Version History
v2011 vol 2
ASP.NET applications powered by DevExpress Controls are now touch enabled for both iOS and Android - from scrolling and resizing to the dragging of web controls.
The following is a list of DevExpress Controls shipping with built-in touch support:
- Callback Panel - scrolling
- Combo Box - item list scrolling
- Dock Panel - dragging, resizing, scrolling
- Grid View - scrolling, column header dragging, column resizing
- List Box - item list scrolling
- Menu - scrolling
- Panel - scrolling
- Pivot Grid - scrolling, column header dragging, customization window resizing
- Popup Control - dragging, resizing, scrolling
- Scheduler - scrolling, appointment dragging
- Splitter - pane resizing, pane scrolling
- Tree List - column header dragging, node dragging
Touch support is available to both WebForms and MVC counterparts of each control.
New ASP.NET Track Bar Control
The DevExpress ASP.NET Track Bar control is a slider that provides end-users with quick and easy visual data selection capabilities. Using the TrackBar, end-users can select a single value or value range by positioning a drag handle within a span of values.
Key features include:
- Customizable maximum and minimum values
- Single value or range selection
- Horizontal or vertical orientation
- Normal or reversed direction
- Flexible scale customization allowing you to create non-symmetrical scales
- Ability to define custom items
- Item population via data binding
- Mouse wheel support
New ASP.NET Check Box List Control
Check Box List is a check box group that provides end-users with the ability to select multiple items. You can arrange check box items across multiple columns, define the display direction of items (horizontal or vertical), and specify whether items are displayed using a table or flow layout.
ASP.NET Date and Calendar Editors - Custom Day Rendering
New events have been added to the Date Edit and Calendar controls. These give you the ability to fully control how day cells are rendered within a calendar. By leveraging these events, you can customize the appearance and content of individual days.
Related Demo: ASPxEditors - Calendar - Custom Day Rendering
The ASP.NET Theme Builder is a standalone tool designed to help developers create new themes based on shipping DevExpress ASP.NET Themes. The primary objective of the product is to simplify the otherwise cumbersome aspects associated with Theme customization. The ASP.NET Theme Builder provides numerous options to navigate through Theme elements - be it locating a visual element with one click, browsing the element trees of individual controls and exploring hierarchies of the CSS classes used to render a given control.
The DevExpress ASP.NET Theme Builder allows you to:
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Create new or modify previously generated Themes.
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Select individual controls and their elements using the Control Navigator (left most pane).
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Activate/Disable selection mode above the Preview pane. If active, you can select control elements within the preview, much like FireBug.
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View the CSS rules used for rendering the selected control element. You can edit them as text or use the controls below the Preview pane.
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Edit the skin file for the selected control by using the Skin pane.
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Modify images (for CSS and skins) using an external editor which can be specified via the Theme Builder's Options page.
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Save modified Themes in a desired folder.
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Change Theme properties (name, control set) using the Theme Properties form.
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Build a custom Theme assembly and use it in your web project.
In this release, we ship four new demos illustrating how DevExpress web controls can be integrated together to deliver real life solutions.
- Event Registration
An event scheduling application demonstrating the use of DevExpress data editors, scheduler and report controls.
- Hotel Booking
A simple application that emulates a hotel booking system.
- Webmail Client
A Microsoft Outlook inspired web mail application.
- Video Portal
A simple YouTube-like application to find, watch and comment on videos.
Licensed users can apply and or extend the capabilities of these demos as needed.