SilverLight 2.0 Beta 1 available!

[Flemming Rosenbrandt]

So when will RadControls for SilverLight 2.0 be avaliable ;)

 /Flemming Rosenbrandt

[Valeri Hristov]

Hi Flemming,

We will update the online demo with the Silverlight 2 versions of the existing controls in a couple of days, but a public download (CTP) most probably will be available, when Silverlight 2 Beta 2 is released (as far as I know, it is scheduled for the beginning of the summer). If our plans change, I will post additional information in this forum immediately. I apologize for our inability to provide you with a download of our controls at the moment.

Greetings,
Valeri Hristov (Silverlight Team)
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[Steven Nesbit]

Valeri,

            During the web demo and shortly thereafter, it was promised that a pre-release of the Silverlight tools would be made available at the time Microsoft released the Beta in March.

            Is Telerik now representing that this was a false statement?  Many of us in the community have been waiting for this, and now that the day arrives,  the story changes.

           Commitments should be honored, especially since Telerik has had such a good relationship with the community.   I hope this statement is in error.

[Steven Nesbit]

The information is contained in anothe thread.

Telerik Admin | # 12/21/2007 2:49:23 AM We are happy to announce the first preview of RadControls for Silverlight 1.1 (2.0)   The key highlights of this preview are: Comprehensive toolset: navigation, grid & visualization (soon) Familiar API – easy transition from Telerik web controls Codeless development – no XAML or JS writing Support for .Net events in Silverlight code-behind Mix classic ASP.NET and Silverlight controls is fully supported Ready to leverage the upcoming Silverlight features The current set of UI controls includes:  Buttons       SimpleButton       ToggleButton       RepeatButton       DropDownButton       Checkbox       RadioButton RadTextBox RadSlider RadProgressBar RadUpload RadScrollViewer RadTreeView RadMenu RadListBox RadCombobox RadTabStrip See ONLINE DEMOS of RadControls for Silverlight 1.1(2.0) FAQ Section Watch a WebCast We will highly appreciate any feedback you have. Best Regards, Telerik Team

Steven Nesbit | # edit 12/21/2007 3:13:47 PM When will the preview be available for download and testing. Thanks,

Valentin.Stoychev | # 12/22/2007 3:07:25 AM Hi Steven, Next release, which will include a downloadable package, is sheduled for March.2008 Let us know your feedback on the current controls. Thanks! Valentin Stoychev, Telerik Team

Steven Nesbit | # edit 12/22/2007 7:13:46 AM I want to download the preview 1.1(2.0) controls which only seem to be available for web viewing but not testing.  My understanding from the webinar was that the preview would be available to us. Steve

Steven Nesbit | # edit 12/27/2007 3:10:53 PM After reviewing the webcast "PREVIEW" it seems clear that the "PREVIEW" is supposed to be made available for review and testing and not just a web demo. When will the Silverlight 2.0 PREVIEW be made available?

telerik | # 12/28/2007 3:56:13 AM Hello Steven, Thanks for asking this question. The "preview" will be made available for download and testing as soon as the beta version of the Silverlight 2.0 plugin is official. Kind regards, Chris the Telerik team Instantly find answers to your questions at the new Telerik Support Center

Steven Nesbit | # edit 12/28/2007 7:29:24 AM Do you know when this is expected?  approximate timeframe, I know you have no control over it.

telerik | # 12/28/2007 8:35:03 AM Hello Steven, According to Scott Gu's blog post it will be available in Q1 2008 and I think the release will most probably coincide with the MIX conference in March. Sincerely yours, Chris the Telerik team Instantly find answers to your questions at the new Telerik Support Center

Scott Francis | # 1/9/2008 1:22:21 PM Is there going to a RadMediaPlayer control for 1.1(2.0)?

telerik | # 1/10/2008 12:59:21 AM Hello Scott Francis, Yes - there will be a MediaPlayer control, but it is not in our list for the first version. We will first release the controls that allows you to create business applications in Silverlight. For the moment, please use the MediaPlayer control that we have for Silverlight 1.0 version. All the best, Valentin.Stoychev the Telerik team Instantly find answers to your questions at the new Telerik Support Center

[Valeri Hristov]

Hi guys,

I am sorry for the diverse information about RadControls for Silverlight 2 in this forum. I will post our official statement by the end of the week.

Best wishes,
Valeri Hristov (Silverlight Team)
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[Steven Nesbit]

It seems that Telerik already announced their commitments back when the web demo was done.   It is important now, to not attempt to re-write history, and just execute on the plan already in place.   Your competitors aren't waiting for another release before they release beta tools for developers to begin to work with.   The idea that now, after the fact, you wish to come out with a formal statement, seems strange.  This has already been done.  Why the backtrack?

[Flemming Rosenbrandt]

I have trust in Telerik to keep their promises.

We really looked forward to see the control suite coming in march – and as Steven stated, the competitors is not standing still.

/Flemming Rosenbrandt

[Steven Nesbit]

Thank you.  We are moving forward and are hoping Telerik keeps their commitment to the community.    Telerik should be pleased to see the exitement.

The competitors will have their releases ready for test within the next week or so....

Now it's time to wait and see...

[genesplitter]

I'm also waiting with baited breath for this.

http://www.donaldlee.net

[Skypy]

Hello,

Still waiting for news from end of previous week.
I am very excited for your next update !

Thanks !

[Ingo Oltmann]

Hi,

some updates regarding Teleriks Siverlight controls?

Ingo

[Valentin.Stoychev]

Hi All,

Thank you for your interest in our controls for Silverlight.

We had some internal discussions here at Telerik about how to proceed with our Silverlight offering. 

We decided that the process of delivering the controls will be on 2 stages. First, we will deliver a couple of controls at the end of April with our ASP.NET Futures release.

The beta release (the second stage) will include a dozen of controls and is scheduled for our Q2 release in the middle of July.

That said we want to make sure that we will deliver the best component suite for Silverlight. If you need to taste the latest bits before their official delivery date, please open a support ticket describing the application you want to build and the controls you need, and we will include you in our early access program for Silverlight.

Let us know what you think!

Greetings,
Valentin.Stoychev
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[Skypy]

Hello,

I thought that controls showed in Telerik's demo would be in first beta, what do you mean by a couple of controls ?

July is far far away but I think there is no choice :/

[Valentin.Stoychev]

Hi Skypy,

The april release will include controls that are more ASP.NET related and are ready to use directly into an existing ASP.NET page. That is why they will be part of the ASP.NET Futures release. The controls that will be released are:

RadUpload
RadMediaPlayer
RadCube

and also there will be a new dialog in RadEditor for inserting Silverlight content.

BTW: What application you want to develop NOW with the Silverlight platform? What are the major controls that you need? Do you think that the platform is mature enough so you can start developing with Silverlight?

Let us know - your feedback will be much appreciated. 

Thanks!

Sincerely yours,
Valentin.Stoychev
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[Skypy]

For a first beta I would like to have RadMenu (and RadTabStrip would be useful), so I could build a main interface with it.

[Raj Croager]

Microsoft has released a "go-live" license for Silverlight 2.0 so I definitely feel comfortable delivering a solution in this platform. We have a couple applications that we are working on right now, one involves large uploads so that one is important to us. The other is the ability to annotate images/proofs. We plan on using a variety of controls and I can definitely go into more detail if you are interested. We are a .NET shop and were about to go down the flash/flex route till the latest announcements at Mix.

[Valentin.Stoychev]

Hi Raj Croager,

We are definitely looking forward to see what kind of applications you are building. Please open a new support ticket or write directly to [valentin.stoychev [et] telerik.com] so we can continue our discussion there.

Thank you!

Sincerely yours,
Valentin.Stoychev
the Telerik team

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