Telerik blogs
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    RadRotator binding to XML data

    As you already know, the upcoming RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX Q2 2008 release will add a new control to the suite - the RadRotator. If you are familiar with the RadRotator control from the classic ASP.NET controls suite, you will be glad to know that it is now included in the new Ajax suite as well.   One important change I would like to talk about is how the new rotator works with XML data. The classic rotator control had a property called ContentFile, which allowed the developer to specify a XML file to use as a datasource for the rotator frames....
    May 27, 2021 1 min read
  • People

    Telerik sponsors the Silverlight Control Builder Contest 2008

    Silverlight platform is getting more mature, the adoption rate is constantly raising and at the same time Page Brooks and Dave Campbell, together with some of the Silverlight community leaders and Microsoft MVPs have started a control builder contest. Check out the contest website to see the rules, prizes and how to register - http://gosilverlight.org/. As we are deeply involved with the Silverlight platform and community, we decided to make our contribution to the contest by giving our most valued license control bundle to all the winners!!! The bundle includes "ASP.NET AJAX + WinForms + Telerik Reporting" controls. The license will also automatically give you the Silverlight controls once they are officially released (which will happen till the end of this summer). The first place winner will also...
    May 27, 2021 1 min read
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    How To Override Styles in a RadControl for ASP.NET AJAX' Embedded Skin

    In the era of the "classic" RadControls for ASP.NET modifying a skin required opening ~ / RadControls / [ControlName] / Skins / [SkinName] / styles.css and making the necessary changes. The new RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX (formerly known as "Prometheus") by default use skins, which are embedded in the assembly. This simplifies deployment but sacrifices customization. Or does it? Actually, making a change to an embedded skin of a RadControl for ASP.NET AJAX is quite easy, given that one keeps in mind a couple of notable things. Namely: (1) Since the embedded skin cannot be modified, the custom styles need to be placed elsewhere. For example ...
    May 27, 2021 4 min read
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    RadControls for ASP.NET Ajax in SharePoint 2007 and DotNetNuke

    SharePoint We recently pulled out a sample SharePoint 2007 (MOSS) site which shows RadControls for ASP.NET Ajax working in SharePoint environment. You can check it out by going to http://sharepoint.telerik.com. This site is a SharePoint Publishing portal. We have modified the master page and replaced the default navigation controls with RadTabStrip and RadPanelbar. The required steps are described in detail in our online documentation. The Corporate section of the SharePoint is utilizing a different master page which incorporates RadMenu and RadTreeView. RadEditor for MOSS also got a major update - go check Stoyans’s blog post for more info. Also we prepared three demo pages showcasing RadScheduler, RadEditor and RadGrid working seamlessly in SharePoint. The main challenge here was to get...
    May 27, 2021 2 min read
  • Web

    RadControls and ASP.NET Dynamic Data - Update

    UPDATE: You can download the latest Dynamic Data bits from here. We have been working for some time to integrate RadGrid in the ListDetails page template. I am pleased to announce that this is now a fact. You can use a modified version of ListDetails.aspx bundled with RadGrid. See for yourself: You can download the bits from here. They are tested with the latest Dynamic Data bits which you can grab from here. I would like to thank David Ebbo for his continuous support and help. Also a big thank you to my colleague Vlad (our local RadGrid expert) who provided invaluable assistance with...
    May 27, 2021 1 min read