Telerik blogs
  • Release

    A better way to view images in RadFileExplorer for ASP.NET AJAX – thumbnail view comes in Q1 2012

    Starting with the Q1 2012 release, the RadFileExplorer gets a new display mode - thumbnails. In this mode the grid with folder and file details is replaced with a listview, which shows the current folder in a display similar to the Windows File Explorer's medium icons view. The best scenario for this new display mode is when you want to display thumbnails of image files - these will be shown instead of the default image file icon we have in the control. Other supported files (e.g. office documents) will show up with normal icons.   The size of the thumbnail icons...
    February 08, 2012 1 min read
  • Release

    The Q1 2012 MVC Beta is here with new Area chart and galore of charting features

    I am happy to announce the immediate availability of the Telerik MVC Extensions Q1 2012 Beta release! With it comes the longed-for Area chart type as well as a bunch of new features for the majority of the existing chart types supported by our MVC charting. We are also shipping a plethora of small and medium-sized features across all the Telerik MVC extensions, as well as formal support for the Chrome 16 and FireFox 10 browser versions. I won't go into much detail about each and every new functionality delivered with the Beta and, consecutively, the upcoming official major release...
    February 02, 2012 2 min read
  • Release

    Try the Hot Stuff – Telerik’s AJAX Q1 2012 Beta is Out!

    Though the time since the last official release, Q3 2011, and today’s release of the next Q Beta is a month shorter than usual, I am happy to present you the early preview of the Q1 2012 version of Telerik’s Controls for ASP.NET AJAX. Thanks to the hard work of the AJAX team members, we were able to include all of the major features here in the Beta version. And as most of them have been highly requested by you for some time now, I am sure you are eager to get them. But let’s stop wasting time and see...
    February 01, 2012 2 min read
  • Web ASP.NET MVC

    Scatter Your Data – Now!

    The chart component for the Telerik Extensions for ASP.NET MVC is a rapidly expanding MVC component. Not only are we adding many new features, but we’re also increasing the available chart types. With the introduction of Q3 2011 we were able to start using two new chart types - Scatter and Scatter Line. Both types allow you to plot points anywhere on your chart area, as long as you provide each point with X and Y values. Let’s take a look at how you can implement these chart types, as well as take use of some new features introduced in...
    January 20, 2012 8 min read
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    Share your ASP.NET AJAX Pages with Social Networks

    Almost everyone is on some sort of social network nowadays. It’s not just limited to tech-savvy individuals anymore. Even my grandmother, who has a difficult time finding the computer's ON button at times, has figured out how to sync up with me via social networks. With this amount of popularity, of course you want to allow your users to be able to share pages from your ASP.NET AJAX application with networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Thankfully, our new ASP.NET AJAX control, RadSocialShare, makes this sharing a breeze. I know you’re eager to have one of those Like buttons...
    December 07, 2011 5 min read