Roadmap
Telerik plans to simultaneously-ship RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX with Visual Studio 2010.
During 2010, the focus for the ASP.NET AJAX suite will continue to be optimizing the performance, adding new controls as well as features and enhancements to our existing products. Currently the AJAX product line features a consistent client and server-side API based on the ASP.NET AJAX conventions, rich client and server-side functionality as well as a solid client-side framework foundation. Additionally, following the announcement for our partnership with DotNetNuke, we will continue working towards even more tight integration of RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX inside DNN.
We are planning to reach two important milestones in the first months of the year:
We are also dedicated to utilize a wide variety of NET 4 and VS 2010 features (Client templates, JavaScript IntelliSense, ClientIDMode, etc.) and integrate much of these new capabilities of the .NET framework into our ASP.NET AJAX controls.
The process of extending our AJAX toolbox will continue throughout this year. With Q1 2010 (expected in March 2010), the Telerik AJAX family will grow with two new controls and tons of enhancements. Our productivity tools, the Visual Style Builder and the Visual Studio Extensions, will also receive major updates in order to speed up your development when building rich web 2.0 applications.
Visual Style Builder
Introduced with Q2 2009, the Visual Style Builder is a fully functional appearance customization tool that aims to make skinning the Telerik components a breeze through a visual interface without the need to know the front-end structure of the components. With the Q1 2010 release the Visual Style Builder will feature our revamped and optimized RadDock control and will bring UI improvements in the skinning options for better user experience.
Launch the Visual Style Builder
Visual Studio Extensions Package
The first version of the Visual Studio Extension Package was introduced with the Q1 2009 release and it is now an integral part of the RadControls installation. The extensions package comes in help when you setup new Telerik project, convert existing project to Telerik projects, upgrade automatically to the latest RadControls version and use VS templates that cover common application scenarios with RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX.
Read more about Visual Studio Extensions
The highlight of the Q1 2010 release for the Visual Studio Extensions will be the VS 2010 Extension Manager deployment that will allow you to manage your extensions right from Visual Studio's start page (enable, disable, install or uninstall them). We are committed to deliver VS 2010 Extension Manager support for the Telerik Visual Studio Extensions alongside with the latest available VS 2010 version by the time Q1 2010 is out, and announce official support with the official release of VS 2010.
New Controls
- Filter control – The Filter control will allow you to build complex filter expressions (based on the data type of the source fields) and attach them to data-bound controls like RadGrid and RadListView. Thus end users will be able to apply filter patterns for the data shown in these controls by means of visual intuitive UI.
- Async Upload – This new upload control will give you the ability to perform file uploads using asynchronous requests initiated by the ASP.NET AJAX framework.
Controls Enhancements
RadCaptcha
- Audio support (.NET 3.5 only)
RadComboBox
- Codeless load on demand of combobox items
RadEditor
- Light version of some editor dialogs
- RTF, PDF Export/Import
- Thumbnail functionality
- RadScriptManager and RadStyleSheetManager used in editor's dialogs
RadFormDecorator
- Styling for ASP.NET DetailsView, FormView and GridView
RadGrid
- Filtering option for header context menu
- Rating column
- Interoperability with RadFilter
RadListView
- Built-in filtering
- Visual Studio design-time improvements
- New FloatedTiles predefined layout
- Interoperability with RadFilter
RadScheduler
- Visual clue for non-visible appointments – shows an icon indicating that there are hidden appointments (like in Outlook)
- Advanced form/recurrence enhancements and improvements
Common for all controls
- JavaScript IntelliSense – We will create vsdoc files for RadControls (see this blog post for details) and have out-of-the-box Intellisense for RadControls scripts in Visual Studio 2008 and 2010
- CDN support - Using the Telerik Content Delivery Network has several advantages: reduced latency, better use of caching and reduced hosting expenses. Details here.
- jQuery animations - For the upcoming release we will continue to heavily use jQuery for animation and JS reduction in even more controls
- New skin for all RadControls - Windows7
- All controls will receive bugfixes and other improvements based on community feedback
Our release plans have been always synced with your needs. All improvements and new functionalities planned for Q1 2010 are coming in direct response to customer feedback.
We welcome all of your feedback and suggestions:
Request a Feature
Report a Bug
DISCLAIMER: We operate in a dynamic environment and things are subject to change - we may decide to add new controls at anytime depending on our capability to deliver products with "Telerik" quality.The Roadmap only intends to give you some additional information as to what you can expect in future releases.