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  • Release

    Get Ready to Touch’n’Roll with RadControls for WinForms

    In a world where the word ‘touch’ became something usual rather than something exceptional, we understand that you will surely need to take your Windows Forms application to the next level. With the introduction of the Touch API in Windows 7 and the touch oriented devices for Windows 8, Microsoft paved the road to the touch-friendly applications. We also decided to follow this path allowing you to create new or update your existing Windows Forms applications making them follow the latest UX touch trends. One step in this direction is the new RadPanorama control which we discussed in a previous blog. The second step which...
    November 16, 2011 3 min read
  • Desktop WinForms

    Excel-like filtering enhancements in RadGridView for WinForms Q3 2011

    Q3 2011 is knocking on the door and along with all the cool stuff you will find inside, there is one feature that we would like to tell you about now. Do you remember Excel-Like functionality, which allows the end-user to effortlessly apply filter by selecting items from a popup list? Now we are including a bunch of new stuff to it.   Calendar filter popup First of all is a new calendar popup. It will be shown by default for date columns, and it will allow for easily selecting a date from RadCalendar. For additional convenience, there are a couple of predefined...
    November 15, 2011 2 min read
  • Release

    Improved Upgrade Wizard

    When creating our Visual Studio Extensions, accelerating development with our components has been the number one goal. One of the VS Extensions’ core components is the Upgrade Wizard. The task it was designed to fulfill is making the mundane job of updating your projects faster and easier. As the Upgrade Wizard has been in the wild for quite some time now, we’ve received a lot of feedback from customers using our various products. Even though it has been doing a pretty good job, there is always room for improvement. The two most popular feature requests were: Add support for upgrading Class Library...
    July 13, 2011 2 min read
  • Release

    Toolbox Grouping with Telerik RadControls

    Introduced with the 2011 Q2 Release of the RadControls for AJAX, WinForms, WPF and Silverlight is the new Toolbox Grouping functionality. Controls in the toolbox will be delivered in multiple tabs, organized by type and role, right after installation.   The users of the Toolbox Configurator wizard will also benefit from the improvement. For those who aren’t familiar, it can be found under the Visual Studio Telerik menu. Using the toolbox configurator will add the items in the toolbox organized in groups, although the old ‘one-tab’ look will still apply for previous releases. If you find it hard to keep...
    July 13, 2011 1 min read
  • People

    Join the Front Row at Q2'11 Release Webinar Week

    With the next major release just around the corner (expected in a few weeks’ time), we at Telerik are excited to announce that the registration for our traditional “What’s New” Webinar Week is now open. Book your seat for a series of live web events following the release date, during which Telerik’s Evangelists will show you how to make the most out of the cool new stuff we ship with Q2 2011. Attending the live webinars kicking off July 18 gives you the chance to not only have your questions answered in the Q&A sessions, but to also win a...
    June 28, 2011 3 min read