We are very pleased to announce the availability of our new “Futures” build of RadControls “Prometheus”. This new build includes our latest developments on all controls in the suite. We are dedicated to involve the community with our progress towards Q2 release (expected in about 3 weeks) and hear your feedback on the new features and improvements we have been working on.

The new “Futures” build introduces a preview of another great addition to the Prometheus suite – RadEditor “Prometheus”, the first web editor, built on top of ASP.NET AJAX. The “Futures” also bring several enhancements in the rest of the Prometheus controls. You will find now betas of RadWindow and RadInput, the Scheduler and the Chart controls also have a number of new features.

The “Futures Build” (Telerik.Web.UI_2007_2_830) is now available for download in your Client.Net accounts. Please see attached screenshot.

RadEditor

(Please note that this is a work-in-progress and most of the features are still in development and QA)

• Single-file, drag-and-drop deployment - RadEditor Prometheus takes full advantage of .NET embedded resources, enabling you to deploy RadEditor with a single assembly file and jump-start your development process.
• Built on top of ASP.NET AJAX - RadEditor Prometheus is a native .Net 2.0 component, designed upon ASP.NET AJAX, utilizing its common client-side framework and programming model. This allows for previously impossible performance and architecture optimizations to offer a small-size, efficient and optimized component with industry-unique level of performance.
• Unmatched loading speed - The innovative "load as needed" processes will only load the code on client browsers for the features that are being used, significantly improving page load times and Editor responsiveness.
• Minimalist script size factor - RadEditor's script size has been minimized and additionally compressed for lowest loading time.
• Full keyboard accessibility - RadEditor Prometheus is a fully keyboard navigable component, including shortcuts to open and operate with drop-downs, tools and dialogs, achieving true accessibility.
• Custom design ready - The "chameleon" feature of RadEditor Prometheus allows for placing multiple Editors with different skins on one page. This, along with the advanced skinning mechanism, ensures maximum visual blend to cover even the most demanding design schemes.
• New semantic rendering - The innovative lightweight skinning mechanism steps upon CSS Sprites for rendering Editor tools which results in tremendously optimized loading speed as well as simplified customization through simple CSS.
• Simplified and intuitive configuration - utilizing inline toolbar declaration, contextually grouped properties and standard ASP.NET 2.0 localization mechanism, RadEditor is a true .NET control that combines the contrasting simplicity and flexibility.
• Industry-best cross-browser support - RadEditor Prometheus offers the widest cross-browser support on the market, including Opera and Safari for Mac.
• Out-of-the-box XHTML-enabled output - RadEditor has always provided a number of tools for enforcing XHTML compliant content. Out of the box, RadEditor "Prometheus" will output XHTML compliant content across all major browsers.
• Integrated inline spellchecker - The convenient inline spellchecker mimics the behavior of the most popular desktop spellchecking mechanisms (such as Microsoft Word) for maximum usability.
• Integrated controls - RadEditor Prometheus is designed to accommodate unlimited number of integrated controls for additional usability and functionality. Featuring RadSpell for the advanced spelling mechanism and RadWindow Prometheus for the dialogs, RadEditor will soon offer the functionality of the complete list of Telerik controls. The integrated controls are loaded on demand thus ensuing optimal loading speed and scalability.

ONLINE DEMOS

RadScheduler

• Day, Week and Month View provide excellent flexibility for displaying appointments
• Inline and Advanced editing capabilities
• RadScheduler is shipped with a set of skins that allow you to build slick interfaces. The skin can be easily switched using a single property. (More skins will be added in the upcoming “Futures” Builds)
• Custom resources add flexibility to your schedules and allow you to assign appointments to different users (for instance)
• Recurring appointments are fully supported by RadScheduler
• RadScheduler’s flexible API and events provide numerous convenient options for customization
• Rich client-side behavior: appointments can be rescheduled through drag and drop and resizing
• [NEW] RadScheduler now provides templates (AppointmentTemplate, InlineEditTemplate and InlineInsertTemplate) for unlimited flexibility and customization