WPF Controls v25.1.2 Released

by Avatar Bill Henning (Actipro)
Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 4:28pm

This version makes many small feature enhancements and quality of life improvements in the WPF Controls.

See the related announcement post for the detailed list of enhancements and updates.

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WPF Controls v25.1.1 Released

by Avatar Bill Henning (Actipro)
Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 5:23pm

This version implements a huge update in the Python Languages Add-on to support Python 3.11 syntax, makes various improvements throughout Bars and other products, adds auto-hide tool window middle-click close, and more.

See the related announcement post for the detailed list of enhancements and updates.

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Here’s a look at some of the new features.

SyntaxEditor Python Language Add-on

Python v3.11 Syntax Support

Pattern matching example

The Python Language Add-on's parser previously only supported Python v3.9 syntax, which will be end of life later this year.  The updates in this version added all the syntax updates in v3.10 (like pattern matching) and v3.11.  More updates are planned for the future to further increase the supported Python version.

Source Location Display

Paste versions have always displayed the source module path on IntelliPrompt popups.  In some cases, customers didn't wish for this information to be available to end users.  A new option can prevent its display.

Field and Variable Docstrings

Docstrings for fields and variables will now display in IntelliPrompt popups.

Docking/MDI

Auto-Hide Tab Middle Click Close

Middle-clicking on an auto-hidden tool window tab can now close the tool window.

WPF Controls v25.1 Released

by Avatar Bill Henning (Actipro)
Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 2:17pm

This version adds major new dockable/floating toolbar and advanced main menu functionality to Bars, adds new SyntaxEditor features, implements a huge update in the .NET Languages Add-on to support the latest C# 13 syntax, makes large improvements in C# interpolated string editing, and much more.

See the related announcement post for the detailed list of enhancements and updates.

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Here’s a look at some of the new features.

Bars

Dockable Toolbars

Toolbars docked on the top and side of an app, and a floating toolbar

Visual Studio-like toolbars are now available that can be dragged to and docked within any side of a host control. Multiple lines of toolbars are supported in each host side, and multiple toolbars can appear in each line. Toolbars can optionally be floated and moved to other screens as well.

Toolbar visibility options

End users can toggle which toolbars are visible.

Main Menu

An Edit menu showing how screen tips can display even for menu items

An advanced main menu control supports easy MVVM creation, key tips, and screen tips, similar to other Bars controls.  The main menu control pairs well with the new dockable toolbars.

SyntaxEditor

Intra-Text Adornment Location

Elapsed time adornment shown at the end of a line

Intra-text adornments can now optionally appear after the tagged text range instead of before. This allows for features such as AI suggestions or contextual information to appear past the last character in a line.

Outlining Margin Modernization

Outlining margin glyph updates

The rendering of the outlining margin has been modernized and now matches the latest Visual Studio code editor appearance.

SyntaxEditor .NET Languages Add-on

C# 13 Syntax Support

Parameters showing in IntelliPrompt from C# primary constructors

The .NET Languages Add-on’s C# parser previously only supported C# 9 syntax. The updates in this version now support all C# features up to and including C# 13.

C# Interpolated String Expressions

IntelliPrompt working in interpolated string expressions

The .NET Languages Add-on’s C# syntax language now syntax highlights interpolated string expressions. It also fully supports IntelliPrompt features within the expressions, making interpolated string editing much better.

Docking/MDI

Tabbed MDI Single Tab Layout Behavior

A new option allows for tabbed MDI tabs to be hidden when there is a single document in a container.

Tab Key Access

Updated access keys to jump directly to tabs based on their index number. The Ctrl+9 key will now jump to the last document in the tabbed MDI container, regardless of its index.

Shared Library

User Prompt Resizing

A resizable user prompt

The UserPromptBuilder now has an easy way to configure a user prompt to be resizable.

Miscellaneous

.NET Requirements

All assemblies now have a target for .NET 8. Prior .NET Core 3.1 targets were updated to .NET 6 instead, which can be used by those not yet moving to .NET 8.

WPF Controls v24.1.5 Maintenance Release

by Avatar Bill Henning (Actipro)
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 6:07pm

This version contains a large number of updates across the WPF control product line.  The largest being a new ShellListView Columns QuickStart with examples on adding checkable items and inserting a custom column, TreeListBox performance and selection updates, and many other various improvements to nearly all products.

See the related announcement post for the detailed list of enhancements and updates.

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WPF Controls v24.1.4 Maintenance Release

by Avatar Bill Henning (Actipro)
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 9:28pm

This version contains an enormous number of updates across the WPF control product line.

See the related announcement post for the detailed list of enhancements and updates.

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