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  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    Squeezing the last millisecond from the page load time

    Hi, my name is Erjan Gavalji. I am a developer in the ASP.NET division at Telerik. I am new to blogging, but I hope the topics I present will be of a real use. RadControls for ASP.NET provide rich client-side functionality and nice look trough a number of external files - JavaScript code and CSS definitions. Those resources are registered through <script> or <link> tags and are downloaded by the browser. Part of the client-side code in RadControls “Prometheus” is shared between all controls. It is contained in a different file to prevent downloading it multiple times when several controls coexist in a...
    February 14, 2008
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    Standard Compliant RadInput With No Tables

    By popular demand, some Telerik web controls such as RadInput behave like inline-block elements, i.e. they do not force new lines on the page and at the same time, they obey width, height and other block-level-specific CSS properties. In addition, RadInput supports a scenario in which several HTML elements (Label, TextBox and a Button) occupy a preset amount of space, without calculating and changing these elements' widths with Javascript on the client. Unfortunately, all these requirements cannot be met with the current browser CSS support and CSS specification. That's why some of the features and functionalities are implemented at the cost of compromising web standards - we use some...
    February 05, 2008
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    Licensing for RadControls "Prometheus" for ASP.NET

    It seems that despite our best efforts to educate customers, we haven't done a great job at letting everyone know that: When you buy a RadControls for ASP.NET license, with subscription or not, you get a matching license for "Prometheus" controls and you can download the developer build of the controls from your Client.net account. It is up to you to decide whether you want to use the classic controls or the "Prometheus" ones. Everyone who buys an ASP.NET Subscription or a subscription license for the all-inclusive SKU (which includes all UI components for web and desktop development plus Telerik Reporting) gets "Prometheus" as a...
    February 04, 2008
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    RadChart: Zooming and Scrolling Support

    Hello, We've been receiving a lot of feedback on our charting control lately that indicated interactivity is one of the most desired aspects where we can significantly improve our offering. And we listened! It's my pleasure to announce that starting from the Q1 2008 release in April our RadChart Prometheus control will provide scrolling and zooming support out-of-the-box. Here is a sneak preview that just made it out of the Telerik Charting Labs: Default view: Choose zooming area / factor: Scaled part is displayed -- you can scroll into view other parts of the chart as well (and they are loaded on demand much...
    February 04, 2008
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    Integrated support for Load-On-Demand from Web Services in RadControls “Prometheus”

    As you may already know, the “Prometheus” counter-parts of RadComboBox, RadTreeView and RadMenu made their official appearance in the Q3 2007 release. The migration to the new code base was an opportunity for us to take a fresh look at the controls and identify the weak spots that needed improvement. One area that received great attention was the Client-side API. We wanted our customers to be able to create smart and responsive applications and this meant rich client-side functionality. Nothing that can be done on the client should require a trip to the server. The result is a flexible and powerful API...
    January 31, 2008