The hideColumn() method only hides the data column; does not hide the corresponding column header, which seems counter-intiutive to me.

I think they added this in the latest release, with the columnMenu flag and the hideColumn()/showColumn() methods.

Please I need Kendo Grid Column visibility property as soon as possible. It will solve a lot of headache..

I added a kendoWindow popup that shows all the available fields in a datasource that is bound to the Grid. Now I want the user be able to turn on or off particular columns. The kendoWindow is filled with checkboxes filled in from the datasource (and a SELECT ALL checkbox on top that is tri-state for selecting all, some or none of the other boxes.

I offer my code to you as an example of what I would like

I primarily need to hide columns that show information that certain user roles do not have access to. The ability four the view-model to advise on column showing/hiding would be what I am after. Also a UI method of hiding columns - the 'sister' Telerik grid can do this already.

yes, if the user is, say a super user, then we can show a full set if columns, else hide individual columns at runtime

Take flexigrid for example, every column has a small down arrow frow where you can choose which columns you want displayed or hidden. I think a button showing a drop-down with available columns on the right side of the header will do just fine.

I am working to implement this functionality myself for now, because the client is strongly insisting in showing / hiding columns on the grid, so no other choice for now.

Do you mean the user could be able display hidden columns at run time from a list of available columns ? I need that too.