RadMenu for ASP.NET
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Glossary Item Box

What's new in Telerik RadMenu v4.4 (part of Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET Q2 2007)

  • When RadMenu is bound to SiteMapDataSource the menu item corresponding to the current site map node is automatically highlighted
  • Scrolling of the root item group in context menu mode
  • Scrolling for second level items
  • New skins

What's new in Telerik RadMenu v4.3 (part of Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET Q1 2007)

The current version features numerous bug fixes and performance optimizations.

What's new in Telerik RadMenu v4.2 (part of Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET Q4 2006)

  1. Seamless interoperability with ASP.NET AJAX Release Candidate
  2. Full compatibility with Visual Studio .NET 2005 Service Pack 1 and ASP.NET Web Application Project template
  3. New client-side events are now added:
  • OnClientContextShowing
  • OnClientContextShown
  • OnClientContextHiddenz

 

What's new in Telerik RadMenu v4.0 (part of Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET Q2 2006)

This topic outlines the new functionality in Telerik RadMenu v4.0. For a list of changes and backward compatibility issues, see Changes And Backward Compatibility.

Note that Telerik RadMenu v4.0 is not backward compatible with previous versions. The presented changes are due to numerous improvements and great enhancements in the current version.
  1. Semantic rendering for 70% less markup

    Telerik RadMenu now implements a highly efficient semantic rendering, which uses list items and CSS instead of tables. As a result the HTML output is reduced by up to 70%, which dramatically improves performance. Furthermore, there is no CPU-freeze effect associated with client-side generated controls.
  2. Search engine friendly

    Although it is JavaScript-based, Telerik RadMenu completely follows the principles of Search Engine Optimization. The control's innovative rendering generates semantic lists and standard <a> tags, which are properly recognized and highly valued by search engines. As a result, all content accessible through this control will be automatically indexed and ranked with no extra effort required on the side of the developer.

  3. Embedded Web Resources in ASP.NET 2.0 

    Embedded Web Resources are implemented for a very easy and convenient deployment. The only thing you now need to do is drag r.a.d.menu from your toolbox onto your web page (no external files will be required). The /RadControls folder will only be needed if you plan to use a skin other than the default one or if you make any modifications to the script files.

  4. Easier grouping of items 

    the Telerik RadMenu hierarchy structure has been significantly simplified so that each menu item can now have its own collection of child items. This eliminates the need of forming menu groups so the MenuGroup class is removed.

  5. Richer client-side API 

    The client-side API is now extended and closely matches the server-side API.

  6. Improved skinning 

    Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET suite is now shipped with a consistent set of skins that allow you to easily build slick interfaces with the look-and-feel of Windows XP, Office, Visual Studio, etc. The skin of every control can be easily switched using a single property.

  8. Enhanced design-time support

    The design-time functionality of Telerik RadMenu now includes:
  9. applying skins in design time
  10. new Builder dialog

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  12. Easy switch between Telerik RadMenu skins - the AutoFormat command in Telerik RadMenu Smart tag automatically detects the preset skins
  13. Design-time support for declarative data sources
  14. Hierarchical binding to flat data sources 


  15. Enhanced support for ASP.NET 2.0 declarative data sources

    AccessDataSource, SqlDataSource, and ObjectDataSource are now supported.

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    Previous versions:

    v3.7

    Telerik RadMenu supports Atlas.

     

    v3.6 (part of Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET Q4 2005)

    Full support for ASP.NET 2.0, enhanced design-time support (smart tags for VS 2005), declarative data sources.

     

    v3.5 (part of Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET Q3 2005)

    Complete XHTML and accessibility compliance (level AAA).

     

    v3.0 (part of Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET Q2 2005)

    Support for:

    1. Content templates
    2. Visual Studio design time
    3. Keyboard shortcuts
    4. Themes
    5. Screen boundary direction
    6. Data binding: native .NET connectivity with various sources, such as DataSets, DataTables and XML documents
    7. Static (pinned) menus
    8. Image preloading and caching

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