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Live Property Explorer doesn't show ActualOffset value (computed values)
Describe the bug
The Live Property Explorer doesn't show the ActualOffset value. I was thinking it was because it is a Vector3, but DesideredSize is correctly shown even if it isn't a scalar value.
Steps to reproduce the bug
Just create a Winui3 project from scratch and check the ActualOffset of the button.
Expected behavior
No response
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NuGet package version
WinUI 3 - Windows App SDK 1.5.6: 1.5.240802000
Windows version
Windows 10 (21H2): Build 19044
Additional context
Visual Studio 17.11.2
ActualOffset & ActualSize are composition properties and so only exist if you request a Composition visual for the property (or use a composition based value on the FrameworkElement)
May you be more clear? I don't know about Composition Properties.
I only know that if I set a Margin of a FrameworkElement, I can observe that ActualOffset change as expected, but in Live Property Explorer is always 0.
ActualOffset and a few other properties on UIElement are what we call "simple properties", which are lighter weight properties not backed by a full DependencyProperty. Live Property Explorer should be made aware of these simple properties.
Got it. Do you think it is very hard to implement my request given the actual state of things?
I was developing a UI component (with subcomponents which are going to move around), and to debug it would be very useful having such feature.