingsCompatibilityMode property equals Latest.

Version 16

The table below illustrates what properties may change if you set the WindowsFormsSettings.DefaultSettingsCompatibilityMode property to v16 (compared to the Latest mode).

Control	Affected properties	Behavior
		v16	Latest
GridControl TreeList VGridControl	ColumnViewOptionsBehavior.UnboundColumnExpressionEditorMode TreeListOptionsBehavior.UnboundColumnExpressionEditorMode VGridOptionsBehavior.UnboundColumnExpressionEditorMode	End-users invoke the standard Expression Editor dialog.	End-users invoke the advanced Expression Editor dialog that supports auto-completion and syntax highlighting.
GridControl TreeList	XlsExportOptionsEx.GroupState XlsxExportOptionsEx.GroupState	In Data-Aware Export Mode (when the XlsExportOptionsEx.ExportType / XlsxExportOptionsEx.ExportType property equals DataAware), the XlsExportOptionsEx.GroupState and XlsxExportOptionsEx.GroupState properties do not depend on the current GridOptionsPrint.ExpandAllGroups and TreeListOptionsPrint.PrintAllNodes property values. GroupState properties are set to Default by default, and groups within an exported Excel document are expanded or collapsed depending on their current state within a Data Grid or Tree List.	In Data-Aware Export Mode, if the GridOptionsPrint.ExpandAllGroups and TreeListOptionsPrint.PrintAllNodes properties equal true, the XlsExportOptionsEx.GroupState and XlsxExportOptionsEx.GroupState properties’ Default value is equivalent to ExpandAll. Otherwise, the Default setting checks the current group (node) state within a control (same as in legacy behavior).
GridControl TreeList	GridOptionsFilter.AllowAutoFilterConditionChange OptionsColumnFilter.AutoFilterCondition TreeListOptionsFilter.AllowAutoFilterConditionChange TreeListOptionsColumnFilter.AutoFilterCondition WindowsFormsSettings.ColumnAutoFilterMode WindowsFormsSettings.AllowAutoFilterConditionChange	End-users cannot modify filtering conditions when utilizing the Data Grid and TreeList automatic filtering rows. As a developer, you can manually select the desired condition by utilizing the OptionsFilter.AutoFilterCondition property for a Data Grid or Tree List column.	Automatic filtering rows for Data Grid and TreeList control display buttons that allow end-users to change the filtering expression operator. End-users are limited to a particular set of conditions, depending on the column data type and filter mode (the GridColumn.FilterMode and TreeListColumn.FilterMode properties). For instance, end-users cannot select conditions like “Begins with…” for numeric columns by default. The same limitations apply to developers. If you switch the OptionsFilter.AutoFilterCondition option to BeginsWith for a numeric column, it has no effect unless you change this column’s filtering mode to DisplayText.
GridControl	GridOptionsView.BestFitMode	Best fit operations prefer calculation precision.	Best fit operations prefer calculation speed.
GridControl	GridOptionsCustomization.AllowMergedGrouping	Grouping by multiple columns at once is disabled.	Grouping by multiple columns at once is enabled.
TreeList	TreeListOptionsFind.AllowFindPanel	Find panel is not available by default; the Ctrl+F shortcut does not invoke this panel.	Find panel is available.
TreeList	TreeListOptionsBehavior.EnableFiltering	Filtering in Tree List is disabled by default.	Filtering in Tree List is enabled by default.
TreeList	TreeListOptionsFilter.FilterMode	The Default filter mode is equal to FilterMode.Standard.	The Default filter mode is equal to FilterMode.Extended.
PropertyGridControl	PropertyGridControl.AutoGenerateRows	Rows do not generate automatically.	Rows generate automatically.
GridControl TreeList	OptionsColumnFilter.FilterPopupMode TreeListOptionsColumnFilter.FilterPopupMode	Controls display standard filter dropdown menus.	Controls display Excel-style filter dropdown menus
GridControl TreeList	OptionsColumnFilter.ShowEmptyDateFilter TreeListOptionsColumnFilter.ShowEmptyDateFilter	In Excel-style filter dropdowns, the “Show Empty” items are hidden.	In Excel-style filter dropdowns, the “Show Empty” items are visible.
RibbonControl	RibbonControl.RibbonStyle	The Default style applies the RibbonControlStyle.Office2007 style.	The Default style applies the RibbonControlStyle.Office2013 style.
RibbonControl	RibbonControl.TransparentEditorsMode	When focused, certain in-place editors (CheckEdit, RadioGroup, TrackBarControl and PictureEdit) do not have a transparent background.	When focused, these editors have a transparent background.
DevExpress Forms	none	To enable form title bar skinning, you need to call the SkinManager.EnableFormSkins method manually before the form is created.	The SkinManager.EnableFormSkins method is called automatically, and you need to call the SkinManager.DisableFormSkins method to revert it.

Version 17.1

The table below illustrates what properties may change if you set the WindowsFormsSettings.DefaultSettingsCompatibilityMode property to v17_1 (compared to the Latest mode).

Control	Affected properties	Behavior
		v17_1	Latest
RepositoryItemPopupContainerEdit RepositoryItemLookUpEditBase RepositoryItemBlobBaseEdit classes and their descendants	RepositoryItemPopupContainerEdit.PopupWidthMode RepositoryItemLookUpEditBase.PopupWidthMode RepositoryItemBlobBaseEdit.PopupWidthMode	The Default property value is equal to the ContentWidth value.	The Default property value is equal to the UseEditorWidth value.
TreeList	TreeListColumn.Width	A column width does not exactly match the Width property value.	The Width property specifies the exact column width.
	TreeListColumn.MinWidth	Columns’ MinWidth property values change dynamically when the TreeList.BestFitVisibleOnly setting is enabled.	The MinWidth property has a constant value that depends only on the maximum available node indent.
	TreeListOptionsView.BestFitMode	Best fit operations prefer calculation precision.	Best fit operations prefer calculation speed.
	TreeListOptionsNavigation.UseTabKey	The default property value is false.	The default property value is true.
VGridControl	VGridOptionsFilter.AllowFilter	The VGridControl cannot filter its data.	The VGridControl can filter its data. The VGridOptionsFilter.AllowFilter property equals true by default.
	VGridOptionsMenu.EnableContextMenu	The VGridOptionsMenu.EnableContextMenu property equals false by default.	The VGridOptionsMenu.EnableContextMenu property equals true by default.
RibbonForm	RibbonForm.AllowFormGlass	You can manually enable Aero glass effects for a RibbonForm that contains a Ribbon, whose RibbonControl.RibbonStyle property equals Default.	If a RibbonForm contains a Ribbon with the Default RibbonControl.RibbonStyle property value (which is interpreted as Office2013), you cannot enable Aero glass form effects.