Axezz WebGadgets - Web Controls for ASP.NET

TabStrip, LinkList, NavigationBar.

© Axezz, Oslo Norway 2005-2007

http://www.axezz.com/WebGadgets

Document date : 2007-11-30
Current WebGadgets version : 2.0
ASP.NET 1.1 Assembly Version : 2.0.0.0 (2007-11-30)
ASP.NET 2.0 Assembly Version : 2.0.0.0 (2007-11-30)

Installation and use

Requirements


WebGadgets requires ASP.NET FrameWork 1.1 or 2.0
Visual Studio 2003, 2005 and 2008 is supported.

NB - Two versions of the assemblies exist

Make sure to pick the correct assembly mathing your installation!
See AxezzWebGadgetsDemo.zip for the ASP.NET 1.1 version
See AxezzWebGadgetsDemoAspNet20.zip for the ASP.NET 2.0 version

The assembly file AxezzWebGadgets.dll can be found in the bin folder.

The Documention consist of the information found in the Demo application, the Demo application source code and a reference Help file.

Adding the WebControls to the Toolbox in Visual Studio

  1. Open a WebForm in Design Mode in Visual Studio.Net.
  2. Right click the Visual Studio Toolbox and select Add Tab
  3. Name the new Tab "WebGadgets"
  4. Select the new Tab
  5. Right click inside the new Tab and select Add/Remove Items...
  6. Select Browse... and locate the AxezzWebGadgets.dll file.
  7. Click OK. The WebControls should now be visible in the ToolBox.
  8. You can now drag and drop WebGadgets WebControls from the Toolbox in Visual Studio onto your page, just like any other WebControl.

Enable WebGadgets in your ASP.NET application

  1. Copy the AxezzWebGadgets.dll file to the bin directory of your application. (Visual Studio does this automatically if you drag and drop the control from the ToolBox into the design surface.)
  2. Make sure to add a reference to AxezzWebGadgets.dll in your project. ((Visual Studio does this automatically if you drag and drop the control from the ToolBox into the design surface.)
  3. Read at least the first page of the Help file!
  4. Study the Demo pages.
  5. For licensed versions, copy the AwgLinkSelector.lic file to the bin folder of the application.

Get the Demo Pages up and running

  1. Copy the AxezzWebGadgetsDemo folder to your web server, or to the root of the web on your local machine (typically c:\Inetpub\wwwroot).
  2. Create a virtual directory for AxezzWebGadgetsDemo folder.
    This can be done using Internet Service Manager, or by right clicking the folder in the File Manager, selecting Sharing->WebSharing->Share this folder.

Version History

Version 2.0

ASP.NET 1.1 and 2.0 version (Build: 2.0.0.0 2007-11-30)
  • New property AlwaysExpandFirstChildItem
    Whether the first enabled and visible child item in a Tab Strip should be expanded even when no Item is selected.
  • If NavigateUrl is set (and window open arguments is not set), the tab will use clean hyperlinks without any javascript for better usability and Search Engine reasons.
  • Themed Stylesheets has been adjusted somewhat for better rendering in Firefox and Opera.
  • Minor improvements on the rendered html output, removed empty attributes.
  • Minor fixes.

Version 1.0

ASP.NET 2.0 version (Build: 1.0.2.1 2005-12-14)
  • Fix: A "strong name verification error" caused installation problems when the assembly was referenced in .net 2.0 or VS 2005
ASP.NET 2.0 version (2005-11-14)
  • Note. There is a separate AxezzWebGadgets.dll assembly file for ASP.NET 2.0
Minor enhancements (2005-05-22)
  • Minor modifications made to the graphical style sheets for better cross-browser support. No changes made to the control.
  • Minor modification made to documentation.
Style sheet enhancements (2005-04-14)
  • Enhancements made to the graphical style sheets. No changes made to the control.
Assembly Version : 1.0.1921.22986 (2005-04-05)
  • Initial public release.