Proposal: WinUI Datagrid control #10961
Description
Title
I think there should be a WinUI datagrid control. If you know what I mean I think it could be helpful for current future developers. This issue will be stage 1 of 3 for my planned ideas I want to share, this one is just a new control, the other two will fix accessibility by recommended design language improvements (RDLI fixes as i call them).
Summary
This adds a control for a grid of data.
Rationale
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I believe this should be implemented to help fill out potential usecases for developers.
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this will introduce more possibilities even for file managers.
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this also aligns with the current roadmap. The way it could is by helping to make more possibilities for future developers and help spark new talent. All the while helping to complete and fill in spaces for usability.
Scope
| Capability | Priority |
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| This proposal will allow developers to accomplish drag-and-drop to snap to grid actions with existing controls being able to be moved | Must |
| This proposal will allow end users to move imput data into an allocated grid slot within the app of variable size | Should |
| This proposal will allow developers to accomplish necessary tasks by also exposing an endpoint for expanding the grid sizing and resizing ones in a row or column to reach sizes needed for both users and developers | Could |
| This proposal will allow end users to accomplish moving data directly into a grid via copy and paste | Could |
Important Notes
For example if an app needs to show a grid like for example a file manager - they could use that control to create the Ability to reorder columns in the details layout by drag/drop through a grid to snap to.
Open Questions
Does this seem possible to implement and if so, does it seem worth the time?