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  • Desktop WPF

    XAMLflix Tutorial: RadBulletGraph For Silverlight and WPF

    Every Wednesday we publish a new XAMLflix Tutorial.  This is a searchable PDF file with all the contents, information, code and screen shots corresponding to one of our video tutorials.  This week: RadBulletGraph RadBulletGraph provides you with a quick overview of your data. It offers an easy way to see how a particular value looks, compared to a second value.  In this week’s tutorial you’ll find: Getting Started With Bullet Graphs Customizing Bullet Graphs Integrating Bullet Graphs with RadGridView In Getting Started with Bullet Graphs we create two projects, one with a HorizontalBulletGraph and one with a VerticalBulletGraph.  We add Qualitative Ranges to our graph providing...
  • Desktop WinForms

    Put some CSS magic to your RadControls for WinForms

    We keep a close track of the latest trends and we know how popular HTML5 and CSS are these days. That is why while implementing our new theme engine, which we presented in our previous blog, we added a small, but powerful styling feature  and in this blog we want to tell you more about it.   Until now there were two ways to create new themes for RadControls. The first one is to use the Visual Style Builder tool (http://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/tools.aspx) and to create or modify an existing theme. The other way is a bit tricky as you should edit an XML...
  • Desktop WPF

    Where did my RadChart go? (Silverlight/WPF)

    Many of you have probably noticed that RadChart is missing from the online demos for WPF and Silverlight. What’s going on? Don’t worry. We are publishing this blog post as a list of FAQ (frequently asked questions) which should cover most of your concerns. Q. Is RadChart for WPF/Silverlight gone for good? Definitely not. The RadChart control (Telerik.Windows.Controls.Charting.dll) is still shipping with all installers and zip files. Q. Why is then RadChart missing from the online demos? The answer to this question is two-fold. First of all beginning with Q1 2012 we have released our RadChartView control for Silverlight and WPF. This control is designed...
  • Desktop WPF

    XAMLflix Video Tutorial: RadWindow for Silverlight and WPF

    This week’s guest on XAMLflix is the RadWindow for Silverlight and WPF.  XAMLflix is a set of video tutorials designed to make it easy for you to get started with and learn about advanced features of Telerik’s RadControls for Silverlight and WPF. There’s a new video every Tuesday and Thursday and a new written tutorial every Wednesday. You only have to learn how to use a RadControl once because the Silverlight and WPF controls share a common code base and API.  RadWindow enables the quick and easy creation of modal popups for your application.  They can be very useful for drawing attention to important...
  • Desktop WPF

    XAMLflix Tutorial: RadDiagrams for Silverlight and WPF

    Today’s new XAMLflix tutorial is on RadDiagrams. RadDiagrams is more than a control; it is an entire integrated system for adding diagrams to your Silverlight or WPF application. With RadDiagrams you can create anything from a class diagram to a mind-map to a diagram of your home. This week’s tutorial covers: Getting Started with RadDiagrams Editing RadDiagrams Custom Shapes for RadDiagrams In Getting Started With RadDiagrams you’ll see how easy it is to get started using RadDiagram.  You’ll begin by creating a new project, and you’ll complete a sample application. You’ll learn about Panning and Zooming and adding connections between elements In Editing RadDiagrams you’ll go beyond the...