RadControls for WinForms updated

Q3 2009 release includes new WYSIWYG editor plus performance optimizations and improvements.

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Demo application showing integration of themes.

Telerik RadControls for WinForms includes over 45 UI controls that you can use to easily build unique and visually stunning Line of Business applications. Boasting a well-designed architecture and CAB support, RadControls are perfectly suited for your Enterprise desktop development. Telerik RadControls for WinForms provide advanced GDI+ rendering techniques: rotation, scaling, animations, transparencies and run natively on all .NET platforms. You get excellent WinForms-grade performance the product included three productivity tools: Control Spy, Visual Style Builder and Shape Editor. Telerik RadControls for WinForms includes: Buttons, Calendar, Carousel, Chart, Combo, ListBox, Dock, Editors, Forms and Dialogs, GridView, Menus, MultiColumnCombo, PanelBar, Panels and Labels, RibbonBar, Rotator, Scheduler, Split Container, StatusStrip, TabStrip, ToolStrip and TreeView.

Updates in Q3 2009

• Performance optimizations by refactoring the life cycle of TPF's RadElement we introduce better RadControls application’s load and dispose times by optimizing the loading and the disposing of the controls’ element trees. Depending on the used controls end-users could face up to 300% faster load times. An improved HTML markup rendering text rendering in Q3 2009 yields optimizations in the HTML parsing speed of up to 5 times, which has a positive impact on the HTML text rendering speed, which is now 30% faster.
• RadMarkupEditor (new user control) - a WYSIWYG editor which has been added on framework level. It is *not* a standalone control. Rather, the HTML-like text formatting is available only for formatting the text elements in our controls.
• ComboBox/ListBox come with enhanced data binding which results in faster binding, support for large number of items, and memory footprint improvements.
• RadForm and RadRibbonForm feature support for active and inactive states, AutoScroll and themed scrollbars.
• RadGridView now offers a new and superior scrolling mechanism in hierarchy mode
• RadTreeView provides localization support.
• New popup behavior for RadRibbonBar. The control also offers Group Collapse Order functionality.
• RadScheduler gets a new resource grouping feature and improved rendering feedback and better responsiveness in all drag-and-drop operations.

For more information visit:
http://www.telerik.com/company/press-center/company-news/telerik-q3-2009-release-features-leading-edge-additions-to-all-in-one-net-toolbox.aspx

About Telerik

Telerik is one of the trend-setters in the development of User Interface components for .NET and add-ons for Microsoft SharePoint. The Telerik name is most often associated with constant innovation, meticulous support, and an aggressive release schedule. Telerik's flagship product, RadControls, is the most comprehensive toolset for .NET UI development. The suite enables developers to rapidly build visually stunning web and desktop interfaces with unmatched performance and interactivity. The Telerik mission is to exceed your expectations and help you "deliver more than expected".