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Avalonia Layout Zafiro by thedixitjain

Name: Avalonia Layout Zafiro
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: thedixitjain

File contents

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., 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.

❌ 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.

When to Use

This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.

Limitations

Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.

Source: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills → skills/avalonia-layout-zafiro/SKILL.md

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---name: avalonia-layout-zafirodescription: Guidelines for modern Avalonia UI layout using Zafiro.Avalonia, emphasizing shared styles, generic components, and avoiding XAML redundancy.---# 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., `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.---## ❌ 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.## When to UseThis skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.## Limitations- Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.- Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.- Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.---**Source:** [`sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills`](https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) → `skills/avalonia-layout-zafiro/SKILL.md`**Also appears in:** `sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills/skills/avalonia-layout-zafiro/SKILL.md`, `sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/avalonia-layout-zafiro/SKILL.md`

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