Quinn's Coding Guides

With the initial release of Windows 10, Microsoft released a completely new web browser - Microsoft Edge - that used its own rendering engine - EdgeHTML. In recent years, Microsoft deprecated the original version of Microsoft Edge and replaced it with a Chromium based version. The original version of Microsoft Edge came with a control called WebView which could be used by apps to display content. Now that Microsoft has released the new Chromium based Edge, a new control has been released called WebView2. The existing WebView control still uses the original Microsoft Edge whereas the new WebView2  uses the Chromium based Microsoft Edge. The new control however, is not reliant on the same version of Microsoft Edge that is used as the main browser - instead it is reliant on a separate component known as the WebView2 Runtime (except in the case of non-stable channels, which come with the WebView2 runtime). This component is preinstalled in Windows 11 and is currently being rolled out ...

The XAML Host is a powerful control that allows you to easily use UWP and WinUI 2 controls in a non-UWP application using the XAML Islands feature introduced in Windows 10 1903. Many Microsoft applications use XAML Islands, such as Notepad , Paint , Windows Terminal , the Windows Taskbar, Magnifier, File Explorer and more. Many of our applications using XAML Islands as well such as Codly , LaserCursor , KeepOn , QPad and more . The advantage of XAML Islands, is that you can use modern controls in a non-UWP application, allowing for various things such as better touch support and dark mode support. The XAML Host control makes using XAML Islands in .Net Core and .Net Framework applications easy. Unfortunately, there's an issue with newer versions of Visual Studio 2019 and all versions of Visual Studio 2022 that can prevent packaged applications that use the XAML Host not to build. About the issue If you follow Microsoft's documentation for a packaged app in ' Use XAML Island...