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Getting Started with Syncfusion’s .NET MAUI Toolkit

Yesterday, Syncfusion, a prominent vendor of software components, announced its dedication to contributing to .NET MAUI and the release of the initial set of free and open-source controls for .NET MAUI, which is now available as a NuGet package titled Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.

Microsoft has gladly welcomed Syncfusion’s open-source contributions, a gesture seen as a positive step for .NET MAUI confirming the ongoing commitment to the cross-platform framework.

Syncfusion is utilizing its proficiency in developing software components to collaborate with Microsoft, with the objective of significantly enhancing .NET MAUI. Their team is already making a noteworthy impact.

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.NET MAUI – App Theming – Create Stylish Apps

This is the fourth article in the recently started series titled Developer Tips, which offers concise hints to enhance productivity. All the articles in this series can be accessed from here.

Basically, theming refers to managing a consistent look and feel across the app. An app can be themed in a variety of ways (MS Office and Visual Studio offer various themes). For mobile apps, the most significant themes are the Light and Dark modes, both of which are inherently supported by the OS. So, the app should have the capability to adapt to mode changes to the least.

Consulting the previous article on Styles is recommended as a foundation for Theming.

Excerpt from the preceding article:

Styles can be referenced through StaticResource or DynamicResource. The key difference is that the former is applied just once, while the lattter maintains a reference and adjusts to changes in themes.

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.NET MAUI – Styles

This is the third article in the recently started series titled Developer Tips, which offers concise hints to enhance productivity. All the articles in the series can be accessed from here.

A style is characterized by a collection of interrelated properties that aim to improve resource management within the application. It is defined as a list of Setters. A Setter has a property and a value.

Styles can be incorporated into the Resources property, of type ResourceDictionary, defined at the VisualElement level.