I’m happy to announce two new episode of RadTips, a series of screencasts offering tips and tricks for using Telerik's RadControls. If you've missed previous episodes, be sure to check them out on Telerik TV. Each is only a few minutes long and covers a specific feature of the RadControls.

Adding a HeaderContextMenu to the RadGrid for ASP.NET AJAX

In this episode I show ASP.NET AJAX developers how to use the HeaderContextMenu to perform column-specific operations in the RadGrid.

Click here to watch on Telerik TV

The video is available for download below.

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Using the Entity Framework with the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX

In this...

This June, I will be at the CodeStock conference in Knoxville, TN.  If you live in the area, then CodeStock offers you a great opportunity to learn about a variety of technologies.  I am honored to have been invited to sit on a panel discussion about running community conferences and user groups.  The conference will take place June 26-27 and only costs $25 if you get your tickets before June 1.  CodeStock is doing something very unique this year in allowing anyone who registers before May 15 to vote on the sessions they most want to see.  So you can actually...

 

UPDATE: Please visit this post for more info about dynamic objects binding!

 

Since there is no DataTable in Silverlight I’ve created small class that can be used to generate columns and rows in runtime in similar to the real DataTable way:

DataTable table = new DataTable();

table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn() { ColumnName = "ID", DataType = typeof(int) });
table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn() { ColumnName = "Name", DataType = typeof(string) });
table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn() { ColumnName = "UnitPrice", DataType = typeof(decimal) });
table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn() { ColumnName = "Date", DataType = typeof(DateTime) });
table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn() { ColumnName = "Discontinued", DataType = typeof(bool) });

for(var i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
{
 DataRow row = new DataRow();
    row["ID"]...

Boss: “George, I want you to use a good looking ScrollableButtonList here. And make that for yesterday – we are getting behind schedule already!”
George: “What, for yesterday? It will take me at least a week! Come on, boss, you know how coding is!”
Boss: “Do it, or you will be looking for a new job!”
George (walking towards his office): “Oh maan, what am I gonna do?”
George (thinking again): “Of course! I will use the Telerik WinForms Framework! I bet the ScrollableButtonList will be ready in minutes… ”

This may sound bizarre, but it’s not! With the wide range...

If you’ve spent much time visiting “web 2.0” sites, you know that large font sizes are totally “in vogue” for data entry forms. Not only are they easy for all audiences to read, but they also imply a certain level of simplicity on a website. In fact, there are even some UX experts suggesting larger font sizes are better now that high-resolution monitors are the norm and not the exception.

If you’ve got a “beautifully designed” web 2.0-style site, though, and you’re working with RadInput, you know that the default skins “force” their own font size. What do you do if you...

Ever wondered how RadControls for WinForms differ from the standard Windows forms controls? Or needed a particular feature that is supported in the standard controls, but were unsure whether Telerik has it?

Regardless of whether you are just starting with RadControls for WinForms, or have a large project in the works, we have a reference white paper for you to look into. We spent some time on creating a detailed comparison between the RadControls features and the capabilities of the standard Windows Forms tools, available in the Visual Studio toolbox, so that you do not have to! This means that choosing between...

Quite often the users might want to save and then restore the layout they have previously left when closing an application that uses any kind of docking layout management. The powerful Save/Load layout mechanism of Telerik RadDocking enables such users to accomplish this task in an absolutely straight-forward manner. The developers building the application can use the advanced API of the control and implement the needed logic with just a few lines of code.

The example below demonstrates how to persist the panes’ position in a Weather Forecast Browser built specifically for this blog post.

This is the first of series of blog...

In this post we will look into the properties determining the structure of the template from our last blog post. If you haven’t read that post you can check it out “Create Your Own T4 Item Template with “RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX VS Extensions” - Part 1”!
The most important file to examine is “TemplateInfo.xml”.

 

 

This is the actual template and contains the declaration of the template. The “TemplateInfo.xml” file can be divided in two major parts, the “Wizard” and the “UnfoldFiles”.  The “Wizard” - node contains a number of general properties for the wizard, such as its Pages, Input...

Mark your calendars! This Thursday (April 23rd) I am hosting another OpenAccess ORM webinar. If you missed the last one, I covered ORM basics and how to get started with Telerik’s OpenAccess ORM. Be sure to check it out on Telerik TV. If you’re ready for a deeper look at some of the features OpenAccess offers, then plan to stop in Thursday for an hour or so while I show you how to move your OA skills to the next level. Here’s the topic:

Join Telerik Evangelist Kevin Babcock for a look at some of the more advanced features of OpenAccess...

Okay, so I am really late in posting this follow-up, but I wanted to make sure those of you who haven’t already noticed know that my last webinar, OpenAccess ORM 101, is up on Telerik TV. If you missed the webinar, or if you just want to see it again, head on over and check it out. Also, for those of you who had questions during the session or who are interested in the demos I showed during the webinar, you can find answers and source code below.

Click here to watch “OpenAccess ORM 101” on Telerik TV

Enjoy!

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