ZeroUI.Wpf 1.16.0

ZeroUI.Wpf ⚡

Ultra-high-performance WPF industrial UI suite with zero-allocation virtual big data grid, OLAP pivot matrices, timeline range selectors, form validation, Creative & Media Editors Suite, and reactive Obsidian Dark/Clean Light theme engine (net462, net8.0-windows).

🌟 Key Features

⚡ Direct3D 11 GPU Bridge & Automatic Render Optimizer

• Native D3D11 Shared Texture Bridge (ZeroD3D11Bridge, ZeroD3DCanvas): Direct DXGI zero-copy texture sharing with WPF D3DImage, independent GPU rendering loop (60/120/144 FPS), and interactive cursor wave modulation.
• Universal Attached Properties (opt:RenderOptimizer.*): Attach live GPU SDF box shadows, blurs, and neon bloom effects to ANY standard WPF control (Button, TextBox, Border) via opt:RenderOptimizer.Elevation, BlurRadius, GlowIntensity, GlowColor, RoutingMode.
• Smart Card Container (OptimizedCard / ZeroOptimizedCard): Automated cost-based rendering routing (CPU ClearType foreground + GPU SDF shadow backdrop) with dynamic adaptive throttling (recovers 60 FPS under heavy load).
• Real-Time Diagnostic HUD (ZeroRenderOptimizerHUD): Glassmorphic heads-up display overlay showing live FPS, 16.6ms budget compliance, GPU hardware tier, dedicated VRAM, and 9-slice atlas hit rates.

🎨 Creative & Media Controls Suite (ZeroUI.Wpf.Editors)

• Color & Tone Grading: CurveEditor (monotone cubic spline per-channel RGB curve editor), ColorWheelEdit (360° Hue/Saturation color grading wheel), HistogramScopeControl (real-time RGB parade and 5-zone parametric tonal slider).
• Inspection & Canvas Tools: CompareViewerControl (Split-Curtain, Side-by-Side, and Fade-Blend inspection viewer), CropBoxControl (8-point bounding box with Rule of Thirds/Golden Ratio), MaskGizmoOverlay (linear/radial gradient masks with rotation handles), MiniMapNavigator (pan/zoom 2D overview canvas).
• Asset Browser & Metadata: ThumbnailGridControl (virtual light table browser with rating stars, color label flags, and pick badges), FilmstripScrollerControl (horizontal filmstrip carousel), DominantPaletteControl (harmonic color swatches and contrast analysis), ExifTelemetryCard (camera exposure HUD).
• Productivity & Orchestration: HistoryTimelineControl (visual undo/redo snapshot tree), NumericSliderEdit (drag-scrubbing slider with double-click reset), BatchTaskQueueControl (multi-worker background task orchestration HUD), TokenPatternEditor (interactive chip filename templating), FacetedFilterBar (multi-category pill filter chips).

🚀 Big Data Virtual Grid & OLAP Matrix

• WPF Virtual Data Grid (GridControl / ZeroGridControl):
  • Hardware-accelerated row virtualization handling millions of items with smooth 60 FPS scrolling.
  • In-place column sorting, live filtering, column pinning, cell formatting, and selection models (Cell, Row, MultiRow, Block).
  • Standardized pagination toolbar (GridPagination) and debounced search bar (GridSearchBar).
• PivotGridControl / ZeroPivotGrid: Cross-tab OLAP aggregation matrix with collapsible tree headers (▶/▼), multi-dimensional rollups (Sum, Count, Average, Min, Max), sub-totals, and grand totals.
• FilterControl / ZeroFilterControl: Visual Query Builder rendering hierarchical boolean condition trees with SQL WHERE clause generation.

⏱️ Visual Timeline & Range Selector

• RangeControl / DateTimeRangeSlider: Dual-thumb interactive range selector with sparkline track, continuous/discrete selection (numeric and DateTime), and draggable selection window.

🛡️ Form Validation & Editors Suite

• ValidationProvider & ZeroErrorProvider: Declarative XAML and code-behind form validation engine with animated pulsing error badges, warning glyphs, and automated binding.
• GridLookupEdit / ZeroGridLookup: Multi-column dropdown editor with embedded virtual DataGrid and cross-column search.
• CheckedComboBoxEdit / ZeroCheckedComboBox: Multi-select dropdown with checkboxes, "(Select All)", and search filter.
• TokenEdit / ZeroTokenEdit: Tag & badge input with dismissible chips and keyboard navigation.
• ColorPickEdit / ZeroColorPicker & DateRangePicker: Enterprise swatch color picker and dual-date range presets.

🎨 Specialized Creative & Inspection Media Editors (ZeroUI.Wpf.Media)

• ZAnnotationCanvas: Vector-based interactive markup canvas for defect tagging and forensic inspection (Bounding Box, Ellipse, Arrow, Line, Callout, Blur/Pixelate) with severity ratings and bitmap burning.
• ZMeasurementRuler: Precision optical caliper and gauge for machine vision metrology (linear calipers, 3-point angle gauge $\theta^\circ$, sub-pixel calibration).
• ZWatermarkOverlay: Dynamic security layer with runtime token substitution ({User}, {Date}, {Time}, {Machine}), 9-point anchor, and diagonal matrix tiling.
• ZVideoPlayer: GPU-accelerated video playback workstation with SMPTE timecode (hh:mm:ss:ff), frame-accurate stepping, and speed ratios (0.1x–8.0x).
• ZAudioWaveform: Symmetrical audio amplitude waveform visualizer with synchronized playhead scrubbing and time-range selection.
• ZDocumentDeskew: Document straightening canvas with perspective keystone correction, alignment grid overlay, and Otsu binarization for OCR.

📐 Navigation, Layout & Onboarding

• ZTour (ZeroUI.Wpf.Common.ZTour): Interactive guided onboarding tour engine with spotlight cutout aperture (CombinedGeometry.Exclude), glowing animated target borders, dynamic popover card with collision-free placement, step counter, dot indicators, and keyboard navigation (Escape, Enter, arrows).
• ProcessMap: Interactive business process flowchart & workflow navigation map with customizable UserControl action triggers, orthogonal routing, and JSON serialization.
• WizardControl / ZeroWizard: Multi-step process workflow wizard with validation and step progress indicator.
• SideNavControl & AccordionControl: Collapsible vertical sidebar navigation with category groups and badges.
• DockManager / ZeroDockManager: Multi-region docking layout system with detachable floating windows and auto-hide tabs.
• SpreadsheetControl & Reporting: Vector spreadsheet with live formula evaluation (=SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, IF), interactive formula bar, in-place cell editing, and PDF/Document previewers (PdfViewerControl, DocumentPreviewControl).

🏭 Industrial Instrumentation & Theme Engine

• SCADA Gauges: SevenSegment (100% parity with WinForms, 7-segment digital display with custom segment styling and color profiles), LinearGauge, RadialGauge, HeatmapControl, LedTowerControl, SignalScopeControl.
• Unified Theme Engine: Obsidian Dark and Clean Light styling with dynamic resource dictionary swapping.

📦 Installation

dotnet add package ZeroUI.Wpf --version 1.10.0

🚀 Quick Example (XAML)

<Window x:Class="MyApp.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:zeroui="http://schemas.zeroui.net/winfx/xaml"
        Title="ZeroUI WPF Showcase" Height="700" Width="1000">
    <Grid>
        
        <zeroui:GridControl x:Name="virtualGrid" />
    </Grid>
</Window>

Full documentation and source code: github.com/kzxl/ZeroUI