Collaborate Disseminate
In this first phase of modernizing the WPF version of .NETpad, we’ll take the original project, apply Windows 11 theming, and make some other basic updates.
For those unfamiliar, .NETpad is my basic clone of Notepad, an update I created–and then recre… Continue reading Modernizing .NETpad Step-By-Step, Part 1: The Basics (Premium)
This year, Microsoft seemed to bring the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) back from the dead, cheering those who still support this powerful but aging app framework. This was personally exciting to me because WPF is my favorite Microsoft app frame… Continue reading Modernizing .NETpad: The Way Forward (Premium)
Developers often utilize design patterns that logically separate an app’s presentation and business logic and use a third component to mediate between the two. The Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) straddles the evolution of these design patterns. … Continue reading Modernizing .NETpad: Application State (Premium)
In addition to implementing a tab-based user interface, the modern Notepad also does something that’s a bit tricky to do well with WPF: It hides the old-school window title bar and implements its own versions of the some of the buttons that usually app… Continue reading Modernizing .NETpad: Title Bar Customization (Premium)
It’s been a frustrating week for the .NETpad modernization project. Some of it was self-inflicted. And some was Microsoft’s fault.
I take exception
Let me address the latter first, as it’s a quicker conversation: Earlier this week, Microsoft made three… Continue reading Modernizing .NETpad: (More) Dialog about Dialogs (Premium)
Last week, a reader asked me why I wasn’t posting the source code for the .NETpad modernization work I’m working on and writing about. This is by design, but I didn’t explain this well (or at all). So that’s on me, apologies. This initial phase of the … Continue reading Modernizing .NETpad: Project Update (Premium)
When I started this year’s .NETpad modernization project, it wasn’t entirely clear where the new version of the app would end up. But thanks to the coming November release of .NET 9, which this requires, I at least had a rough schedule to stick to. It … Continue reading Modernizing .NETpad: The Trouble with Tabs (Premium)
Not that I needed a reminder of my failings as a software developer, but the issues I described last week were just that. As was my belated understanding of a possible fix that turned into something I’m pretty happy with. So I guess I’ve come full circ… Continue reading Modernizing .NETpad: Confirmation (Premium)
It’s been a whirlwind week of rapid improvements to .NETpad. The Settings page is in place, and everything that can work is working properly. I added a “Reset settings” button, similar to what I did for the UWP version of the app. I fixed the Auto save… Continue reading Modernizing .NETpad: Settings, UI Changes, Spell Check, and More (Premium)
This past weekend, I got much further than expected, and more quickly than expected, in modernizing the design of .NETpad for Windows 11. There’s still so much more to do, but I’m surprised to discover I’ll be able to do more of this work in WPF than I… Continue reading Modernizing .NETpad: Unexpected Design Progress