DXTREME Mobile for C# developers–the Design
I must add a caveat to that title: “Such as it is”. (See the Introduction to this series here.)In essence, I want to keep the work flow of the Citizenship Test app pretty simple to suit the main...
View ArticleGetting Started with DevExpress ASP.NET–Build a WebForms App in minutes
Check out these great getting-started tutorial videos for the DevExpress ASP.NET product suite.Build and deploy in minutesBy watching these videos, you’ll learn the complete basics of how-to:1. Create...
View ArticleReport Sparklines (coming in 13.1)
With the debut of our WinForms Sparkline control we’ve decided to also add it to our reporting toolbox.Using Sparklines in reports is fairly straightforward. In this case I created the simple...
View ArticleMerge Changes when Two Users Edit the Same Record Simultaneously
In multi-user data-aware applications it often occurs when a user modifies and saves a record that was edited by someone else. It is also possible that changes made by users do not intercept, e.g. one...
View ArticleReport Improvements (coming in 13.1)
We have decided to make usability a point of emphasis when it comes to our great set of tools designed to deal with complex data. As such we have introduced a number of enhancements which should...
View ArticleWinForms – New WinRTLiveTileManager (coming soon in v2013 vol 1)
With the release of Windows 8, Microsoft introduced us to a new kind of user interface: Live Tiles. This new UI metaphor provides a couple of benefits to developers: first they can update the tile on a...
View ArticleDashboard Printing and Exporting (coming in 13.1)
One key feature many requested for our powerful dashboard tool was printing and exporting. Beginning with 13.1 you will be able to print both individual elements as well as the entire dashboard with...
View ArticleDevExpress ASP.NET GridLookup supports Null Text (coming soon in v2013 vol 1)
Starting with the first major release for DXperience in 2013, you’ll be able to set null text for the DevExpress ASP.NET GridLookup control.Just like the DevExpress ASP.NET Combo Box, the ASPx...
View ArticleWinForms - New Tree List Lookup Editor (coming soon in v2013 vol 1)
Chances are that you are already using a Tree List control in your app. With the upcoming v2013 vol 1 release, we made it easier to use the Tree List as a drop down editor. The new TreeListLookupEdit,...
View ArticleNew Unified Application Wizard – Template Gallery (coming soon in v2013 vol 1)
In an ongoing effort to improve our quick start templates and to help you get started with creating awesome looking apps and solutions, in the upcoming v2013.1 release, we will introduce a new Unified...
View ArticleThe PropertyCross project
Over in the UK, Colin Eberhardt and Chris Price have been taking on an arduous task: evaluating the various frameworks and libraries that (ostensibly) help you create mobile applications. Their goal is...
View ArticleMetropolis Blue: A new ASP.NET theme (coming soon in v2013 vol 1)
Check out the new “Metropolis Blue” theme coming our in first major release of DXperience in 2013:The new Metropolis Blue theme is variant on our current Metropolis theme which we introduced in late...
View ArticleSecurity in On-line shop? Easily!
I can think many reason why Security is necessary when developing even the simplest online shop backend. I will not elaborate them but I will concentrate on how to empower the application prototype we...
View ArticleDevExpress ASP.NET Combo Box supports Null Text (coming soon in v2013 vol 1)
Starting with the first major release for DXperience in 2013, you’ll be able to set null text for the DevExpress ASP.NET Combo box control.What? What’s this NullText?NullText is grayed out text inside...
View ArticleNew ASP.NET Image Gallery Control (coming soon in v2013 vol 1)
Check out the new DevExpress ASP.NET Image Gallery Control coming out in the first major release of DXperience in 2013:An Image Gallery is a great way to present a set of images from your website. And...
View ArticleExtend the ASP•NET Image Slider to make your own Video control (coming soon...
Check out this video playback control that was made using the versatile DevExpress ASP .NET image slider control:How? Templates, ftw!The animated gif above shows the DevExpress ASP.NET Image Slider...
View ArticleNew feature: ASP•NET Memo Field supports Max Length (coming soon in v2013 vol 1)
The DevExpress ASP.NET Memo field now helps you to limit the amount of characters typed into it:Server checkA nice feature of the DevExpress ASP.NET Memo control is that it will check the length on the...
View ArticleNew: ASP•NET Image Slider with built-in Slide Show feature (coming soon in...
Check out the new SlideShow feature of the DevExpress ASP.NET Image Slider:New SettingsWe’ve added several new settings to make it easier for you to enable and manage the slide show capabilities of the...
View ArticleTable of Contents Report Control (coming in 13.1)
The DevExpress reporting suite has a tremendous bookmarking and document map feature which makes it extremely easy to quickly understand and navigate the data inside of a report. We have decided to...
View ArticleIntroducing Spreadsheet Document Server (coming soon in v2013.1) – Part 1
The Spreadsheet Document Server is a powerful non visual .NET library, engineered to create and manage Spreadsheet documents natively, without the need for Microsoft Excel to be installed. With...
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