ScrollingGrid Update- November 26, 2003 Well, ScrollingGrid has had over 50 downloads in the past two days. Looks like a lot of people are trying it out. Now you have a few more reasons to. Thanks to DataGridGirl, we identified an issue with the control when working GridLayout mode. The issue was resolved, and a new build is now available online. If you download the new version, you'll also find some changes to the User's Guide, most notably a clarification to the rendering section, and the sample code from the demo site. I also...http://weblogs.asp.net/rmclaws/archive/2003/11/26/39851.aspx ScrollingGrid is LIVE!- November 23, 2003 Well, I finished an all-night marathon wrap-up session last night (midnight to 10am), and finally got ScrollingGrid completed, and all of the website changes online. As of 10am this morning, ScrollingGrid is now available for all of you to test out and buy. The download comes with a built-in 30 day free trial, and you can purchase it right from Visual Studio .NET. It comes with a User's Guide that walks you through all the nuances of the control. The Developer Edition lets you use...http://weblogs.asp.net/rmclaws/archive/2003/11/23/39363.aspx The Ever Changing Process of Building Processes- November 23, 2003 So I've been spending the past few days updating the build processes for all the software I've been working on. The problem is that, while I'm not the first person to ever have to build installers for commercial components using the deployment tools in VS.NET, I'm the only one willing to talk about it. Several searches on Google for information on nuances like what an &8220;Environment String Value&8221; is in the Registry Editor have turned up utterly fruitless. Further, I discovered that my..http://weblogs.asp.net/rmclaws/archive/2003/11/22/39300.aspx I Can't Have What I Want- November 18, 2003 I have determined why there aren't more quality processes in place in the community for server controls. It's because Microsoft makes it darn-near impossible to install controls in the intuitively simplest manner. In fact, the whole process is completely counterintuitive. So, I have been testing out the code that I wrote last night, and it basically appears that I can't have anything that I wanted. Well, I take that back. I can add the assembly to the &8220;Add References&8221; dialog...http://weblogs.asp.net/rmclaws/archive/2003/11/18/38356.aspx On Tap For This Week:- November 16, 2003 Here's what I'm working on for this week, and the weeks ahead: I'm going to post the VS.NET Version Commander on InterscapeUSA.com later on in the week, after I'm done with ScrollingGrid (wasted too much time on the Commander today anyways). I'm going to go ahead and make it available free of charge (let no one say that I don't give away freebies), and it will be fully supported. I'll be doing some work tomorrow and Monday to rearrange Interscape's sites, to better handle the...http://weblogs.asp.net/rmclaws/archive/2003/11/16/37850.aspx Building a Better Server Control Experience, Part 2- November 15, 2003 Building a Better Server Control Experience, Part 2The Devil's In The Details: It's The Little Things That Make Customers Happy Details matter. Especially in building solutions people pay for. You've heard of the term WYSIWYG Well why isn't the term YGWYPF more prevalentIt stands forYou Get What You Pay For, and it's more true in today's economy than most people realize. So where are the little details in server controls What are the mundane, time-consuming details that set apart a...http://weblogs.asp.net/rmclaws/archive/2003/11/15/37743.aspx Building a Better Server Control Experience, Part 1- November 15, 2003 Building a Better Server Control Experience, Part 1Your Code Is Broken..... Or Is It A Look At Coding For The Requirements You know, I've seen some great server controls out there. The problem that I find is, people don't take enough time to engineer complete solutions around them. They demonstrate some functionality, and they're done. Darren Neimike confessed to this earlier this week ina really nice defense to Paschal'sseven-post rampageearlier this week. So I push pretty hard to get others..http://weblogs.asp.net/rmclaws/archive/2003/11/15/37742.aspx |