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WPF in .NET 10 Preview 3 - Release Notes

Here's a summary of what's new with WPF in this preview release:

• Performance Improvements
• Fluent Style Changes
• Bug Fixes
• Miscellaneous Changes

WPF updates in .NET 10:

• High-level what's new in WPF with .NET 10.

Performance Improvements

Enhanced performance by optimizing cache operations, array handling, and migrating font collection loader to managed code.

Fluent Style Changes

Introduced new Fluent styles for controls, such as:

• NavigationWindow
• Frame
• ToolBar
• ResizeGrip
• GroupBox
• Hyperlink
• GridSplitter
• Thumb.

Fixed elevation border brushes for various controls and corrected missing RecognizesAccessKey property.

Bug Fixes

• Addressed several bugs including memory leaks, control behavior anomalies, and property recognition issues.
• Fixed faulty caching of LinearGradientBrushes when RelativeTransform was being used along with Absolute mapping mode.

Miscellaneous Changes

Code Cleanup and Refactoring

• Conducted extensive code cleanups, including syntax standardization and argument clarity, to improve code readability and maintainability.
• Established code-coverage for WPF, added functionality tests for Clipboard and resolved issues with DependencyProperty tests.
• Incorporated design-time markup compilation to facilitate smoother development workflows.