Telerik blogs
  • Desktop WPF

    WPF/Silverlight : RadChart - solving issues with the X axis labels.

    As you may already know, since the invention of the chart control there are some cornerstone cases when most of the implementations do not perform well. One of these is the arrangement of labels on the horizontal axis and especially when placed in a limited space(overlapping labels). This problem is clearly visible on the image below: Several ways to work around this problem have been developed and during the last months we put efforts to implement most of them. Our recent Q2.2009 release of RadChart for WPF/SL offers the following AxisX properties: LabelStep - when set to n, this property will make only...
    July 14, 2009
  • Productivity

    Reverse Mapping and Using Database Views with Telerik OpenAccess ORM

    We are glad to announce that one of the major improvements for our 2009 Q2 release is the support for database views. Views are stored queries accessed as virtual tables which represent the result of a query. To provide higher security, they can encapsulate the data into smaller result sets accessible from particular roles. Views are also used to combine data from many tables and allow the developer to expose the table data to the user in a more natural manner. Performance optimizations for fast searching and reading can be accomplished as well when using indexed views. Now with Telerik OpenAccess ORM...
    July 13, 2009
  • Release

    RadControls for Silverlight 3 now compatible against the official Silverlight 3 RTW

    We are proud to announce the availability of RadControls for Silverlight 3 RTW.   The latest binaries of our Silverlight 3 controls can be downloaded as part of the latest internal build that is available under each user's account. We will be working on officially launching our RadControls for Silverlight suite against the latest official Silverlight 3 RTW with the forthcoming SP1 release. Then you will be able to fully explore our examples and controls entirely built against Silverlight 3.
  • Web

    Silverlight Chart in 3D

    I might be a little late with blogging on the 3-dimensional capabilities of our Silverlight Chart, but you know what people say: better late than never. So, for those of you who did not get the chance to take a look, here is direct link to our online examples: http://demos.telerik.com/silverlight/#Chart/Gallery3D/Bar   Notice that the Flexible API example now has a checkbox “3D” that switches to Silverlight 3D (as in the WPF counterpart). If you already have experience with our Silverlight 2D charts, you will notice the common API, now available for the 3D chart as well.   Here are some screenshots:   The available Silverlight 3D chart types...
    July 13, 2009
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    Are you mouse-bored?

    Hi all, First of all let me introduce myself - my name is Nikolay Rusev and I am developer at one of Telerik's ASP.NET teams. I will talk about a couple of the RadGrid sometimes easily overlooked and at the same time unique features - item selection and keyboard navigation. With the new Q2 2009 release of RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX there are a lot of improvements in both directions: enhanced multi row selection using Ctrl and/or Shift keys firing predefined RadGrid command on key events:  Edit when Enter key is pressed Update/PerformInsert command on Enter key press when current focused control is...
    July 10, 2009
  • Desktop WPF

    WPF/Silverlight : RadChart - solving issues with the X axis labels.

    As you may already know, since the invention of the chart control there are some cornerstone cases when most of the implementations do not perform well. One of these is the arrangement of labels on the horizontal axis and especially when placed in a limited space(overlapping labels). This problem is clearly visible on the image below: Several ways to work around this problem have been developed and during the last months we put efforts to implement most of them. Our recent Q2.2009 release of RadChart for WPF/SL offers the following AxisX properties: LabelStep - when set to n, this property will make only...
    July 14, 2009
  • Productivity

    Reverse Mapping and Using Database Views with Telerik OpenAccess ORM

    We are glad to announce that one of the major improvements for our 2009 Q2 release is the support for database views. Views are stored queries accessed as virtual tables which represent the result of a query. To provide higher security, they can encapsulate the data into smaller result sets accessible from particular roles. Views are also used to combine data from many tables and allow the developer to expose the table data to the user in a more natural manner. Performance optimizations for fast searching and reading can be accomplished as well when using indexed views. Now with Telerik OpenAccess ORM...
    July 13, 2009
  • Release

    RadControls for Silverlight 3 now compatible against the official Silverlight 3 RTW

    We are proud to announce the availability of RadControls for Silverlight 3 RTW.   The latest binaries of our Silverlight 3 controls can be downloaded as part of the latest internal build that is available under each user's account. We will be working on officially launching our RadControls for Silverlight suite against the latest official Silverlight 3 RTW with the forthcoming SP1 release. Then you will be able to fully explore our examples and controls entirely built against Silverlight 3.
  • Web

    Silverlight Chart in 3D

    I might be a little late with blogging on the 3-dimensional capabilities of our Silverlight Chart, but you know what people say: better late than never. So, for those of you who did not get the chance to take a look, here is direct link to our online examples: http://demos.telerik.com/silverlight/#Chart/Gallery3D/Bar   Notice that the Flexible API example now has a checkbox “3D” that switches to Silverlight 3D (as in the WPF counterpart). If you already have experience with our Silverlight 2D charts, you will notice the common API, now available for the 3D chart as well.   Here are some screenshots:   The available Silverlight 3D chart types...
    July 13, 2009
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    Are you mouse-bored?

    Hi all, First of all let me introduce myself - my name is Nikolay Rusev and I am developer at one of Telerik's ASP.NET teams. I will talk about a couple of the RadGrid sometimes easily overlooked and at the same time unique features - item selection and keyboard navigation. With the new Q2 2009 release of RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX there are a lot of improvements in both directions: enhanced multi row selection using Ctrl and/or Shift keys firing predefined RadGrid command on key events:  Edit when Enter key is pressed Update/PerformInsert command on Enter key press when current focused control is...
    July 10, 2009