We have been using the same old installer for a very long time. The reason for that is very simple - because it worked. However, with the release of the new RadControls for ASP.NET Ajax suite we felt that it is time for a change. The people who tried our new futures build for Q1 2008 already know what I am talking about - the Prometheus controls come with a totally redesigned installation experience.

There were two main issues we wanted to address - install/uninstall speed and the look & feel of the installation wizard. I am happy to say that we achieved...

Did you know that we just released our Prometheus Futures build?
And what exactly a Futures build means?
It is nothing less than a preview build for the 2008 Q1 RadControls suite release coming in April! We keep adding new controls to the Prometheus suite to get it ready for its official premiere. Three long-awaited RadControls Classic controls were ported to the suite -  RadToolbar, RadPanelbar, RadTabstrip, thus bringing the total number of Prometheus controls to twenty-two.

The Prometheus suite is more than a suite of controls. It is built on top of MS AJAX, and offers a common client-side framework that allows for small overall client-side footprint,...

Several days ago I got the good news that Telerik has made it to Red Herring Magazine's Europe Top 100 list that follows Europe's most promising technology companies. Quoting Red Herring, "For 10 years, Red Herring's editorial team has diligently surveyed entrepreneurship around the globe. Technology industry executives, investors, and observers have regarded the Red Herring 100 lists as an invaluable instrument to discover and advocate the promising startups that will lead the next wave of disruption and innovation."

Past award winners include Google, Yahoo!, Skype, Netscape, Salesforce.com, and YouTube. We're not winners yet, nor are we the size and fame of previous winners, however,...

It’s a great pleasure to announce that Telerik completed the acquisition of Avaxo Ltd., makers of the Bookvar mind-mapping software. The Avaxo team will join Telerik’s Silverlight and WPF product groups in their quest to deliver next-generation interfaces. We plan to use Bookvar as a showcase application which incorporates (in the future) many of Telerik’s WPF and Silverlight components and demonstrates how to create brand new customer experiences using emerging Microsoft...

Below is a summary of the new online resources available for our ASP.NET controls/WinForm controls: 

ASP.NET

RadEditor

Knowledge base articles

• Error: Web.config registration missing! The Telerik dialogs require a HttpHandler registration in the web.config file:
  http://www.telerik.com/support/kb/article/b454K-hek-b454T-ctb-b454c-ctb.aspx
• RadEditor Content Not Saved After Ajax Update in Firefox:
  http://www.telerik.com/support/kb/article/b454K-hee-b454T-ctb-b454c-ctb.aspx
• Applying external stylesheet to the content of RadEditor in Preview mode
  http://www.telerik.com/support/kb/article/b454K-hed-b454T-ctb-b454c-ctb.aspx

RadSpell

Knowledge base articles

• RadSpell "Prometheus" for DNN - FormatException: Invalid length for a Base-64 char array:
  http://www.telerik.com/support/kb/article/b454K-hdh-b454T-a-b454c-cbetemdget.aspx

RadTreeView

Knowledge base articles

• Checking online single treeview node at a time:
  http://www.telerik.com/support/kb/article/b454K-hdm-b454T-bgk-b454c-bgk.aspx

RadComboBox

Code library entries

• RadComboBox AJAX - Allow only certain items to postback:
  http://www.telerik.com/community/code-library/submission/b311D-bctaaa.aspx

RadControls

Knowledge base articles

• Using RadConfirm to confirm item change in RadComboBox:
  http://www.telerik.com/support/kb/article/b454K-heb-b454T-cec-b454c-cec.aspx

Code library entries

• ContextMenu over a specified column in RadGrid:
  http://www.telerik.com/community/code-library/submission/b311D-bckbch.aspx

WINFORMS

Knowledge base...

With design and User Experience fast gathering momentum as the leading factors behind the success or failure of IT projects, we're continuing efforts here at telerik to make sure the RadControls suites stay at the forefront of presentation layer trends. We have been riding the waves with the introduction of our black skin (ever since Vista and Office 2007, black seems to be the new white in interface design), and we fully support both the Vista and the Office 2007 interface looks - for the web and Winforms.

So what's next? We thought we should ask you. We're running a short survey...

I am very excited to announce that the Q1 release of RadControls "Prometheus" will include major improvements of RadScheduler.

Flexible grouping

You probably are familiar with the “group by resource day view”. We referred to it as "Resource View". We now extend this concept further and you will be able to enable resource grouping in every view type - day, week and month. Here is how the week view looks when it is grouped by resource:



In addition, you will be able to specify the grouping direction. The screenshot above demonstrates the default value – horizontal. Here is how RadScheduler looks when using...

I showed you some Telerik Silverlight goodness in my last post but here's some more: check out the iZoofari video case study that was shown at the MIX 08 keynote. It's a great demonstration of how Microsoft's latest technologies can help IT people and developers roll out amazing applications and enjoy tremendous productivity. The really special thing about the San Diego Zoo project though is that the Silverlight UI is built with a number of Telerik controls! If you go to 3:31 of the video (highly recommended to watch the whole video), you'll see the...

Hello,

We have been quite busy lately here in the Charting Labs and I would like to draw your attention on another slick feature we are adding to the Charting toolset -- RadChart AutoLayout. The AutoLayout functionality instructs the control to perform out-of-the-box layout arrangement that provides optimal utilization of the whole chart area and ensures that all chart elements are fully readable and do not overlap with one another.

Here are a few samples that illustrate the described functionality:

AutoLayout calculates the necessary space for all elements so they are fully readable and not clipped (notice the axis item labels --...

This year the  MIX conference had a very cool Show Off contest. Here's what the organizers had to say about it:

"At MIX08, we’re hosting what will be a world famous Show Off event. If you’ve ever wanted to put the smack down on lesser mortals, flex your brain, and get everyone to gloat at your—deservedly—awe-inspiring work, this is what might be called a prime opportunity. We want you to inspire others with your unique software, tip, tool, technique, animation, or anything else we can’t think of. All you need to do is create a short, 3-minute-or-less video demonstrating what you want...