Infragistics Community Articles

In this area, you'll find articles that have been written by Infragistics developers, support engineers, and guidance artisans as well as outstanding individuals outside of Infragistics who've contributed their knowledge to the Infragistics community.  Enjoy!

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How to Make Users Happy

Have you ever believed your application's UI was a work of beauty only to be taken aback upon discovering your users were unimpressed, unable to see or feel your efforts?  You poured your heart and mind into creating an application that met your users' requirements, but frequently little time remains for ensuring that  great user experience.  Learn how you can overcome this challenge to make yourself and your users much happier!

Application Styling

Applications are now as much about how you present information as what you present. Times have changed, and development teams must now embrace contributions from a multi-disciplinary and eclectic crew that include designers, animators, and graphic artists to lead the market. Learn how application styling from Infragistics works to enhance this collaboration, easily brand your applications and Web sites, and elevate the creative contributors on your team to greater productivity than you ever before dreamed possible.

Ignite Your User Experience with Hot Tracking

In this article you will receive guidance on how to best apply hot tracking in your application, whether it targets the ASP.NET, Windows Forms, or Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) platform.  Learn what pitfalls to watch out for when styling your user interface, and how to leverage hot tracking in creating a warm responsive user experience, even if you are not a designer.

Binding xamDataGrid in Expression Blend and Visual Studio

This article shows how to bind a typed DataSet to a xamDataGrid using Visual Studio 2005 and Microsoft Expression Blend. It is intended for developers who are new to WPF and Blend.

Building WebParts with NetAdvantage for ASP.NET

WebParts are the building blocks of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server pages.  By using a simple pattern, you can use NetAdvantage for ASP.NET to target this powerful platform.  In this guide, you will learn the key steps necessary to get started in building your own custom web part.

UI Thread Marshaling in the Model Layer

When a WinForms client consumes asynchronously messaged events that require changes to UI controls, some architectural patterns create difficulty in marshalling the update on to the main UI thread. This article illustrates one such example – that of a custom data set that is bound to the UltraGrid as a data source.

Quick Guide to Implementing the NetAdvantage UltraWebGrid in a Real Life Scenario

Learn how to implement the NetAdvantage WebGrid (a.k.a., UltraWebGrid) in a professional application environment from Ralf Saha.  In this article published by DotNetSlackers, Ralf goes into some depth on lessons learned while building a real application using the NetAdvantage for ASP.NET WebGrid, providing helpful code listings and sage advice that will help you make the most of using the WebGrid.

Make WebDateTimeEdit Drop Down a WebCalendar

With only a custom button and JavaScript, Sung tells ASP.NET developers how to make the WebDateTimeEdit™ drop down a WebCalendar™.  This supercharges the WebDateTimeEdit with added functionality while bringing down the page size compared to using multiple WebDateChooser™ controls.

What is the value of using JSF?

Jim poses some tough questions about the JavaServer™ Faces platform, how it stacks up against Struts and other solutions, the role of reusing the stylable UI components of others and more. Before he is through, he will leave you with the answers to these questions and many of his own insights into the value and importance of JSF to your Java development.

WPF in Windows Forms Interop

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) brings new energy to lethargic Windows Forms applications, but all that Windows Forms code will not vanish overnight.  How should developers capitalize on NetAdvantage for WPF in these legacy applications?  Andrew answers your questions about incorporating Infragistics WPF controls, like the xamDataPresenterTM, into the Windows Forms ElementHost.  He also reveals productivity-enhancing practices that will enable your designers to craft these controls' user experience in Microsoft Expression® Blend while your developers continue coding for Windows Forms.

Inside xamSalesManager

xamSalesManager - WPF sample showcase application

In this article, Microsoft MVP Josh Smith describes how the xamSalesManager™ showcase sample was architected and designed around the data presentation, charting, docking and ribbon UI of the NetAdvantage® for WPF controls. His explanation illuminates many of the best practices you can use when developing your own line-of-business applications.