Windowstemplatestudio: Feedback requested for WPF mockup (MVVMBasic + NavigationView)

[sibille]

We'd love to hear your feedback on our first WPF mockup. You can find the solution at https://github.com/mvegaca/MyDotNetCoreWpfApp/blob/dev/MVVMBasic.sln

Project setup is the following:

ProjectType:

• NavigationView (using Hamburger Menu)

Framework:

• MVVMBasic

Pages:

• Blank
• Settings

Features:

• MSIX Packaging
• Theme Support (Dark/Light)
• Setting Storage / Persisting app data

More mockups for other project types and frameworks will come soon.

[rasyidf]

a little thought about the mockup

1. I'm a novice programmer, but in Basic MVVM patterns, is Contracts needed, because i don't see it in the UWP template version?

2. The UI using MahApps is a great choice. and I think, would it be nice if someone could make it look more "fluent" as in the Remote Desktop Preview application (if I'm guessing it right, its WPF). _I know, this is absolutely not a priority_

3. I have so many warning when building the project, the nuget is not restoring correct framework ( Restoring Net FX 4.8 instead of .NET Core ) , is this intentional?

last thing is, a big thanks for the team effort.

[sibille]

Thanks for your feedback! We're working on point 2 + 3. For 1: The reason for this is we're using dependency injection for WPF as requested by community, that's why the interfaces are needed.

[LoriBru]

Why using MahApps instead of taking advantage of Windows UI?

[Kinnara]

I made a fork of the mockup that uses my library ModernWPF to complement MahApps. It brings WinUI-like styling to the app while retaining the ability to use the advanced MahApps controls (e.g. HamburgerMenu). Check it out if anyone's interested.