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Desktop WPF
Control Implicit Styles or “Where is My ComboBox.xaml” of RadControls for Silverlight and WPF
It is gone… Merged in Telerik.Windows.Controls.Input.xaml. But you can still extract it, just read on. A while back ago we have released the styles for all our controls and themes of the RadControls for Silverlight and WPF suites as ResourceDictionary xaml files containing implicit styles. Currently they could be merged in the App.xaml files of your application and would apply globally. Of course there is more information available in the help sections: Implicit styles Silverlight Implicit styles WPF Some of the benefits are that the styles are no longer hidden in a dll’s resources but rather exposed in your application. And so it is easier to re-style some of the controls or...July 27, 2012 -
Web
Hello Kendo UI Part 2–Grid CRUD
In part 1 of the Hello Kendo UI series, I went over how to create a Kendo UI grid and how to push some of the remote operations to the server. In this module, I will be covering how to fully enable CRUD operations in the...July 27, 2012 -
Productivity
Just Decompile, Master the Assembly with JustDecompile Plugins
The number one request currently on the JustDecompile UserVoice is to “add an API for plugins,” and we take user demands seriously! If you have the new version of JustDecompile, you may have noticed a rather interesting main menu item (if you need to update, check out the brand new Telerik Control Panel). Introducing Plugins You may find that your menu only has the Plugins Manager, which means you need to install a plugin! You can do this by going to the Plugins Manager. At this time, the manager displays a list of installed plugins and gives you a button to obtain new...July 26, 2012
by Chris Eargle
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Web
App Permissions Are a Waste of Time
There is a troubling trend in modern app platforms. If you’ve ever installed any app on an Android device, Facebook, Chrome, or used OAuth to log-in to a web app, you’ve probably seen a screen like this: OR These are screens asking if you’d like to give an...July 26, 2012
by Todd Anglin
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People
The Importance of Social Interaction on Software Projects
Have you ever played the “Telephone Game”? The way it works is simple. Line everyone up, and say a phrase to the first person. That person (and each person in turn) repeats that phrase from memory to the next person in line. When the last person gets the phrase, he/she compares it to the original phrase. Almost every time, what comes out the other end is fairly mangled. Take the same group of people, and have them form a circle. Stand in the middle of the circle, and say the same phrase. Now have each of the people repeat the ...July 25, 2012
by Phil Japikse
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Release
Slides, Source Code and Video to the “RadControls for Metro - Windows 8” Webinar Now Available
Introduction Hello everyone, We wanted to thank you all for attending the Windows 8 Webinar yesterday. As we promised in the webinar all of the materials are now available for you to download and explore on your own. If you have any questions then feel free to leave a comment below. We’d also suggest that you download the RadControls for Metro if you haven’t already. For those that couldn’t attend, What is RadControls for Metro? RadControls for Metro is the toolset for building Metro apps that run on tablets and large screens no matter if you are coming from the XAML or HTML/JavaScript...July 25, 2012 -
Productivity
Let's Get it Started - The New JustCode Getting Started Wizard in Action
How many times have you installed freshly downloaded software and wondered where and how to really start using it? Yeah, we’ve experienced that a lot, too. Having that frustration in mind, we created the JustCode Getting Started Wizard. It’s the new non-obtrusive, quick introduction and setup tool, that shows you the main JustCode features together with two short configuration steps to help you start using JustCode right away. The wizard will appear only once upon fresh installation of JustCode. You won’t see it anymore once you’ve gone through the setup process. You can also close it manually anytime and invoke it...July 25, 2012
by Chris Eargle
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Desktop
Win8, WinRT, Metro, Oh My
There has been a great deal of confusion about the differences between and among WinRT, Windows 8, Metro, Metro Applications and etc. [ Click on the image for full size ] While there is no reason to be absolutist or pedantic about these differences, if we are going to communicate effectively we need to understand the fundamental differences. Thus, I offer the following simplifications to get us started… Windows 8 is an operating system, the successor to Windows 7. There are numerous ways to create applications for Windows 8, and in fact there are now two classes of applications: Metro Style Applications...July 24, 2012 -
Release
Data Binding Enhancements in 2012 R1 SP2
We’ve added a nice enhancement to our data binding experience in the latest release of Test Studio. We’ve simplified configuring bindings in test steps by providing you menu selections of available data parameters to bind to the step. Setting up a data source remains the same: from the project menu, select Add from the Data Sources section. Select the type of data source you want – I’m using an Excel file for this example. You’ll need to browse to your file system and locate the data file you want. (If you’re using a Database source you’ll be prompted to enter ...July 24, 2012 -
Productivity
Beyond Agile Estimation Part II: Improving Your Metrics
Yesterday I blogged about using a spreadsheet in your Agile Estimation efforts. We left off after the first sprint and had an estimated time to completion of 15.14 weeks. Now let’s take a look at how this works after another sprint. The spreadsheet is the same, however, now we have data for sprint 2. Cell C2 represents the backlog size in story points after sprint 1. In this case if you remember from the blog post yesterday, our backlog is 106 story points. The team is going to commit to 8 story points worth of work (cell C3) and completes 8 (cell C4, told you the team gets better. ) This...July 24, 2012
by Steve Forte
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