UPDATE: You can download the latest Dynamic Data bits from here. ASP.NET Dynamic Data I am thrilled to announce that there is a new drop available for the ASP.NET Dynamic Data. You don’t know what the heck that is? It is the upcoming technology from the ASP.NET team which is designed to help you build web sites faster. Go check the following links immediately: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/04/10/asp-net-dynamic-data-preview-available.aspx http://sessions.visitmix.com/?selectedSearch=T24 http://blogs.msdn.com/davidebb/archive/2008/03/06/dynamic-data-at-mix-and-upcoming-changes.aspx http://davidebbo.members.winisp.net/screencasts/dbimage.wmv http://www.hanselman.com/blog/PuttingASPNETDynamicDataIntoContext.aspx Points of extensibility One of the key features of ASP.NET Dynamic Data are the DynamicField and his buddy the FieldTemplateUserControl.  DynamicFields represent the field of your objects. The FieldTemplateUserControl displays and edits the corresponding DynamicField – integer, decimal, date time...

Hello, With the Q1 2008 release date closing-in fast, I'd like to present to you yet another big improvement that will be introduced in the new version of RadChart -- automatic text-wrapping support. So what's it all about?  RadChart introduces automatic Notepad-like word-wrapping functionality for the following text elements: Chart Title Chart Legend Item Labels Axis Item Labels Axis Labels MarkedZone Labels EmptySeriesMessage Label DataTable-related text elements Automatic text-wrapping will be disabled by default but the chart control provides fine-grained API that allows you to enable wrapping for all elements, or alternatively on individual element basis. Here are a few screenshots that demonstrate the rich customization options provided for text-wrapping (also this is a sneak preview of some...

It has been a while since I last blogged and after changing teams in the company I decided that it’s time to brush the dust off my blog.  So far the move from the ASP.NET world to WPF has been both challenging and enlightening at the same time. There are many new programming concepts going on in WPF and I will try to keep a series of blog posts which will reveal my experiences and thoughts from the viewpoint of an ex-ASP.NET developer diving into the brave new world of WPF.     These days I am dealing with a lot of...

It’s been quite some time since my last post concerning the RadControls automation tests developed with Selenium. We still have a lot to share about our Selenium adventure, which could help those, interested in similar solutions. First of all, I believe you are unable to completely verify the visual appearance of your Web application via automated tests. There is no way you can skip the manual check if the app “looks” good and has no visual glitches anywhere. Still, the client-side styling tests automation can be considered to be the first step for the necessary web page appearance verification. I ...

Have you felt proud of the way your reports look? Or may be happy with the time it took to create them with Telerik Reporting? Let everyone see how creative you are and get the well deserved recognition for your work! A few days ago we started the Telerik Reporting contest – a contest in which everyone who submits a Telerik Reporting case study that meets certain requirements win a prize of his choice: 1 year Subscription extension; Free Telerik Reporting license; $300 discount towards the next purchase. The winner will be selected based on the community votes. Every case study will be rated...