Silverlight DataGrid improves scrolling

Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight V1.2 features an improved smooth-scrolling experience, with and without animations.

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Displaying a sample grid in a browser with Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight.

Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight lets end-users see their data quickly even when it’s on a remote server accessed over the Internet. Data is only loaded as needed. Asynchronous retrieval ensures the UI never freezes, even with slow servers. Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight automatically pre-fetches extra records before and after the current ones, this means the data is already there when the end-user pages or scrolls. And when idle, Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight makes sure this cache is always filled. Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight also features: lag-masking, smooth scrolling and a fully asynchronous architecture which makes for fast applications. Other animations used throughout the datagrid’s interface contribute to creating beautiful applications that have a fluid, modern feel.

Updates in V1.2

• Xceed has greatly improved the smooth-scrolling experience in version 1.2 of Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight. Specifically, scrolling with and without animations when using the scrollbar thumb is smoother than before.

About Xceed Software

Xceed Software creates, markets and distributes quality software components for Microsoft Windows developers. Since its launch in 1994, Xceed has been devoted exclusively to the Microsoft platform. The company's very first product, Xceed Zip Compression Library, was first offered as a VBX for Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0 and has been so successful that it has been migrated to every Microsoft platform since, including ActiveX, the .NET Framework, and the .NET Compact Framework. Today, Xceed's product line can be grouped into two main categories: Data Manipulation components and User Interface components. The Data Manipulation components include compression, encryption and file transfer libraries. The User Interface components include grid, chart, menus, toolbars, treeviews, Explorer panes and other interface controls.