C#•2y ago

❔ developing wpf on linux using jetbrains rider

hello everyone 🙂 noob here trying to follow along with the examples in this book i'm reading(head first c#) it has steps on how to change the xaml for a windows desktop app using wpf option in vs code. but i'm on jetbrains rider on linux is this no possible? i tried doing settings -> file templates -> xaml -> resource dictionary using the instructions in this page: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/rider/Settings_Tools_XAML_Preview.html and then hitting on save but i don't know if it worked, coz when i do a 'new solution' it doesn't have the option for wpf forms. or is just a file it's creating? coz i also can't find it

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ZacharyPatten•2y ago

WPF is not cross platform. WPF is only supported on Windows. You can write code for it from linux, but you won't be able to run it on linux. as for what features are in JetBrains Rider... sorry can't help with that. I don't use Rider. Hopefully someone else will chime in

arion•2y ago

The WPF option should be under "Desktop Application" on the ".NET / .NET Core" category (not .NET Framework)

arion•2y ago

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/883435300880261120/1125562860362268723/1eeb5b69-b8f0-4f57-881d-c60efc2a4ffb_04-07-2023.png

arion•2y ago

I don't know it it displays on linux tho

bregue dhueOP•2y ago

ty for all the insight guys i don't mind, i'm sure i can run the actual binary with wine or something but the solution template to start from is what i need, as you say i can write it probably, and as long as it compiles getting it to run should be easy enough

bregue dhueOP•2y ago

yeah you have way more options there mine is like this

bregue dhueOP•2y ago

did you have to do something to get those options?

arion•2y ago

hmm, what dotnet versions do you have installed? (You can head over to Console application to check under Framework or SDK

arion•2y ago

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/883435300880261120/1125564531620450384/b66a7e68-ff77-424c-841f-70f76e25c5aa_04-07-2023.png

bregue dhueOP•2y ago

under core the highest available it says is 7.0 and under framework it says 4.8

bregue dhueOP•2y ago

arion•2y ago

hmm, maybe we can init it via the cli then just open it in rider?

bregue dhueOP•2y ago

how do you do that?

arion•2y ago

do you get an error when creating a project in dotnet new wpf (remember to change to a respective working directory (like /home/pum/RiderProjects/head_first_c-sharp/)) dotnet new sln dotnet sln add head_first_c-sharp.csproj

bregue dhueOP•2y ago

$ dotnet new wpf                   
No templates or subcommands found matching: 'wpf'.
Did you mean one of the following templates?
   dotnet new web

To list installed templates similar to 'wpf', run:
   dotnet new list wpf
To search for the templates on NuGet.org, run:
   dotnet new search wpf


For details on the exit code, refer to https://aka.ms/templating-exit-codes#103

$ dotnet new wpf                   
No templates or subcommands found matching: 'wpf'.
Did you mean one of the following templates?
   dotnet new web

To list installed templates similar to 'wpf', run:
   dotnet new list wpf
To search for the templates on NuGet.org, run:
   dotnet new search wpf


For details on the exit code, refer to https://aka.ms/templating-exit-codes#103

$ dotnet new sln       
The template "Solution File" was created successfully.

$ dotnet new sln       
The template "Solution File" was created successfully.

wait i might have done the last two commands you sent wrong from where am i supposed to run it? check this out though

$ dotnet new install "WPF template"       
The following template packages will be installed:
   WPF template

WPF template is not supported.

For details on the exit code, refer to https://aka.ms/templating-exit-codes#106

$ dotnet new install "WPF template"       
The following template packages will be installed:
   WPF template

WPF template is not supported.

For details on the exit code, refer to https://aka.ms/templating-exit-codes#106