Several of you have been astounded by CF8&apos;s new data grid UI control but what many may not know is that the grid is powered by the <a href="http://extjs.com">Ext JavaScript library</a>. That&apos;s right, Ext v1.0 is included in CF8 and helps to power some of the nice UI controls you&apos;re leveraging at this moment.

While those controls sure look great, they&apos;re nowhere near the flexibility and power of the newest version, <a href="http://extjs.com">Ext v2.0</a>. The Ext team has really focused on enhancing the desktop-like experience that Ext already provides by introducing new functionality, improving performance and keeping the overall file size down.

<a href="http://extjs.com/blog/2007/09/06/ext-20-a-preview/"><img src="/images/ext/ext20windows.jpg"></a>

With new features such as Grouping & Group Summary, Scrolling Tabs, and columns with tree controls, this latest version is sure to wow developers with its rich UI capabilities.

For a full rundown of these features, <a href="http://extjs.com/blog/2007/09/06/ext-20-a-preview/">be sure to visit the blog entry at the Ext website</a>.

Also, Dion Almaer, co-founder of <a href="http://ajaxian.com/">Ajaxian.com</a>, did <a href="http://ajaxian.com/archives/ext-20-scrolling-tabs-anchor-layout-the-web-desktop-and-more">a great writeup of Ext v2.0</a> as well as the video you see below:


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