Xceed Toolkit Plus for WPF V4.3

Adds support for Windows 11 along with improved memory management for AvalonDock.
January 4, 2022
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Features

  • Adds support for Microsoft Windows 11.
  • New LiveExplorer allows you to explore different Toolkit controls.
  • All controls can now be used under the new MaterialDesign theme.
  • AvalonDock
    • Improved memory management.
    • A custom NavigatorWindow can now be created.
    • Using the ReplaceChild method from LayoutDocumentPane or LayoutAnchorablePane now replaces the child without modifying the SelectedContentIndex.
    • The pin icon is now collapsed instead of hidden when LayoutDocuments have their CanTogglePin property set to false.
    • The NavigatorWindow now displays only the enabled LayoutDocuments/LayoutAnchorables.
    • New property, called DockingManager.AutoHideWindowClosingTimer, can now be used to customize the waiting time before an AutoHideWindow automatically closes.
    • Using InputBindings on the DockingManager's parent window now transfers the InputBindings to the floating windows.
    • Using threads and DockingManager now prevents InvalidOperationExceptions.
    • There is now a DynamicResource tag instead of a StaticResource to customize the DropDown and regular buttons.
  • LiveExplorer
    • The AvalonDock control now includes a new sample demonstrating how to set DocumentSources/AnchorableSources.
    • Added Properties sample to the AvalonDock section to demonstrate the use of DockingManager properties.
    • TimeSpanUpDown sample no longer throws a NullRefException when setting the CurrentDateTimePart to Millisecond when clicking on Up/Down while the control has no value.
    • In the Enumeration sample checking/unchecking the ShowSpinner option now toggles/un-toggles the spin.
    • In the Theming sample for the MetroDark theme a white foreground is now used for the names of controls making the text readable.
    • Added Advanced ContextMenu sample in PropertyGrid View to demonstrate the use of the AdvancedOptionsMenu property.
    • Added PropertyGrid EditorComboBoxDefinition Source sample in PropertyGrid View to demonstrate how to bind the EditorComboBoxDefinition ItemsSource to a non-static collection source.
  • PropertyGrid
    • Properties of type IEnumerable<> now use the Collection editor.
    • Modifying a sub-PropertyItem now updates the root Selected object.
    • A property of Collection type that doesn’t have a setter now enables the "Add" button of its CollectionEditor.
    • When using the Categorized mode, a new attribute, called CategoryPropertyOrderAttribute, can now be used to order the properties in a category. When the value is set to Declaration, the declaration order of the properties on the selected object should now be respected.
    • Sub-PropertyItems containing properties of Collection type now display the PropertyGrid.EditorDefinitions in the CollectionEditor's PropertyGrid. Also, a PropertyValueChanged event is now raised when a sub-PropertyItem of Collection type is modified.
  • ExtendedTabControl
    • It is now possible to dynamically modify the TabControl items.
    • Two new properties, NextButtonStyle and PreviousButtonStyle, are now available to customize the Next and Previous buttons.
    • The DropDown list of tabs is now updated when using the ItemsSource property and modifying the source.
    • The viewable tabItems are now updated accordingly when resizing the MainWindow width.
  • Theming
    • PropertyItem's ListPropertyItems or CustomPropertyItems can now be themed.
    • The ListBoxItems now uses the correct theme when switching between the Metro theme and other themes.
  • DateTimePicker
    • Using more than one custom DateTimePicker now displays the dropDown button on each of the DateTimePicker.
    • DateTimeUpDown and TimePicker, when the control obtains focus, all the date/time text is now selected to improve the editing of content.
  • CollectionControl
    • Possible deadlocks no longer happen when Items have many properties.
    • If the object to copy is an ICloneable object, its Clone method is now called when using the Copy button.
  • PieChart
    • The pie sections are now drawn correctly when the DataPoints contains a value Y of 0.
  • StyleableWindow
    • Maximizing the window on a second monitor with a different DPI now correctly sets the window size.
  • RichTextBoxFormatBar
    • The font family ComboBox now displays formatted fonts.
  • MultiCalendar
    • The IsSelected property of the CalendarDayButtons now shows a valid value.
  • ToggleSwitch
    • The CheckedContent/UncheckedContent now displays when themes are used and the property IsCheckedLeft is set to true.
  • CheckListBox and CheckComboBox
    • The background color of the highlighted item is now correctly themed when setting the IsSelectAllActive property to true. Note that this works only under specific themes.
  • DockingManager
    • The DocumentPaneTemplate and AnchorablePaneTemplate properties have been removed. To set DocumentPane/AnchorablePane templates, DocumentPaneControlStyle/AnchorablePaneControlStyle can now be used.
Xceed Toolkit Plus for WPF V4.3
Xceed Toolkit Plus for WPF

Xceed Toolkit Plus for WPF

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