Improvements in v4.3.0

v4.3.0

Released March 25, 2022.

32 bug fixes and improvements

• Extended WPF Toolkit is now supported by Windows 11.
• 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 NavigatorWindow now displays only the enabled LayoutDocuments/LayoutAnchorables.
• 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 AvalonDock, 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 AvalonDock, The AnchorableSources property now works as expected.
• In AvalonDock, ActiveContent no longer resets to the first LayoutContent when new LayoutContents is added.
• In AvalonDock, docking a floating window using the title bar's Dock command now correctly docks the floatingWindow inside the main window.
• In AvalonDock, docking a LayoutAnchorable by using the ContextMenu's Dock command now sets the IsFloating property to false and correctly updates the FloatingWindows collection.
• In AvalonDock, deserializing a DockingManager that contains floating windows no longer throws an “Unable to find a pane with Id” exception.
• 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 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 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 RichTextBoxFormatBar, the font family ComboBox now displays formatted fonts.

We hope you love this release and decide to support the project by getting a license to Xceed Toolkit Plus for WPF. -- Xceed Team

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