WPF Studio 2009.2 build 0515 Maintenance Release

A new WPF Studio maintenance release is now available. Updates include:

Docking/MDI

• Added the ability to float docking windows and have the resulting window sized to fit the associated content.
• Updated code to ensure that hosted rafting windows are visible in a configurable host, which defaults to the associated DockSite.
• Added the ability for tool window tabs to be placed on bottom (default) or top using the DockSite.ToolWindowsTabPlacement property.
• Fixed a bug where the DocumentTabForegroundNormalBrushKey brush wasn't being used properly.
• Fixed issue where Background property would not take effect for docking windows in a standard MDI host.
• Fixed issue with resizing standard MDI windows when close to minimum size.
• Tweaked designer support for various collection properties.

Editors

• Added workaround for binding issues seen when opening drop-down for various PartEditBox-derived controls.
• Fixed issue with editing text in MaskedTextBox with certain masks.

Navigation

• Added support for adding custom overlay elements to ZoomContentControl.
• Added new QuickStart to demonstrate new ZoomContentControl overlay support.
• Tweaked designer support for NavigationBar.Items and ExplorerBar.Items collections.

PropertyGrid

• Added ability to customize the expandability of complex properties.
• Added enhanced sorting capabilities to PropertyGrid and PropertyGridDataAccessorItem.
• Added a QuickStart that shows how to implement custom sorting logic.

Ribbon

• Updated Group to use the ItemTemplate property when specified.
• Fixed a bug where swapping Ribbons into a RibbonWindow could break key tips.

SyntaxEditor

• Added support for IME (Input Method Editor), allowing Chinese, Japanese, etc. characters to be entered using a Western keyboard.
• Added the SyntaxEditor.IsImeEnabled property, which defaults to true.
• Updated the CollapsedRegionQuickInfoProvider to convert tabs to appropriate spaces, and outdent code as appropriate.
• Updated SyntaxEditor to use the Consolas font by default if it is on the system, falling back to Courier New as needed.
• Updated the caret to default to 1px wide and changed the default CaretBrush value.
• BREAK: Added the QuickInfoProviderBase.ContextTypes property, which was needed to fix an issue related to supporting multiple quick info providers.
• Enhanced the IntelliPrompt Quick Info QuickStart.
• Tweaked outlining margin rendering and adjusted text rendering.
• Updated block indent so that it will not indent empty lines.
• Fixed a bug where changing the SyntaxEditor's font may not immediately update the view appropriately.
• Updated whole word search functionality.
• Fixed a search replace bug introduced in the previous build.

Shared Library

• Fixed usability issue with designer task panes in Classic theme when hosted in Blend 3.
• Updated installer to ensure that Actipro assemblies appear in the VS 2010 Add References dialog.
• Added VS 2010 item templates.
• Fixed tabbing issue with DateTimePicker when using TabIndex.