Hello Progress team,

we're using the HtmlChart and RadialGauge components of your Telerik for AJAX suite and are encountering some inconsistencies between the two.

To be able to use the exportable SVGs of those components server-side, we've extended your classes and added two asp:HiddenFields each, so we can post the SVG and the dimensions back to the server for further processing. (Setting the values is handled in a button OnClientClick JavaScript function, that's irrelevant to this thread.)

As of 2019, when we first introduced the respective feature in our software, the code looked like this:

• Similar for both components
• In both cases the additional HiddenFields get added to the Controls-List "OnInit" before the base.OnInit-event.
• In both cases we had to override the "Render"-function to also render the HiddenField-Controls to the HTML.

public class ExportableRadHtmlChart : RadHtmlChart, INamingContainer
{
    private HiddenField _svgData = new HiddenField();
    private HiddenField _svgDimensions = new HiddenField();
    public ExportableRadHtmlChart()
    {
        _svgData.ID = "SVGData";
        _svgDimensions.ID = "SVGDimensions";
    }

    protected override void OnInit(EventArgs e)
    {
        Controls.Add(_svgData);
        Controls.Add(_svgDimensions);
        
        base.OnInit(e);
    }
    
    protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
    {
        writer.RenderBeginTag(HtmlTextWriterTag.Div);

        base.Render(writer);

        _svgData.RenderControl(writer);
        _svgDimensions.RenderControl(writer);

        writer.RenderEndTag();
    }
}

and

public class ExportableRadRadialGauge : RadRadialGauge, INamingContainer
{
    private HiddenField _svgData = new HiddenField();
    private HiddenField _svgDimensions = new HiddenField();
    public ExportableRadRadialGauge()
    {
        _svgData.ID = "SVGData";
        _svgDimensions.ID = "SVGDimensions";
    }

    protected override void OnInit(EventArgs e)
    {
        Controls.Add(_svgData);
        Controls.Add(_svgDimensions);
        
        base.OnInit(e);
    }

    protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
    {
        writer.RenderBeginTag(HtmlTextWriterTag.Div);

        base.Render(writer);

        _svgData.RenderControl(writer);
        _svgDimensions.RenderControl(writer);

        writer.RenderEndTag();
    }
}

With this code, we've been running the Telerik product version 2023.1.323.45.

Now, we've updated to Telerik product version 2025.1.416.462 and are experiencing the following inconsistencies:

1. Using the same code as before, the HiddenFields of class "ExportableRadHtmlChart" render twice:
   
   
   Whereas previously, they've only rendered once:
   

   

   Removing the custom "Render"-function of the class "ExportableRadHtmlChart" resolves this issue. (Having duplicates of those HiddenFields actually causes issues on repeated PostBacks, as two HiddenFields at a time have the same ClientID and thus their values get packed as a comma separated list before transmission to the server, which in turn yields issues when parsing the SVG, which in reality are multiple comma separated SVGs.
   
   The SVG values are truncated in this view, but the dimensions paint a pretty clear picture, as to what's happening here after 4 PostBacks.) Despite requiring to make this adjustment to our software, we're glad, we can discard that custom "Render"-function.
   
2. The "ExportableRadRadialGauge", on the other hand, still only renders the HiddenFields with the custom "Render"-function included. Can we expect a similar fix to the RadialGauge, s.t. we don't require to render the HiddenFields ourselves?

As I'm unsure of the "Theme name", I've put "ControlDefault". But I don't think that should matter too much. If it does, I'll try to find the correct value.

Kind regards,
Matthias

We were looking to use Telerik’s RadEditor control to provide MS Word like editing provision but lacks some features of MS Word especially Header & Footer options which will be repeated in every page, as the RadEditor control does not support paging. Are we doing it correctly? Is there an option where paging is supported and header and footer will come across pages? Are there any other products that support MS Word editor functionality?

Dear Telerik Support.  I found another bug related to this one below.

https://feedback.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/1688270-uncaught-typeerror-cannot-read-properties-of-null-reading-classname?_gl=1*iuxa0l*_gcl_au*NjcwNTkzNi4xNzQ3Njc4MzQz*_ga*OTAxNzk1OTc4LjE3Mzk4MjI5NzY.*_ga_9JSNBCSF54*czE3NDgwOTkxODEkbzIxJGcxJHQxNzQ4MDk5NTIzJGo1NCRsMCRoMCRkRlJROUp0Q0RDUUZTUlZUeFlLLU9ja3RBc2UwczF3ZU55Zw..

This line of code also causes the same issue.

$find("txtYear").clear();

See attached Console debug output.

It is my opinion that a hot fix needs to be done asap!  The work around that Derek posted on May 23rd falls short of the bigger issue.  This is a serious matter and needs to be addressed immediately.

Yes, ASP.NET Webforms is outdated, but it's still around, and I think many developers are looking at moving to a newer and more modern technology. But in some cases - including mine - it's not really possible to refactor an application that has grown for 20 years overnight. The only thing I can do is put a lot of energy into changing the CSS of the controls. Which is not always easy.

I really appreciate the functionality of the Telerik controls and think it's a shame that they don't get a visual and functional update.

In this specific case, it is about the Datepicker Control, which has a different behavior than the more modern version under .NET Core. For example, the month or year selection opens in a new DIV popup. In the more modern control, this is solved in a more elegant and modern way.

I think that this list of controls that need a “front-end pimp” can certainly be extended.

Thank you!

Hi,

    many customers are asking us a more MS Word-like editor supporting true document layout features such as:

• page margins and rulers
• Headers and footers
• section breaks or document structure more similar to MS Word
• Microsoft Word-inspired UI

Many thanks,

Max

Based on Ticket ID 1683806  it was suggested to add this here.  It should be fairly straight forward and would resolve issues that I have.

My Suggestion:

Why can you not just add the clientEvents to the RadEditor1.FileExplorerSettings

Something like RadEditor1.FileExplorerSettings.ClientEvents.OnClientFileOpen="somefunction"

Your response.

Thank you for your suggestion to add client events directly to RadEditor1.FileExplorerSettings. It's a thoughtful idea that could indeed enhance client-side flexibility and streamline interactions.

At present, this feature is not available. However, we encourage you to submit it as a feature request through our public feedback portal, where our product team actively reviews community input for potential inclusion in future updates.

Also, please see my ticket for a bug in the ImageManager using th URL to return the item instead of the OriginalPath.  This makes my custom content provider not feasible.

Thanks!

Hello -

I just updated my components to 2025.1.218, and am receiving the following ADA Compliance issues on a page scan.  This is to conform to WCAG 2.1 AA.  The component is the Ajax telerik:RadComboBox:

Buttons must have discernible text

<button class="rcbActionButton" tabindex="-1" type="button">select</button>

Form elements must have labels

<input name="ctl00$MainContent$ComboBox$NewCombo" type="text" class="rcbInput radPreventDecorate rcbEmptyMessage" id="ctl00_MainContent_ComboBox_NewCombo_Input" value="Search..." autocomplete="off"></input>

Component in .ascx file:

Please advise.  Thanks!

I know its a long shot, but do you have anything that resembles the attached control.

Thank you

When pasting bullet lists from Microsoft Word into the editor, extra leading spaces (&nbsp;) appear in the list items. This causes unexpected indentation and formatting issues.

Before 2025 Q1

In 2025 Q1

Hi,

Would it possible to build in a text search filter into a Listbox?

Re: https://www.telerik.com/account/support-center/view-ticket/1677442

Re: https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/knowledge-base/listbox-client-side-filter

Alan

I reeally would like to see the Blazor Sankey Chart component in the ASP.NET AJAX library!

Kind regards

Robert