Release

Starting from the Q3 '08 release, the jQuery library is an integral part of RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX. We've posted instructions on how to use the included version in your code and how to enable IntelliSense. The bad news is that the instructions for enabling IntelliSense no longer work with the Q1 '09 version. The reason is that Visual Studio 2008 has a problem with parsing the jQuery library from version 1.3 and up. This required us to come up with a new way to enable IntelliSense. The good news is that the new approach is much cleaner and doesn't require external...

This Thursday (April 2, 2009), I will be presenting a webinar on the RadScheduler for WinForms.  I will demonstrating some of the features and benefits that you can see in the RadScheduler.    In this webinar, Telerik Evangelist John Kellar will introduce you to Telerik's RadScheduler for WinForms. Have you had a need to build scheduler functionality into your applications? If so, then this webinar is for you. The RadScheduler offers a variety of features like iCal support, multiple view options and an out of the box appointment dialogs.  John will provide an overview of RadScheduler and help you understand all...

Silverlight 3 Beta for developers was unveiled at MIX09 last week. We created a separate build of Telerik RadControls for Silverlight3. Download the bits here (it is available in your client.net account under Downloads > RadControls for Silverlight > Latest Internal Builds). There are no new features to the controls, only that they are compiled against the Silverlight 3 runtime. You can download the controls now and enjoy the latest features added to the Microsoft Silverlight3 platform. Please note that Silverlight3 is a developer beta release only! This means there is no “go-live” licensing available and the end-user runtime of Silverlight 3 is not available. If you have any feedback on what you would like...

I’m happy to announce two new episode of RadTips, a series of screencasts offering tips and tricks for using Telerik's RadControls. If you've missed previous episodes, be sure to check them out on Telerik TV. Each is only a few minutes long and covers a specific feature of the RadControls. Grouping with the RadGrid In this episode I show ASP.NET AJAX developers how to using the built-in grouping feature of the RadGrid. I start by demonstrating how you can enable dynamic grouping by setting just a couple of properties, allowing users to group data at runtime. Next I demonstrate how to...

As I wrote in the following much commented post when the Q1 2009 beta was released - RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX did receive a major face-lift!   Despite the major improvements in a number of important areas, this change has caused turmoil as well (somewhat regrettably for both sides - customers and Telerik developers - involved). After the release, two major requests came from customers: 1) to help them keep an "old-style" skin in their applications as they liked it more than the new version, as well as 2) help them update their existing custom skins. I spent the last couple of days implementing...