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Version 1.5.0.0 of all charts was released today. You will be surprised how many new features this version has!

FEATURES

New features supported by all charts:

1. Data in settings file
   Data can be set in settings xml file too - both CSV and XML. This allows you to have one file for everything.
2. Set positions in percents and from the opposite side
   Label and legend positions (x and y) can be set in percents now. You can also set x from the right and y from the bottom (just add "!" before the number, for example: <x>!20</x>. Label and legend width can be set in percents too.
3. Customize right click menu
   Right click menu can be fully customized. You can add your own menu items which will call custom JavaScript functions.
4. Append data
   Instead of reloading full data file, you can append data now. You can also remove some data from the beginning. This will save you a lot of loading time and bandwidth. New function flashMovie.appendData(data, remove_count) was added.
5. Gradient fills
   You can fill background, plot area, legend and some other objects with gradients now.
6. Align legend entries
   Legend entries can be aligned to the left, center or right.

New Line chart features

1. Horizontal lines and areas
   Line chart can display horizontal lines at a given values. You can also set start and end value and fill the area between these values with color or gradient. Using this feature you can color plot area above the 0 in one color, and below - in another.
2. Columns
   You can set  relative width of vertical line now. So from now on line chart is also a simple column chart.
3. New JavaScript calls
   New JavaScript calls added:

amClickedOnSeries(series) 
when clicked anywhere on plot area

amRolledOverSeries(series)
when indicator position changes

amClickedOnBullet(graph_index, value, series, url, description)
when clicked on the bullet

amRolledOverBullet(graph_index, value, series, url, description)
when rolled over the bulled

New Column chart features
Column chart, the same as line chart can have horizontal lines and areas

New Pie chart features
All radiuses of pie chart can be set in percents.

FIXES

1. Memory leak problem on data reload fixed
2. Balloons renders html text now
3. A possibility to disable thousands separator
4. Align of rotated text fixed

UPGRADING

As always, all you need to do is to replace the swf file. Check carefully if the chart works as expected. Please report me (info@amcharts.com) if you’ll notice any bug.

ASP.NET
ASP.Net controls will be upgraded during next week.

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