Avalonia Layout Zafiro

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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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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!

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📑 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

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For a real-world example, refer to the Angor project:

/mnt/fast/Repos/angor/src/Angor/Avalonia/Angor.Avalonia.sln

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✅ 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.

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❌ 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.

How to Use & Getting Started

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# Step 1: Initialize skill agent setup

npx skills add Avalonia Layout Zafiro --install-production

python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

codex plugin install Avalonia Layout Zafiro@latest

export API_KEY=secret_token_key_here

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