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Structure Avalonia interfaces with Zafiro.Avalonia using shared styles, reusable components, and purpose-built layout containers. Guides reductions in duplicated XAML, the interface markup, and deeply nested layouts, while covering themes, icons, and interaction behavior.

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Guidelines for modern Avalonia UI layout using Zafiro.Avalonia, emphasizing shared styles, generic components, and avoiding XAML redundancy.

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Good for

  • Consolidating repeated visual settings into shared styles
  • Simplifying deeply nested screen layouts
  • Extracting repeated layouts into reusable components
  • Reviewing icon styling and interaction behavior

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  • SKILL.md2.3 KB
  • behaviors.md1.4 KB
  • components.md1.4 KB
  • containers.md1.5 KB
  • icons.md1.7 KB
  • themes.md1.8 KB

SKILL.md (original)

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Avalonia Layout with Zafiro.Avalonia

Master modern, clean, and maintainable Avalonia UI layouts. Focus on semantic containers, shared styles, and minimal XAML.

🎯 Selective Reading Rule

Read ONLY files relevant to the layout challenge!


📑 Content Map

FileDescriptionWhen to Read
themes.mdTheme organization and shared stylesSetting up or refining app themes
containers.mdSemantic containers (HeaderedContainer, EdgePanel, Card)Structuring views and layouts
icons.mdIcon usage with IconExtension and IconOptionsAdding and customizing icons
behaviors.mdXaml.Interaction.Behaviors and avoiding ConvertersImplementing complex interactions
components.mdGeneric components and avoiding nestingCreating reusable UI elements

🔗 Related Project (Exemplary Implementation)

For a real-world example, refer to the Angor project: /mnt/fast/Repos/angor/src/Angor/Avalonia/Angor.Avalonia.sln


✅ Checklist for Clean Layouts

  • Used semantic containers? (e.g., HeaderedContainer instead of Border with manual header)
  • Avoided redundant properties? Use shared styles in axaml files.
  • Minimized nesting? Flatten layouts using EdgePanel or generic components.
  • Icons via extension? Use {Icon fa-name} and IconOptions for styling.
  • Behaviors over code-behind? Use Interaction.Behaviors for UI-logic.
  • Avoided Converters? Prefer ViewModel properties or Behaviors unless necessary.

❌ Anti-Patterns

DON'T:

  • Use hardcoded colors or sizes (literals) in views.
  • Create deep nesting of Grid and StackPanel.
  • Repeat visual properties across multiple elements (use Styles).
  • Use IValueConverter for simple logic that belongs in the ViewModel.

DO:

  • Use DynamicResource for colors and brushes.
  • Extract repeated layouts into generic components.
  • Leverage Zafiro.Avalonia specific panels like EdgePanel for common UI patterns.

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