Hi Martin,
Please find the response.
Query: I'm still confused as to why these components seem to be primarily designed to have Unobtrusive Javascript set to off?
We would like to let you know that the ejGrid controls all features supported when enabled the Unobtrusive Javascript in the Grid.
Query: The manual installation instructions seem to imply that is preferred?
We have mentioned in the documentation the way of use the Essential Studio components in Unobtrusive Javascript enabled and disabled.
1. If we enable the Unobtrusive Javascript we can include the ej.unobtrusive.js script file in the layout.cshtml.
2. If we disable the Unobtrusive Javascript we can include the @Html.EJ().ScriptManager() in the layout.cshtml.
Please refer the online link.
http://help.syncfusion.com/ug/js/default.htm#!Documents/createmanually.htm
Please let us know if you have any queries.
Regards,
Balaji Marimuthu