yFiles WPF 2.2 README

yFiles WPF is an extensive class library for the Microsoft .NET environment. It provides diagram visualization controls, data structures and algorithms for graph analysis, and advanced functionality to automatically calculate layouts for graphs, diagrams, and networks.

Documentation

The following documentation for yFiles WPF 2.2 is available:

Programming Samples and Tutorials

yFiles WPF comes with a dedicated installer executable that installs a large number of programming samples and additional tutorials. These Visual Studio projects include full source code that presents the functionality of the yFiles WPF diagramming library.
The dedicated installer executable enables convenient installation on a per-user basis.

Getting Started

The yFiles WPF documentation and the programming samples and tutorials are the primary source of information.

The Developer's Guide (UI Part, Layout and Analysis Part) introduces the concepts and presents the library's range of features together with any types involved. It has many links into the API documentation (Class Reference) so that you can quickly find all relevant information about classes, interfaces, methods, properties, etc. Also, it provides pointers to relevant source code examples from the programming samples that show discussed features.

The Developer's Guide is your indispensable companion when working with the yFiles WPF diagramming library.

The yFiles WPF tutorial is a step-by-step introduction to the concepts and the features of the yFiles WPF diagramming library. It is intended for developers that want to get started with the library in an effective way.
The tutorial shows you both basic concepts and also how to build a diagramming application that supports custom styles, full user interaction, Undo/Redo, clipboard, I/O, grouping and folding.

If you are new to the yFiles WPF diagramming library, it is recommended to start by going through the tutorial.

The Custom Styles tutorial is a step-by-step introduction to customizing the visual representation of graph elements.

Contacting yWorks

yFiles WPF is a product of yWorks GmbH.

yWorks welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can contact us anytime by email: contact@yworks.com

Developers that are eligible to receive support may direct their questions by email to yfileswpf@yworks.com.
Please visit our Knowledge Base (http://kb.yworks.com) and see if your question has already been answered.

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3rd Party Licenses

yFiles WPF uses H2Viewer from The Helpware Group, written by Robert Chandler, for the bundled documentation.