We are currently having problems achieving the same functionality we have in MVC Extensions.

1. In MVC Extensions we have a modified combobox helper below which allows us to set the initial value & text in a 'load on demand' combobox.  As part of the helper we also modify the name to change "-input" to "_input" so both the posted value and text can be bound to properties in our view model (ie int abc and string abc_input).  

Can you advise how to best achieve this using Kendo MVC combobox as we have been unable to convert the logic below.

            return helper.Telerik().ComboBox()
                         .Name(name)
                         .InputHtmlAttributes(new
                         {
                             id = name + "_input",
                             name = name + "_input",
                             value = text
                         })
                         .Value(value != null ? value.ToString() : string.Empty);

2. Perhaps related to my issue above but when I select an item from a kendo combobox and post the the results the combobox selection is not maintained when the view is redrawn... in fact the firebug shows only the combobox selected data value is posted

    @using (Ajax.BeginForm("Index", "Home", new AjaxOptions { HttpMethod = "POST" }))
    {
        @(Html.Kendo().ComboBox()
                .Name("TestComboID")
                .AutoBind(false)
                .DataTextField("Text")
                .DataValueField("ID")
                .Filter("contains")
                .DataSource(source =>
                {
                    source.Read(read =>
                    {
                        read. Action("GetProducts", "Home")
                    })
                    .ServerFiltering(true);
                })
        )
   
3. Server Filter

Currently to implement combobox server filtering in MVC extension is quick and easy.  The way it has been implemented in Kendo MVC examples requiring .Data to be manually set in the DataSource is clumsy and inefficient given the amount of code required.. If you only have a few combobox's it wouldn't be an issue but we have over 100... Is there any way to improve this so the value is automatically passed when server filtering is on?

Thanks in advance,
Danny

Hi,

The bottom border of my window is not showing in IE8 even though there is plenty of space.  Is this a known issue?  I am using the default theme.

Thank you,
Donna

I currently use the Telerik ASP.Net MVC 3 extensions.

What is the difference between Kendo UI Complete for ASP.NET MVC and Kendo UI Web?

Do they both support Entity Framework, Linq to Entities, and Data Annotations for the Models?

In addition, does Kendo UI Mobile support Entity Framework?

Basically, can you bind the UI Widgets to entities? All I see in th examples is datasource binding to manual entries or some service that serves up data. What about data coming back from a SQL Server database using LINQ and binding it to the widgets?

Also, in return, to update the database from the widgets....

Which product (Kendo UI Complete for ASP.NET MVC and Kendo UI Web) is best to use in what kind of scenario?

If so to any of the above questions, where can I find examples? 

Hi,
We just realized that the grid component does some kind of reordering even when no sort order is defined. It sorts the same way everytime, but I cannot see any real pattern to what it sorts on.

We do the sorting server-side and breaking inside the razor view and expanding the list sent to the grid (iqueryable with direct connection to Entity Framework) shows the expected sort order. However, when the grid component has processed it the sort order has changed.

Hopefully this can be fixed soon!

/Victor

Hi there,

I noticed an issue with the checkbox column for the batch-edit grid.  On the sample project that comes with the Kendo UI MVC Beta, if you navigate to the Batch Editing sample, you can see that the Discontinued column can't be changed from True to False (It works fine when changing from False to True).  In other words, after unchecking the checkbox and getting out of the the edit cell, it still shows up as "True" and has no dirty flag indicator.  Is this a known issue?  Please let me know if I'm missing anything.

Thanks,

Ben

When using EditorFor any data annotations applied to the ViewModel such as Required, StringLength, etc are not added to the wrapped TextArea as data attributes, therefore no client validation is applied.

I've been trying to set a slightly complex filter for a grid using the Kendo Beta for ASP.net MVC. I've roughly followed steps from here: http://www.kendoui.com/forums/framework/data-source/can-or-be-used-to-filter-a-datasource.aspx#2058189

the results are not as expected. It is also possible to reproduce the problem in the samples (but only in the ASP.net mvc samples). 
If you go to this sample:
http://localhost:xxxxxx/razor/web/grid/ajaxbinding 

Then do the following:

1. Filter Product Name equals Chai
2. Filter Units in Stock > 18
3. Change Product filter to be Chai or Chang

Hi,

Is there any sample showcasing how can we bind a Kendo Grid to WebApi using actions that do not follow the Telerik proposed signatures (DataSourceRequest) using the MVC Extensions?

I would like to make my API available for others to use and the DataSourceRequest in the input does not fit well in that requirement. I want to bind a grid to a controller that returns and receives my pure objects. For sorting and paging I would need to add extra arguments but I would prefer not to bind to a proprietary solution.

Thanks,
Pedro

The grid is bound like this:
 
@(Html.Kendo().Grid(Model).Name("organizationsGrid"))

The action is like this:

var model = new List<OrganizationSummaryModel> {
                new OrganizationSummaryModel { Code = "Xyz", Description = "Xyz Organization" },
                new OrganizationSummaryModel { Code = "Abc", Description = "Abc Organization" }
            };


return View(model);

Throws this exception:

System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException(ExceptionArgument argument, ExceptionResource resource) +64
   System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection`1.Insert(Int32 index, T item) +10635094
   Kendo.Mvc.UI.Grid`1.WriteHtml(HtmlTextWriter writer) +746
   Kendo.Mvc.UI.ViewComponentBase.ToHtmlString() +115
   Kendo.Mvc.UI.ViewComponentBuilderBase`2.ToHtmlString() +62
   System.Web.HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(Object value) +38
   System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.Write(Object value) +68
   ASP._Page_Views_account_SelectOrganization_cshtml.Execute()

Using:

Visual Studio 2010 with MVC 4 RC.

I noticed that while Telerik ASP.NET MVC ships with the unminified JS files, Kendo UI Complete for ASP.NET MVC does not (at least not for Beta 2). Is there a link to the unminified scripts such as http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2012.2.621/js/kendo.all.js?