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  • Release

    What’s coming in RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX Q1 2009?

    Q1 2009 release countdown continues at full speed! Now get ready for the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX release bits, especially for those of you who haven’t tasted the Beta yet. So here are the most exciting aspects of the upcoming release. New Controls Our offering is growing even more with the addition of the File Explorer control and the HTTP Compression Module. A flexible web control for file management, RadFileExplorer completely mimics the Windows Explorer functionality and is entirely built with Telerik RadControls. You can easily add it to your page, and organize your files and folders: create, rename, delete, drag and drop, all the familiar...
    February 27, 2009
  • Desktop WinForms

    Using RadGauge for WPF in a WinForms application

    In this post, I want to demonstrate the use of the RadGauge for WPF control inside a Windows Forms Application.  Just because you are not developing WPF applications every day does not mean you cannot benefit from what WPF has to offer.  I thought it would be useful to point out that you can use WPF User Controls inside of Windows Forms applications with minimal effort.  This is made possible through the Systems.Windows.Forms.Integration namespace.  More specifically you will be working with a control call "ElementHost" which allows the WPF control to be used in a Windows Form.    So lets get...
    February 27, 2009
  • Productivity Testing

    WebUI Test Studio Beta Update

    We are pleased to announce the new Beta update of WebUI Test Studio! It is a huge step towards the first official release coming with Q1 2009. The Highlights: 1. All reported issues were addressed! I am very pleased to say that! This includes the few problems related to the installer, a couple of fixes about the IDE components in the Design Canvas as well as various issues regarding the RadControls translators. 2. Full compatibility with the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX Q1 2009 Beta. The Beta of the RadControls is available since the end of the last week. ...
    February 26, 2009
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    Handling OnAjaxRequest in Content Pages with Ajax Proxy

    Here’s a quick tip for those of you using RadAjaxManager and RadAjaxManagerProxy. The scenario:   You have a MasterPage with a RadAjaxManager and a ContentPage with a RadAjaxManagerProxy (so far, so good, and you’re following Telerik’s best practice guidance). All declarative Ajax settings work fine with the Proxy- no trouble. But now you want fire an Ajax event on your ContentPage manually using JavaScript and handle the AjaxRequest event on the server. You’re shocked to discover there is no “AjaxRequest” event for the RadAjaxManagerProxy! What’s the solution?   Fortunately, the solution is easy. The RadAjaxManagerProxy is designed to make it easy to configure Ajax...
    February 26, 2009
  • People

    Legal-ese demystified, part 2!

    So, picking up where we left off yesterday...  Not too long ago, I received a question regarding our licensing policies, specifically section 3-1 in which we state: "Telerik does not provide technical support for modified source code" Which, to the customer, seemed a bit odd considering we do offer such useful tidbits in our documentation like how to inherit a RadGrid column, albeit with a disclaimer at the bottom reminding people about our support stance on modified source, which this would then fall into. This puts us into a little gray area that requires some explanation- namely, why provide info on inheriting...
    February 25, 2009
  • Desktop WPF

    Getting Started with RadGridView for WPF - Webinar

    Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to present a webinar discussing the RadGridView for WPF.  The control was built from the ground-up to take advantage of the WPF platform and the .NET 3.5 framework.  RadGridView for WPF represents the next generation in flexible data presentation controls you need to build powerful line of business applications. In the webinar, I provided an overview of RadGridView to help you understand all of its capabilities. If you are interested in seeing what was discussed, I welcome you to visit Telerik TV to view the full webinar using the following...
    February 25, 2009
  • People

    Telerik Silverlight Grid Official Release is Just Around the Corner

    If you have been following Telerik blogs, you’ve seen quite a few posts on Telerik Silverlight Grid already. We’ve worked hard to bring to life a powerful, robust and feature-rich Silverlight grid which will be officially released with the upcoming Q1 2009. Optimizing the different aspects of performance has always been among our first priorities. With this release, we are introducing 3 techniques to significantly reduce page loading time and to provide better user experience. The unique RadCompression module allows you to compress the entire Web Service traffic in a completely codeless manner, resulting in smaller data transfer and better performance of your...
    February 25, 2009
  • People

    Legal-ese demystified

    Hello Everyone! I'd like to begin by introducing myself to the Telerik Blog scene. My name is Evan Hutnick and I work as a Developer Support Consultant in our US Sales office. I began here back in September of 2008 and have been on a fast-track to learning everything about Telerik. But what does a Developer Support Consultant do, besides sound flashy? More or less, I'm one of the first lines of defense in the sales office for any sort of technical questions we receive. As a developer in my spare time, I've used Telerik controls (albeit only as a...
    February 24, 2009
  • Release

    RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX receive a major face-lift!

    lifting (noun) Face-lifting or face-lift is the plastic surgery for tightening facial tissues and improving the facial appearance. Q1 2009 Beta. RadControls just underwent a serious “surgical” intervention, cutting deep into the skin – removing excess CSS, streamlining look & feel across controls, adding transparent .PNG to replace .GIFs, you name it. For a taste of things to come, here is a link to our new Web Mail demo, and its source. You can also check the screenshots below.   Two complete skins were rolled out for the beta – namely a brand new (and color neutral) Default skin, as well as Vista. Another...
    February 23, 2009
  • Release

    What's Coming in Q1 2009 Release

    The countdown to Q1 – Telerik’s first major release for 2009 begins today! As usual, the new volume comes full of surprises as well as new additions and major improvements to all product lines—RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX, Silverlight, WinForms, and WPF, as well as Telerik Reporting and OpenAccess ORM. What’s more, with Q1 we are adding a brand new product to Telerik’s portfolio – WebUI Test Studio (powered by ArtOfTest), which will revolutionize the way automated web testing is done. In the upcoming weeks until the official Q1 2009, we’ll be sharing with you the major highlights of the release – one piece at...
    February 23, 2009