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  • 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. ...
    May 27, 2021 2 min read
  • 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...
    May 27, 2021 2 min read
  • 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...
    May 27, 2021 3 min read
  • 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...
    May 27, 2021 1 min read
  • 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...
    May 27, 2021 2 min read
  • 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...
    May 27, 2021 2 min read
  • 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...
    May 27, 2021 4 min read
  • 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...
    May 27, 2021 1 min read
  • Release

    Telerik Sets a New Era in Automated Web Testing

    Yes, Telerik is adding a new product to its portfolio! Maybe you are already aware of that thanks to the numerous blog posts and comments in the press. What you might be still curious to learn, though, is how Telerik will keep its promise of opening a new era in automated web testing. The motivation behind this product is simple – most companies today don’t use automated testing! Why? Well, simply because the current tools are very complex, very expensive and very generic. If you want to test a slick web 2.0 application with more-than-basic interactivity you simply can’t. And if...
    May 27, 2021 2 min read
  • Release

    Visual Studio 2008: Where is the new ASP.NET Ajax-Enabled Web Site template?

    UPDATE: Visual Studio 2010 does not have the Ajax-Enabled Web Site template as well. It always creates an ajax enabled web sites/applications, so what you need to do is just check if the ScriptManager is on your page. If you use RadControls for ASP.NET Ajax with Visual Studio 2005 you should be familiar with the Add New > ASP.NET Ajax-Enabled Web Site template. This is the option that you often choose in the add New Web Site dialog: Selecting this template gives you two benefits: 1. Your web.config file is automatically configured to use ASP.NET Ajax so you do not have to do anything manually. 2. The default...
    May 27, 2021 2 min read