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With our upcoming version of RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX (early November) you will be able to bind our grid even if the grid is in edit mode. RadGrid will locate automatically all built-in column editors (GridNumericColumn, GridDropDownColumn, GridDateTimeColumn, etc.) and you can get old/new values directly from the grid client-side API. You can use client-side editing completely codeless with templates as well. The requirement here is to set ID for the control to be equal to desired data field. Example: <telerik:GridTemplateColumn HeaderText="CompanyName"> <EditItemTemplate>    <telerik:RadTextBox ID="CompanyName" runat="server" /> </EditItemTemplate> </telerik:GridTemplateColumn> We have introduced also three new client-side methods for GridTableView to get new...

No, Microsoft hasn't announced any special changes to the framework. Instead, one of the first news items out of PDC (before the conference has even started, no less) is that they'll be changing the .NET branding.

Last week the ASP.NET team released a Beta of Q3 2008 for RadControls ASP.NET AJAX.  You can download it from http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/thread/b311D-bgmcha.aspx  , and run examples built with it on the online samples page here http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax-beta/Controls/Examples/Default/DefaultCS.aspx.  The Q3 2008 will be shipped with a new server control - RadInputManager. The RadInputManager offers an easy and intuitive way to extend a standard ASP.NET TextBox. Sometimes web apps will contain, for whatever reason, a large number of Input controls that can significantly impact the page performance. A great solution in these cases is to use RadInputManager. The big benefit with this control is that it...

There is no Telerik.Charting.dll anymore. It is now merged into Telerik.Web.UI. You will no more have to worry about its version and its registration in Web.config or replacing it in GAC when new version is out. Here are the steps you need to take when upgrading your applications from RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX version prior to Q3 2008 to RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX Q3 2008 and later: · If you have Telerik.Charting installed in GAC (this used to be the default RadControls installer action) replace the following Register directive <% Register Assembly="Telerik.Charting, Version=2.0.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=d14f3dcc8e3e8763" Namespace="Telerik.Charting" TagPrefix="telerik" %>   with this one: <%@ Register Assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" Namespace="Telerik.Charting" TagPrefix="telerik" %> You will also need to remove...

The days are getting longer here, at Telerik Central, as we are working hard to bring you the next top-notch release. Much attention is directed at RadScheduler and we have some good stuff coming down the pipeline. The beta is due today, so we have decided that it is about time to spill the beans. Looks count, really. That is why we have decided to add a touch of class to RadScheduler and make it a stylish part of your even more stylish applications. The changes are more than skin deep. The markup and the CSS were simplified and reduced in size for...