TASEmulators / TASEmulators/BizHawk

Replace WinForms with another UI framework

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App: DiscoHawk App: EmuHawk Meta Requires WinForms Designer
Dominant language
C#
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Description

Keeping this vague since we've yet to see a clear best option; see notes on https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/issues/2261#issuecomment-731565300 and here.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the notes linked from issue #4350, including the discussion on issue #2261 and the YoshiRulz thoughts issue. Compare the options discussed there and identify the project entry points affected by replacing WinForms. Done means a replacement UI framework has been selected and the migration scope is defined.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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