lepoco / lepoco/wpfui

Can you please add PlaceholderText to Combobox?

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe

Have a placeholder text in controls with edit field is good hint to user about what's need to be done to apply a UI form\dialog.

Describe the solution you'd like

It would be nice to have PlaceholderText property in Combobox that setup text visible in Combobox edit field when the control does not contain entered text or selected item.

As i know UWP and Win UI have this feature.

Describe alternatives you've considered

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Research direction

Locate the Combobox control and its edit-field or template implementation, then inspect how existing control properties are exposed and rendered. Confirm the expected behavior for empty input and no selected item, and verify that the placeholder is visible in those states without replacing entered or selected values.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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