Now that Web.UI 2008.2 is officially out the door, I can take some time to sit back and reflect on what's been done. There are some great new controls, as usual, and major enhancements to our Grid control. I'm particularly excited about that last part, as I've felt for a long time that some of the limitations with its ...

Since the introduction of the WebService running mode in ComponentArt Grid, and related functionality (like the client-side load method), we have seen this approach rapidly gain popularity and, naturally, produce demands for more features and more versatility. Versatility is key when it comes to UI controls, so we have been spending some ...

A common scenario that our users encounter with the Grid is the need to populate it with different data depending on client-side context – for instance, a dropdown option or a TreeView selection. Very often, this situation is solved by to setting Grid to Server or Client running mode and wrapping it in a CallBack control, and then using the ...

Version 2007.2 of ComponentArt Grid includes, among other goodies, an exciting new feature: WebService running mode. We think it should be very useful for a lot of people so, in this post, I want to introduce you to this feature and explain how it works. What is it? Those who have used Grid will be familiar with the notion of a ...