In this blog post we will go through a new feature of the RadOutlookBar – the minimization capabilities. With the upcoming release of the RadControls for Silverlight and WPF the RadOutlookBar will come with a couple of new properties: IsMinimizable – boolean property that allows you to choose whether the RadOutlookBar can be minimized or not IsMinimized - boolean property that allows you to choose whether the RadOutlookBar should be minimized or not MinimizedWidth – double property that represents the width that will be set to the RadOutlookBar, when it is minimized MinimizedWidthThreshold – double property that represents at what width...

With the upcoming release Q3 of RadControls for Silverlight and WPF the RadRating will come with a new feature – the Precision property. The Precision property have three predefined values: Item - you can rate with whole item (star) Half - you can rate with half item (star) Exact - you can rate with custom precision Examples Precision = Item (rate with whole item): <telerik:RadRating Precision="Item" ToolTipService.ToolTip="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Path=Value}" /> Precision = Half (rate with half item): <telerik:RadRating Precision="Half" ToolTipService.ToolTip="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Path=Value}" /> Precision = Exact (rate with custom precision): <telerik:RadRating Precision="Exact" ToolTipService.ToolTip="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self},...

With the upcoming release of RadControls for Silverlight Q3 2010 we are announcing a new ribbon control – RadRibbonWindow. It will give the same opportunities as RadRibbonWindow for WPF, in order to have specialized window that is pre-configured with a RadRibbonBar to emulate MS Office UI and so that you don’t have to spend time setting up this first layer of the UI. It also comes with a set of minimize, maximize and close buttons so that you don’t have to add these yourself. An application that will use the new RadRibbonWindow should be configured to run in out-of-browser mode and...

With the Q3 2010 release, RadTileView supports two new major features: Changing item's visibility Using the Visibility property of the TileViewItems you can now choose which items you see at any given moment. Dynamically setting item's position By setting the Position property of the TileViewItems you’ll now be able to customize the positions of your Restored or Minimized items. There are some important notes considering the position of an item: If there is a Maximized item it will always be on position zero and if you set another item to position zero it will automatically maximize. The position change swaps the items i.e. if you set item...

Now that the first community preview of RadControls for Windows Phone is a fact, we need your feedback to make the product better suited for your needs. Help us let more people know about RadControls for Windows Phone and participate in a drawing for 5 Windows Phones 7 and 2 Telerik Ultimate Collections. Every Thursday, starting November 4, someone who has referred his/her friends will win a free phone and at the end of the promotion two people will win a license for Telerik Ultimate Collection. Winners will be notified via e-mail and will be announced in this blog post. Congratulations to...