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  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    The WYSIWYG Editor Demo from Hell

    As a member of the Sitefinity team, Rich Text (WYSIWYG) web editors are literally the core of my world. These tools are the pipe through which most web content flows. They allow people—who know nothing about the HTML—to create HTML. However, the sad truth is that most WYSIWYG editors are worse than awful. In fact, I heard one CMS analyst refer to them as the “Achilles’ heel of CMS.” Frequently buggy, they’re renowned for allowing atrocious HTML to spill into the website.
    May 27, 2021 2 min read
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    Need to search in large datasets? Don’t worry, Telerik’s ASP.NET SearchBox control has got you covered.

    Last week we wrote about our new ASP.NET DropDownList control taking some specific functions of our existing ComboBox control, but in a more lightweight and better performing manner. Continuing this trend, it’s time to introduce another of the new members of Telerik’s ASP.NET control suite – the SearchBox.
    May 27, 2021 4 min read
  • Web

    Building a better UI – JSP Wrappers part 2

    Last week we dove headfirst into Java, Servlets and the Kendo UI JSP Wrappers. This week we'll expand on that experience and explore the most popular and feature rich control in the Kendo UI arsenal - the venerable Grid. The Grid widget isn't just an interface for...
    May 27, 2021 12 min read
  • Web

    Wrapping A Backbone.Collection In A kendo.data.DataSource

    In my first post about learning kendo.data.DataSource , a commenter asked me about the differences between this and a Backbone.Collection. He also wondered if there would be any value in creating an adapter that could turn a Backbone.Collection in to a Kendo UI DataSource. The value that...
    May 27, 2021 7 min read
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    Meet the Better-performing and More Lightweight DropDownList for ASP.NET AJAX

    Going through customer feedback several months ago, we realized that there are pretty simple scenarios in which you use our ASP.NET ComboBox, while you could be using a much simpler and more lightweight control designed for the task at hand. We then thought we could ship such controls to substitute some of the ComboBox functionality and allow you to do you job faster and with less code. The newest addition to Telerik’s ASP.NET AJAX controls family is designed to make creating dropdown lists a breeze, delivering flawless looks and great performance. Meet the DropDownList.
    May 27, 2021 3 min read