| Windows Community Toolkit Adds Controls |
| Written by Kay Ewbank | |||
| Tuesday, 10 September 2024 | |||
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Microsoft has released version 8.1 of the Windows Community Toolkit, with support for .NET 8 alongside new controls and initial AOT annotations. The Windows Community Toolkit is a collection of controls for WinUI 2, WinUI 3, and Uno Platform developers. It simplifies and demonstrates common developer tasks building experiences for Windows 10 and Windows 11 with .NET. The toolkit is part of the .NET Foundation.
The update includes upgraded controls for the ColorPicker and ColorPickerButton with a new look and feel and optimized UX; and the TabbedCommandBar which also has an updated look and feel. This release also includes support fpr NET 8 with Windows App SDK 1.5. Elsewhere, the Camera helpers have been updated so they now work with the WindowsAppSDK; and the ImageCropper Overlay now lets you provide a brush to use as the overlay. This can allow you to show the crop shape or other ornaments that will be added in your post-processing during the live preview. The DockPanel spacing has also been improved. The toolkit has initial AOT annotations, which will when fully implemented help developers create Native AOT apps that minimize disk storage because the executables produced contain only the code from external dependencies needed by the program. Native AOT apps can also be faster to start up and have reduced memory demands. The developers said that with this release they: "started looking at annotations for Native AOT support and will continue to test support for the upcoming WindowsAppSDK 1.6 release, stay tuned for more information and updates." Alongside the changes to this version, the team also announced the creation of the Windows Community Toolkit Labs, which are designed to help the process of starting new ideas and contributing to the Toolkit. The labs are designed to be a place where the team can incubate and iterate over new ideas, try things out without worry, see what gets used by the community, and then decide to bring them into the main repository when they're ready and well-tested. The Windows Community Toolkit is available on GitHub now.
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