What's new in Telerik RadPanelBar v4.3 (part of Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET Q2 2007) 

• When RadPanelbar is bound to SiteMapDataSource the panel item corresponding to the current site map node is automatically selected and its parents are expanded.
• A new css class (“expandable”) is applied to items which have children. This allows better skinning support.
• New skins
  

What's new in Telerik RadPanelBar v4.2 (part of Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET Q1 2007)

The current version features numerous bug fixes and performance optimizations.

What's new in Telerik RadPanelBar v4.1 (part of Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET Q4 2006) 

• Seamless interoperability with ASP.NET AJAX Release Candidate
• Full compatibility with Visual Studio .NET 2005 Service Pack 1 and ASP.NET Web Application Project template
• Improved design time control builder
• PersistStateInCookie property implemented. This can be used to achieve show path functionality when navigating to pages.

What's new in Telerik RadPanelBar v4.0 (part of Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET Q3 2006)

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

Note that Telerik RadPanelBar 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 RadPanelBar 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
2. Search engine friendly
   
   

   Although it is JavaScript-based, Telerik RadPanelBar 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. Consistent set of skins, switchable with a single property
   
   

   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. ( See live demo)
   
   

4. Extensive design-time support
   
   The design-time functionality of Telerik RadPanelBar has been significantly enhanced to include:
5. applying skins in design time
6. new Builder dialog
   
   
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7. Easy switch between Telerik RadPanelBar skins - the AutoFormat command in Telerik RadPanelBar Smart tag automatically detects the preset skins
   
8. Design-time support for declarative data sources
9. Hierarchical binding to flat data sources 
   
   
10. Embedded WebResources in ASP.NET 2.0
    
    As of our Q3 2006 release all resources (scripts, the default skin, etc) are implemented as Embedded WebResources in ASP.NET 2.0 for a very easy and convenient deployment. The only thing you now need to do is drag r.a.d.panelbar 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.
    
    
11. Richer client-side API
    
    The client-side API is now extended and closely matches the server-side API.
    
    
12. Enhanced support for ASP.NET 2.0 declarative data sources 
    
    
    AccessDataSource, SqlDataSource, and ObjectDataSource are now supported.
    
    

 

Previous versions:

v3.7

Telerik RadPanelBar for for .NET 2.0 supports the new ASP.NET 2.0 MS Atlas framework.Telerik RadPanelBar 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. Data binding: native .NET connectivity with various sources, such as DataSets, DataTables and XML documents

 

See Also

Key features
Changes And Backward Compatibility

 

 

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