{"id":10476,"date":"2020-05-22T00:21:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T00:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/?p=10476"},"modified":"2020-05-27T06:12:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T06:12:57","slug":"javascript-charting-library-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/22\/javascript-charting-library-new\/","title":{"rendered":"JavaScript Charting Library 8.8.0 Released with New Exciting Data Viz Features"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AnyChartWe’ve just updated our JavaScript charting library with new exciting features and improvements! In the 8.8.0 release of AnyChart JS<\/a>, the focus is put on enhancements\u00a0for Gantt charts<\/a>. They will be helpful in making your project and resource data visualizations even more insightful with ease. We’ve\u00a0also\u00a0upgraded basic and time-series charts as well as maps. Below is an overview of the new key arrivals. Be sure to check it out, download the updated builds, and enjoy!<\/p>\n

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New JavaScript Charting Library Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Weekends, Holidays and Nonworking Time Coloring<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Project and Resource Gantt charts now have\u00a0the option to color holidays, weekends, and nonworking time<\/a>. Use the\u00a0anychart.core.ui.Timeline#weekendsFill<\/a>,\u00a0anychart.core.ui.Timeline#holidaysFill<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0anychart.core.ui.Timeline#workingFill<\/a> methods\u00a0to set how the weekend, holiday and nonworking time defined by the\u00a0anychart.core.gantt.Calendar#holidays<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0anychart.core.gantt.Calendar#schedule<\/a>\u00a0methods are shown.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Start\/End Markers<\/strong><\/h5>\n

In Project Gantt charts, now it is possible to\u00a0display start\u00a0and end markers<\/a> for actual, baseline, and progress bars with the \u00a0startMarker()<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0endMarker()<\/a>\u00a0methods.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Milestones on Resource chart<\/strong><\/h5>\n

In Resource Gantt charts, now you can\u00a0show milestones<\/a>.\u00a0It\u00a0allows you to\u00a0visualize multiple milestones with individual tooltips in one line.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Zoom Using Mouse Wheel<\/strong><\/h5>\n

We’ve also added the option to change how\u00a0a Gantt chart behaves when the mouse wheel is used: zoom or scroll<\/a>. Use zoomOnMouseWheel()<\/a> to change it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Text shadow effect<\/strong><\/h5>\n

For\u00a0most of the text elements in all charts (and maps), now you can\u00a0tune text shadow<\/a>\u00a0using the textShadow() method. The shadow effect can be helpful in displaying text on\u00a0some background colors or give your visualizations more of a wow effect.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Fiscal Year Shift<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The start of the fiscal year in Gantt charts can now be set to any\u00a0month of this or next year. This allows you to display\u00a0the timeline properly in the world of financial or budget years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Other Improvements<\/h2>\n

In addition,\u00a0a list of improvements we’ve brought to our JS charts library includes the following:<\/p>\n