README.md

Avalonia.ExtendedToolkit

Avalonia.ExtendedTool wants to port some controls from the WPF to Avalonia.

Most styles / ideas where taken from:

• MahApps Toolkit
• Extended WPF Toolkit
• WPF Toolkit (Microsoft)

etc.

Contributor are welcome.

Nugets

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• Avalonia.Controlz
• Avalonia.ExtendedToolkit

Usage

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Please have a look at the example app or in the wiki on how to use the controls.

Solution Structure

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• Avalonia.Controlz: library which can be merge to the Avalonia Project
• Avalonia.ExampleApp: Example Application for the Extended Toolkit
• Avalonia.ExtendedToolkit: library which have special controls and styles

How to add the styles to your project

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<Application.Styles>
	<StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Default/DefaultTheme.axaml"/>
	<StyleInclude Source="resm:Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid.Themes.Default.xaml?assembly=Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid" />
	<!-- without datagrid -->
    <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.ExtendedToolkit/Styles/Generic.axaml"/>
    <!-- includes datagrid seperately: -->
    <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.ExtendedToolkit/Styles/Default.Datagrid.axaml"/>
    
    <!-- with datagrid -->
    <!-- <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.ExtendedToolkit/Styles/Generic.All.axaml"/> -->
</Application.Styles>

Set Color in App.axaml Styles like this i.e.:

<StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.ExtendedToolkit/Styles/Themes/Dark.Blue.axaml"/>

or use the ThemeManager (App.axaml.cs):

public override void OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted()
{
   if (ApplicationLifetime is IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime desktop)
   {
        var window=new MainWindow();
		ThemeManager.Instance.EnableTheme(window);
        desktop.MainWindow = window;
   }

   base.OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted();
}

AppBuilder Setup:

appBuilder
.UsePlatformDetect()
...
.UseSkia()
.UseReactiveUI() //required
.UseAvaloniaExtended() //for i.e. dialog service
...