Introducing DojoX DataChart

The latest addition in the Dojo 1.3 release is the new dojox.charting class, DataChart. Its primary purpose is to make connecting a chart to a Data Store a simple process. There are also other benefits with DataChart: less parameters are needed to create a basic chart, and more defaults and convenience methods get you up and running quickly with Dojox Charting.

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Custom fonts with dojox.gfx

Recently, there’s been a spat of editorials regarding custom fonts for the web—with two competing proposals (Microsoft’s EOT and embedding a TrueType font directly with the @font-face directive), as well as the well known Fahrner Image Replacement technique, and the related sIFR (Scalable Inman Flash Replacement) technique.

I’m pleased to announce yet another technique: rendering SVG font definitions using dojox.gfx, coming in the Dojo Toolkit 1.2 release!

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