Hi All,
This is the second installment of the series "Code snippets in Visual Studio 2005". Well it has been quite a while since I updated my blog. My apologies, I think we all got too wrapped up in developing our new products and preparation of Q1 2006 release to remember to keep writing. However now I (having the time) intend to do just that.

So creating a code snippet is a relatively easy task, however I will make a real case to demonstrate the creation process (refresh your mind on the topic here):

- First create a text file (with your preferred editor, mine is...

Thinking how to make your life and our ROI targets easier, we decided it’s a good idea to provide for download the Photoshop sources of our components’ skins. So we sat down and toiled relentlessly to tame the mess of untitled layers into something of actual business value – the result is a section at http://www.telerik.com/skins with free downloads of the Photoshop sources for the most requested telerik skins. Pure design goodness for you to customize and build upon. Remember this section when the time comes to design your next application – this time you can jump start with a ready...

Has the time come to challenge the top place of glassy look in today’s web notion for haute couture? What could possibly act cooler than a glassy button on your web site?



Admit it, even if you never had it, at one point or another you secretly craved for one. One of those fat, professional looking glassy buttons that scream out loud style & grace and are said to sky-rocket click through rates. Everyone’s got it - for the last couple of years, web interface has been all about this glassy feel – ironically enough, with the fall of the...

We don't have an award for "Customer of the Month", but the guys from PCTS (www.pcts.com) would definitely qualify for the award. Guys, thanks for the commitment and for the "advertising on wheels"!



If you are using our products in an interesting fashion, or you would like to join the club of "TELERIK" license plate holders, make a quick comment here or drop us a line using any of the means you find most convenient on telerik.com. We will be glad to come up with a nice way to reward your...

The Problem

As Rumen said, adding controls to Visual Studio toolbox can be a tedious procedure. That's why r.a.d.controls are automatically added in the toolbox during installation. This makes it easier for the developer to start using them. However there is a catch - no control is added in Visual Studio 2005... Our toolbox adding code runs without an error but ... nothing happens. Several months ago I found the following forum thread which basically said that the code used to add toolbox items in Visual Studio 2003 will simply not work in Visual Studio 2005. And it is 100% right! We decided to abandon this...