microsoft / microsoft/calculator

Cleanup the templates for custom controls in Calculator

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Description

Calculator has a bunch of inefficiencies in its styles that hurt performance and maintainability:

  • Unnecessary nested UI containers.
  • Use of LyaoutUpdated events.
  • Unnecessary focus visuals.

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  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 locating the custom control templates in the Calculator repository and review the styling patterns described in the issue. Identify unnecessary nested UI containers, LayoutUpdated event usage, and focus visuals; done means those inefficiencies are removed without changing the controls' intended behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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