avalonia-layout-zafiro
Guidelines for modern Avalonia UI layout using Zafiro.Avalonia, emphasizing shared styles, generic components, and avoiding XAML redundancy.
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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
| File | Description | When to Read |
|---|---|---|
themes.md | Theme organization and shared styles | Setting up or refining app themes |
containers.md | Semantic containers (HeaderedContainer, EdgePanel, Card) | Structuring views and layouts |
icons.md | Icon usage with IconExtension and IconOptions | Adding and customizing icons |
behaviors.md | Xaml.Interaction.Behaviors and avoiding Converters | Implementing complex interactions |
components.md | Generic components and avoiding nesting | Creating 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.,
HeaderedContainerinstead ofBorderwith manual header) - [ ] Avoided redundant properties? Use shared styles in
axamlfiles. - [ ] Minimized nesting? Flatten layouts using
EdgePanelor generic components. - [ ] Icons via extension? Use
{Icon fa-name}
Subscribers only
The full skill, its 6 bundled files and every download is included with every paid Complete AI plan.
Details
| Source | community |
|---|---|
| License | — |
| Risk label | critical ("critical" means the skill may run commands or touch files — read before use) |
| Files | SKILL.md, behaviors.md, components.md, containers.md, icons.md, themes.md |
| Added | 2026-02-27 |
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