December 21st, 2021 Release

Xceed Toolkit Plus for WPF 4.3

  • Xceed Toolkit for WPF is now supported by Windows 11.
  • The Toolkit now offers a new LiveExplorer, which is themed with the new MaterialDesign theme. This LiveExplorer allows to explore the different Toolkit controls.
  • All controls can now be used under the new MaterialDesign theme.
  • In AvalonDock, memory management is now improved to prevent memory leaks.
  • In AvalonDock, a custom NavigatorWindow can now be created.
  • In AvalonDock, using the ReplaceChild method from LayoutDocumentPane or LayoutAnchorablePane now replaces the child without modifying the SelectedContentIndex
  • In AvalonDock, the pin icon is now collapsed instead of hidden when LayoutDocuments have their CanTogglePin property set to false.
  • In AvalonDock, the NavigatorWindow now displays only the enabled LayoutDocuments/LayoutAnchorables.
  • Document.AddChart will now be used for chart creation. It is recommended to use it as soon possible.
  • In AvalonDock, a new property, called DockingManager.AutoHideWindowClosingTimer, can now be used to customize the waiting time before an AutoHideWindow automatically closes.
  • In AvalonDock, using InputBindings on the DockingManager’s parent window now transfers the InputBindings to the floating windows.
  • In AvalonDock, using threads and DockingManager now prevents InvalidOperationExceptions.
  • In DockingManager, the DocumentPaneTemplate and AnchorablePaneTemplate properties have been removed. To set DocumentPane/AnchorablePane templates, DocumentPaneControlStyle/AnchorablePaneControlStyle can now be used.
  • In AvalonDock Themes, there is now a DynamicResource tag instead of a StaticResource to customize the DropDown and regular buttons.
  • In the LiveExplorer, the AvalonDock control now includes a new sample demonstrating how to set DocumentSources/AnchorableSources.
  • In the LiveExplorer, the Properties sample was added in the AvalonDock section to demonstrate the use of DockingManager properties.
  • In the LiveExplorer, the TimeSpanUpDown sample does no longer throw a NullRefException when setting the CurrentDateTimePart to Millisecond when clicking on Up/Down while the control has no value.
  • In the LiveExplorer Enumeration sample, checking/unchecking the ShowSpinner option now toggles/un-toggles the spin.
  • In the LiveExplorer Theming sample for the MetroDark theme, a white foreground is now used for the names of controls, making the text readable.
  • In PropertyGrid, properties of type IEnumerable<> now use the Collection editor.
  • In PropertyGrid, modifying a sub-PropertyItem now updates the root Selected object.
  • In PropertyGrid, a property of Collection type that doesn’t have a setter now enables the “Add” button of its CollectionEditor.
  • In PropertyGrid, 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.
  • In PropertyGrid, 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.
  • In the LiveExplorer, the Advanced ContextMenu sample was added in PropertyGrid View to demonstrate the use of the AdvancedOptionsMenu property.
  • In the LiveExplorer, the PropertyGrid EditorComboBoxDefinition Source sample was added in PropertyGrid View to demonstrate how to bind the EditorComboBoxDefinition ItemsSource to a non-static collection source.
  • In ExtendedTabControl, it is now possible to dynamically modify the TabControl items.
  • In ExtendedTabControl, two new properties, NextButtonStyle and PreviousButtonStyle, are now available to customize the Next and Previous buttons.
  • In ExtendedTabControl, the DropDown list of tabs is now updated when using the ItemsSource property and modifying the source.
  • In ExtendedTabControl, the viewable tabItems are now updated accordingly when resizing the MainWindow width.
  • In Theming, PropertyItem’s ListPropertyItems or CustomPropertyItems can now be themed.
  • In Theming, the ListBoxItems now uses the correct theme when switching between the Metro theme and other themes.
  • In DateTimePicker, using more than one custom DateTimePicker now displays the dropDown button on each of the DateTimePicker.
  • In DateTimePicker, DateTimeUpDown and TimePicker, when the control obtains focus, all the date/time text is now selected to improve the editing of content.
  • In CollectionControl, possible deadlocks no longer happen when Items have many properties.
  • In CollectionControl, if the object to copy is an ICloneable object, its Clone method is now called when using the Copy button.
  • In PieChart, the pie sections are now drawn correctly when the DataPoints contains a value Y of 0.
  • In StyleableWindow, maximizing the window on a second monitor with a different DPI now correctly sets the window size.
  • In RichTextBoxFormatBar, the font family ComboBox now displays formatted fonts.
  • In MultiCalendar, the IsSelected property of the CalendarDayButtons now shows a valid value.
  • In ToggleSwitch, the CheckedContent/UncheckedContent now displays when themes are used and the property IsCheckedLeft is set to true.
  • In 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.