GridView columns are collapsing while loading for few seconds

[Ram]

Hi Team,

We are using telerik rad gridview (Version 2011.1.0419)  in application. It is working very fine. The problem that we are facing is, the columns of gridview are getting collapsed(to very narrow) for few seconds while loading data into it, later the columns widths are adjusting automatically.

Requirement is When the scrollable grid is first displayed, the columns should be displayed in their final form without the collapsing and expanding of columns.

Please let us know what is the resolution for this. I am placing xaml code that we have used.

Also, Please let us know how to display the grid only after loading as a quick solution

<telerik:RadGridView Name="searchResultsGridView" ColumnWidth="*" CanUserDeleteRows="False" IsReadOnly="True" IsFilteringAllowed="False" CanUserSortColumns="True" CanUserInsertRows="False" VerticalAlignment="Top" RowLoaded="OnSearchResultsGridLoaded" SelectionChanged="OnSearchResultsSelectionChanged" RowUnloaded="OnSearchResultsGridUnLoaded"   Height="Auto" Width="Auto" Margin="5,3,5,0" Style="{StaticResource GridViewStyle}" HeaderRowStyle="{StaticResource HeaderStyle}" ItemsSource="{Binding}">
                                <telerik:RadGridView.Columns >
                                    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn Name="createDateCol" Width="Auto"  Header="Last Updated" DataMemberBinding="{Binding CreatedDate}" HeaderCellStyle="{StaticResource ColumnHeaderStyle}" CellStyle="{StaticResource gridcellStyle}"/>
                                    <telerik:GridViewDynamicHyperlinkColumn Name="lastNameCol" Width="Auto"  Header="Last Name" DataMemberBinding="{Binding LastName}"  HeaderCellStyle="{StaticResource ColumnHeaderStyle}" CellStyle="{StaticResource gridcellStyle}"/>
                                    <telerik:GridViewDynamicHyperlinkColumn Name="firstNameCol" Width="Auto" Header="First Name" DataMemberBinding="{Binding FirstName}" HeaderCellStyle="{StaticResource ColumnHeaderStyle}" CellStyle="{StaticResource gridcellStyle}"/>
                                    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn Name="dateOfBrthCol" Header="Age"  DataMemberBinding="{Binding DOB}" Width="Auto" HeaderTextAlignment="Center" TextAlignment="Center" HeaderCellStyle="{StaticResource ColumnHeaderStyle}" CellStyle="{StaticResource gridcellStyle}"/>
                                    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn Name="genderCol"    Header="G" DataMemberBinding="{Binding Gender}" Width="Auto" HeaderCellStyle="{StaticResource ColumnHeaderStyle}" CellStyle="{StaticResource gridcellStyle}"/>
                                    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn Name="stateCol"     Header="ST" DataMemberBinding="{Binding StateCode}" Width="Auto" HeaderCellStyle="{StaticResource ColumnHeaderStyle}" CellStyle="{StaticResource gridcellStyle}"/>
                                    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn Name="quoteIdCol"    Header="Quote/Illustration" Width="Auto" HeaderTextAlignment="Left" TextAlignment="Left" DataMemberBinding="{Binding QuoteId}"  HeaderCellStyle="{StaticResource ColumnHeaderStyle}" CellStyle="{StaticResource gridcellStyle}"/>
                                    <telerik:GridViewDynamicHyperlinkColumn Name="prodDescCol"  UniqueName="prodDescCol"   Header="Product Summary" DataMemberBinding="{Binding ProductDesc}" HeaderCellStyle="{StaticResource ColumnHeaderStyle}" CellStyle="{StaticResource gridcellStyle}"/>
                                    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn Name="annPremCol"   Header="Annual Premium" DataMemberBinding="{Binding AnnualPremium}" HeaderTextAlignment="Right" TextAlignment="Right" Width="Auto" HeaderCellStyle="{StaticResource ColumnHeaderStyle}" CellStyle="{StaticResource gridcellStyle}"/>
                                    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn Name="agntCdCol"    Header="Agent Code" DataMemberBinding="{Binding AgentCode}" HeaderTextAlignment="Right" TextAlignment="Right" Width="Auto" HeaderCellStyle="{StaticResource ColumnHeaderStyle}" CellStyle="{StaticResource gridcellStyle}"/>
                                    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn Name="agntNameCol" Width="Auto" Header="Agent Name" DataMemberBinding="{Binding AgentName}" HeaderCellStyle="{StaticResource ColumnHeaderStyle}" CellStyle="{StaticResource gridcellStyle}"/>
                                    <telerik:GridViewDataColumn Name="gaCodeCol"    Header="GA Code" DataMemberBinding="{Binding GACode}" Width="Auto" HeaderTextAlignment="Right" TextAlignment="Right" HeaderCellStyle="{StaticResource ColumnHeaderStyle}" CellStyle="{StaticResource gridcellStyle}"/>
                                </telerik:RadGridView.Columns>
                            </telerik:RadGridView>

Regards
Ram

[Yordanka]

Hi Ram,

Please, find my reply in the other thread posted by you.
 
Kind regards,
Yordanka
the Telerik team

[DMM]

Please let me know where this solution is located.  I am having the problem but can't find the thread you allude to in your reply.

[Maya]

Hi David Maloney,

The cause of problem in Ram's case was that the ColumnWidth property of the RadGridView had been set to "*". The resolution in this situation would be to define MinWidth for all of the columns.
 

All the best,
Maya
the Telerik team