I'm happy to announce that Excentrics World Server Controls has hit version 2.0.3. This version focuses primarily on Microsoft AJAX Extensions, Beta 1 support enabling developers to utilize the Excentrics World Server Controls through a compatibility layer. The full change-list is as follows:

• Full compatibility with Microsoft AJAX Extensions, Beta 1.
• Added support for applying the ToolTip to the title hyperlink in the CollapsablePanel.
• Added support for a valid alpha or numeric character within the MaskedTextBox using the character 'x' as the indicator.
• Fixed issue where setting the calendar width was not applying correctly in the CalendarPopup.
• Fixed issue where selecting the same date/time would raise client side events in the CalendarPopup and TimePicker.
• Fixed issue where setting the Page Culture to something other than en-US would not display the calendar correctly in the CalendarPopup.
• Fixed issue where special day styling was not being applied correctly to weekdays and weekends in the CalendarPopup.
• Fixed issue with Internet Explorer when the control is contained within a scrollable div in the CalendarPopup and TimePicker.

For information regarding the compatibility mode with Microsoft AJAX Extensions, Beta 1, please view the Read Me document installed with the setup utility.

The updated version can be downloaded by visiting http://www.eworldui.net/Download.aspx. The official build number for this release is 2.0.3.2310.

The day has finally come! After many hours migrating (and well, re-writing) my website, I’m happy to announce the official RTM release of Excentrics World Server Controls v2.0! There are still a few known issues logged on my forums that didn’t make the cut, however this official release marks an important part since 2004.

With this release comes a few changes…

• Some controls have been dropped due to ASP.NET 2.0 native support.
• There are some breaking changes, which are all noted within the readme file.
• The 1.9 version is still freely available for ASP.NET 1.0 and 1.1.
• Source code licensing price has increased to $100. However, this price increase does not affect current source code license owners.

At this time, my forums are currently down due to the upgrade and I’m working with my hosting company to resolve the issue. However, the site has been fully ported & working great under ASP.NET 2.0!

Enjoy the new release community! Download it Now!

Update 1: Forums are up, and now located at http://forums.eworldui.net however I’m now having issues with my main site. Bear with me!

Update 2: Site is finally back up, but currently sending emails are disabled – so don’t try and contact me as I may not respond… stupid ThreadPool…

Update 3: Site should have email capability now, while slow (I hope just slow). Check out Smart Thread Pool if you need a thread pool that will work in hosted environments.