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[Feature request] Description of fields showen in PropertyGrid
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Description
Description of object fields is important, users need to see what does property do. Description of field can be set with Description Attribute, as Category set:
[Description("Some description of the field"), Category("SomeCategory")]
public string SomeFieldOfObject { get; set; }
In WinForms PropertyGrid description of field is showen at bottom.
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Research direction
The issue does not name files or tests; start by locating the WPF PropertyGrid implementation and its existing property or category rendering. Check how Description attributes are read, then verify that a property's description appears in a bottom area like the WinForms example.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100