WPF Controls v24.1.5 Maintenance Release

A new WPF Controls maintenance release is now available.

Detailed Update List

Bars

• Added the BarControlService.DefaultImageStretchDirection property that can be set at app startup to alter the default DownOnly image stretch direction used by controls.
• Added the RibbonViewModel.IsOptionsButtonVisible property.
• Updated controls that use external headers to remeasure RibbonControlGroup properly when the label or small image properties are changed.
• Updated the Ribbon's default Margin.
• Updated BarsCloneService to support cloning properties whose values were assigned using dynamic resources.
• Updated BarComboBox to use weak event handlers for monitoring changes in the selected item.
• Updated editable BarComboBox controls with long text to scroll to the text start on focus loss.

Docking

• Updated Shift+Esc within a ToolWindowContainer to execute the container's Close command.
• Updated DockHost size change handling logic.
• Updated drag-to-float logic for tool window tabs with RTL flow direction to better align the floating window position with the pointer position.
• Updated StandardSwitcherItem to have a default style.

Editors

• Added the AutoCompleteBox.UsageContext property that can be used to apply a style consistent with a toolbar or menu context.

Grids

• Improved node multi-selection performance in a certain scenario.
• Improved node expansion performance in a certain scenario.
• Updated TreeListBox to focus itself if it was focused when the last selected item was removed.
• Updated TreeListBox to select dynamically-added items that are marked as selected.

Micro Charts

• Fixed an issue where hot tracking on a DateTime-based axis may not work correctly.

Shell

• Added the ShellListView Columns QuickStart with examples on adding checkable items and inserting a custom column.

SyntaxEditor

• Updated SyntaxEditor logic for pointer hovers.

Python Language Add-on

• Updated how the resolver handles name conflicts.

Themes

• Updated the native ComboBox template to prevent a possible mouse issue in scenarios where the popup animates upward.
• Updated the native ComboBoxItem template to make highlight rendering more consistent.

Shared

• Updated EmbeddedTextBox select all on focus logic to keep long text scrolled to the start.
• Fixed an issue where DynamicImage might not resolve the proper DPI scale when first displayed in high-DPI scenarios.