The following table shows some particular features that we have and that are missing in some
other similar products, of course more expensive.
|
Feature |
Description |
|
1 |
Filtering |
Ability to filter the items using a interactive
UI mode |
|
2 |
Group-By Support |
The user can drag and drop one or more columns to the group-by bar so the columns/tasks get sorted and grouped accordingly. |
|
3 |
Histogram |
Ability to display the over-loading over-allocating
resources in a histogram |
|
4 |
Inside-Zoom |
Ability to magnify a portion of the chart only, while the rest stay unchanged |
|
5 |
Mark-Zone |
Ability to mark or highlight zones in the
time scale with different colors, EBNs, patterns, HTML captions, images,
and so
on |
|
6 |
Non-Working Days / Hours |
Ability to HIDE the non-working hours, days, not
only displaying with a different pattern |
|
7 |
Notes/Boxes |
Ability to associate notes or boxes
relative to activities or dates in the chart |
|
8 |
Overlay-Bars |
Ability to re-arrange vertically the bars so they best fit
the item by increasing its height if required |
|
9 |
Overview |
Ability to display the map of bars in the overview area,
as they are arranged in the visible items. |
|
10 |
Resources Viewer |
Ability to manipulate the task's
resources |
|
11 |
Runtime-Enlarge |
Ability to enlarge the entire chart by
dragging the chart's header or using the middle mouse button, without
rescaling |
|
12 |
Runtime-Zoom-Scale |
Ability to magnify the entire chart by
dragging the chart's header or using the middle mouse button, with rescaling |
|
13 |
Scheduling |
Ability to schedule the activities in the
project plan |
|
14 |
Semi-Transparent Bars |
Ability to display bars with a percent of transparency |
|
15 |
Skinning |
Ability to define your own skin and to put on any part of
the control, from bars to scrollbars |
|
16 |
Split-View |
Ability to split the chart section into multiple
views |
|
17 |
Undo/Redo |
Undo/Redo manager records chart's
operations so you can undo/redo your actions |
|
18 |
Zoom-On-Fly |
Ability to magnify the bar's starting or
ending points while moving or resizing |
|
19 |
Zoom-Scale |
Ability to display the zoom scale, and scale the chart as
the user needs |
|
20 |
Multiple Columns Sort |
Ability to sort by multiple columns |
|
21 |
Built-in HTML |
Ability to display your captions using HTML
format |
|
22 |
Incremental Search |
Ability to search for an item by typing
characters |
|
23 |
Hosting |
Ability to display and host inside the cells any other
third party component, such as calendars and so on |
|
24 |
Merging or Splitting the cells |
Ability to merge or split the cells |
|
25 |
Conditional Format |
Ability to display cells based on a formula with different
font, colors, and so on |
|
26 |
CRD |
Custom Row Designer (Have your rows display
however you want with the control row layout capabilities) |
|
This following table shows some advantages that we and our customers found between our product and other similar
products.
|
Description |
Our Gantt |
Other Gantt |
1 |
Hierarchy (Tree view) |
Ability to insert and display child items as in a tree control |
Only simulating the child indentation |
2 |
Multiple Columns |
Implemented |
Only in few, and most with predefined columns |
3 |
TimeScale Levels |
Allows unlimited number of levels to be displayed |
Only 2 levels |
4 |
TimeScale Labels |
Unlimited options to define the labels using
<%%> |
Only predefined labels |
5 |
Overview/Layout Area |
Implemented |
Only in few products |
6 |
Histogram support |
Implemented |
Only in few products |
7 |
Zooming Support |
Implemented |
Only in few products |
8 |
Filtering support |
On-Fly-Custom Filtering support |
Only predefined filters, and not in all products |
9 |
Incremental Search |
StartWith or Contains incremental search implemented |
Not found |
10 |
Skinning Support |
Ability to skin any part of the control, including
scrollbars |
As the current theme displays some predefined controls |
11 |
Sort Bar support |
Implemented |
Not implemented |
12 |
Semi-Transparent Bars support |
Implemented |
Not implemented |
13 |
Template support |
Implemented |
Not implemented |
14 |
XML support |
Implemented |
Saves as binary to predefined type of files |
15 |
ActiveX hosting |
Implemented |
Not implemented |
16 |
Nonworking Dates |
Allows custom nonworking dates |
Doesn't support custom dates |
17 |
Partial Check |
Supported for each column |
Support for a single column only |
18 |
Custom bars |
Support for shapes and patterns with custom icons |
Only with predefined icons |
19 |
Multiple Bars |
Allows multiple bars to a single item |
Only One, and in few allows up to n bars |
20 |
HTML Text |
Includes colors, font attributes, icons, pictures in any text |
Not supported |
21 |
Pictures on links |
Implemented |
Not found |
22 |
Mark units |
Implemented |
Not implemented |
23 |
Items with different heights |
Implemented |
Only in few |
24 |
Multiple icons/pictures to the cell |
Supported |
Only limited to one icon/picture per cell |
25 |
Custom buttons scrollbars |
Implemented |
Not implemented |
26 |
Scrolling Fast the Chart area |
Adds page scroll buttons to chart's scroll bar |
Not implemented |
27 |
Copy and Paste |
Ability to Copy the control's date to EMF format |
Not found |
28 |
Split or merging cells support |
Supported |
Not supported |
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29 |
Price |
Affordable |
Pricey |
30 |
Technical Support |
1 Year |
You must pay |
31 |
Professional Support |
You get mostly support directly from the author |
Talking with secretaries |
32 |
New Versions |
1 Year |
30 Days |
33 |
Maintenance |
At least once a month |
Once a Year |
34 |
Runtime License |
The price is per developer |
You must pay royalties for each run |
35 |
Supported Environments |
VB, VB.NET, VBA, C++, C#, VFP, Access, HTML |
For specified environment |
36 |
Dependencies |
No dependencies |
Requires even MFC or VB, VB.NET runtime libraries |
37 |
Number of Lines of Code |
Not hidden |
For most of the products we have not found |
38 |
Time to Evaluate the Product |
Unlimited |
Limited to a number of weeks |
39 |
Time to fix a BUG |
As soon as we are notified and we can duplicate it |
Added to the control's wish list. Options to avoid that |
40 |
Request for New Features |
Open to everyone |
Mostly you are ignored |
We still encourage you to download a trial copy and see for yourself.