Graphical user interface templates?

Question

We are developing an embedded type environment and we need to create our own user interface infrastructure.

I have done this before, but I am interested in doing a little research around common design patterns for frameworks.

The types of things that I see as patterns (somewhat far-reaching):

• Focus / Defocus widget
• Widget animation
• Exchange data between items
• Attaching Commands to Widgets
• Saving State (MVC?)

What is the recommended reading for GUI templates?

Answer 1

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interface IWidget
{
    bool HandleEvent(Event event); // returns true if event was handled
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{
    public override bool HandleEvent(Event event)
    {
        switch(event.Type)
        {
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            case EventType.MouseScrolled: return false;
        }
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Answer 5

Dependency injection can sometimes be used.

Answer 6

Learn XAML , especially bindings.

Microsoft has developed really good work in pure XML to describe the GUI layout, and if you use a simplified version of XAML to describe your user interface, you can use their design tools for the user interface layout.