Version 1.0.60504.0
New controls (see sample pages on left):
- Always Visible: Docks any panel to the browser edge so
it remains visible all the time.
- Drop Shadow: Adds attractive drop shadows to any
control on the page!
- Modal Popup: Shows styled modal UI without using HTML
dialogs!
- Rounded Corners: Rounds the corners of any control for
a clean, professional look.
General Notes:
- Significantly improved support for Apple's Safari web browser by fixing
most issues (see known issues below)
- Enabled strong-name signing for AtlasControlToolkit.dll
- Added ID property to TargetPropertiesBase. This allows behaviors to be
accessed directly from script using the "$object('id')" statement.
- Added GetUniqueID helper for building unique behavior IDs for behaviors
that need ideas and are used in repeaters.
- Changed XMLScript generation to bind to specific control types where
possible. Old version always generated "<control id='controlId>" for all
control types. Now for known types (e.g. TextBox), "<textBox id='controlId'>"
Will be generated, which allows access to Atlas control class (e.g.
this.control is Sys.UI.TextBox instead of Sys.UI.Control).
- CascadingDropDown can now call PageMethod as well as web services (Just
leave the ServicePath property blank).
- CascadingDropDown now has a "SelectedValue" property to predefine what's
selected. Note this should be the text representation of the value (not the
text) that you want to select
- CascadingDropDown's usage of web service callbacks has been optimized
- Added support for virtual paths in control properties (properties that
use URLs can now use the "~/File.htm" representation)
- Added RequiredPropertyAttribute to simplify EnsureValid logic
- Added RequiredScriptAttribute to simplify control sharing, as well as
the ability to specify another extender type in the attribute. Doing so
will cause the referenced extender's scripts to be loaded before the scripts
for the given control. This allows usage of other extenders classes in a
custom extender's behavior.
- Improved PopupControl user interaction behavior - now dismisses on click
instead of mouse leave
- Improved CollapsiblePanel behavior, added ImageControlID property for
expand/collapse images. Will now properly handle initially hidden panels (they
need overflow set to hidden) so they don't initially show.
- Added Common.js file for sharing common control/script code. To
reference this code, add [RequiredScripts(typeof(CommonToolkitScripts)] to
your extender type.
- Changed from overloading DisplayName to using dedicated
ClientPropertyNameAttribute for matching property names on
TargetPropertiesBase to the client name
- Modified sample pages to use CollapsiblePanel for section
- Miscellaneous fixes and incorporation of user feedback to all controls
Breaking Changes
- RequiredScripts property on ExtenderControlBase has been deprecated.
Move to RequiredScriptsAttribute before next refresh.
- ToggleButton's image properties are now typed as string instead of
System.Uri
- DisplayNameAttribute no longer modifies the name for client properties.
This functionality has been moved to the ClientPropertyNameAttribute
- String properties no longer default to null if empty, but rather "".
- For Safari compat, type prefix names must be all lower-case. The
ExtenderBaseControl now enforces this. If your components stop working when
you install this release, find the "Sys.TypeDescriptor.addType"
call in your JS behavior file and change the first parameter value to be
only lower case characters.
Known Issues
- Since UpdatePanels don't work on Safari, PopupControl won't be able to
populate the textboxes upon closing.
- Using behaviors directly through script. Adding the ID property to the
behaviors made them very easy to access directly through script. If you are
using the behaviors directly from script, changing properties after they
have been initialized.
- If you are writing a custom behavior that binds to a DropDownList, you
may run into issues. The workaround is to override GetClientClassForControl
on your extender class and return "control". Note this will prevent you
from accessing Sys.UI.Select features on the control class that is attached
to your behavior.
- On Internet Explorer, using the DropShadow control you may see a brief
flash when it is reparenting items inside of the target panel.
- On Safari, tabbing out of a textbox doesn't appear to cause an "onblur"
event. This interferes with TextBoxWatermark replacing the watermark if the
user tabs through. Works fine with the mouse.
- TextBoxWatermark watermark isn't cleared before submit on Safari
- PopupControl doesn't dismiss reliably on Safari when the mouse is
clicked outside the popup.
Version 1.0.0.0
- Initial release!
- New controls:
- CascadingDropDown: Easily link drop downs, complete with
asynchronous population and no postbacks!
- CollapsiblePanel: This extender allows panels on your page to
collapse and expand with no code.
- ConfirmButton: This extender adds a confirm dialog to any Button,
LinkButton, or ImageButton control.
- DragPanel: Makes any panel into an object that you can drag around
the page.
- HoverMenu: Allows UI to pop up next to a control when the user
hovers over it.
- PopupControl: This extender turns any panel into a popup.
- ReorderList: This control is a full-featured data-bound control that
allows its elements to be reordered on the client via drag and drop.
- TextBoxWatermark: This extender adds "watermark" prompt text to
TextBoxes on the page.
- ToggleButton: This extender turns an ASP.NET CheckBox into an image
checkbox.
