Telerik blogs
  • Desktop WinForms

    Smarter ComboBoxes inside a Telerik WinForms RadGridView (repost)

    Our friends from Falafel Software have posted some interesting tips in their blog on extending RadComboBox while used in RadGridView for WinForms.   Feel free to check it out here: Smarter ComboBoxes inside a Telerik WinForms RadGridView   Thanks, Rachel!...
  • People

    Don't miss today's webinar on the new RadDock for WinForms

    The new and improved RadDock for WinForms is coming and this is your opportunity to get a first look:   Join Developer Evangelist John Kellar as he shows you how quickly you can get up and running with the new version of RadDock. John will cover the new features so you know what to expect and how you can use RadDock in your applications once it is officially released. Don't miss it!       UPDATE: You can see watch an early preview of the new RadDock here: Introducing the new RadDock for WinForms. The beta is expected in the first week of June....
  • Desktop WinForms

    Computing Values in the RadGridView for WinForms

    When working with data there are a number of occasions where you may want to calculate a value for display within a grid.  Did you know you can do this within the RadGridView itself?  It is really quite simple.  To compute a column within the RadGridView you need to set the Expression property of the destination column.  This may be a new column that you are adding to the grid to store the value or you can override the value of an existing column by setting the Expression property.  Below is an example of the syntax to calculate an average across all...
  • Desktop WinForms

    Saving/Loading RadGridView settings at design time (WinForms controls)

    I would like to share with you a new feature that we plan to release in Q2 2009:       Well, it is not just the dialog :) In Q2 2009 you will be able to save and load RadGridView’s settings at design time, and there will be a fine-grained control over which settings you want to include/exclude from the generated xml file! Thus if you are using multiple grids, you will be able to use the same settings over and over again. Pretty neat and time saving, isn’t it? The new functionality will be available in the lower left corner of...
  • Desktop WinForms

    Choosing between RadControls for WinForms and the standard Windows Forms controls

    Ever wondered how RadControls for WinForms differ from the standard Windows forms controls? Or needed a particular feature that is supported in the standard controls, but were unsure whether Telerik has it? Regardless of whether you are just starting with RadControls for WinForms, or have a large project in the works, we have a reference white paper for you to look into. We spent some time on creating a detailed comparison between the RadControls features and the capabilities of the standard Windows Forms tools, available in the Visual Studio toolbox, so that you do not have to! This means that choosing between...