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df185e4
PoC for hijacking RequestBringIntoView event
nicolaihenriksen Dec 9, 2025
8f02def
Improves tab header scrolling behavior
nicolaihenriksen Dec 9, 2025
0511117
Adding smooth/animated scrolling to the behavior
nicolaihenriksen Dec 9, 2025
721a25c
Ensure padding on tab headers is only applied when they overflow
nicolaihenriksen Dec 9, 2025
f631a2d
Adding UI tests without assertions to easily test behavior
nicolaihenriksen Dec 10, 2025
9cace11
Minor hack! Prevent double-click on tab (control) while animating
nicolaihenriksen Dec 10, 2025
7c0c9ee
Add TabAssist.AnimateTabScrolling to toggle tab switch animation feature
nicolaihenriksen Dec 10, 2025
c27cc43
Add TODO comment regarding destructive-read on TabScrollDirection AP
nicolaihenriksen Dec 10, 2025
d18d4d4
Add TabAssist.TabScrollOffset to give control of the offset
nicolaihenriksen Dec 10, 2025
4a960c0
Replace TabAssist.AnimateTabScrolling with TabAssist.TabScrollDuration
nicolaihenriksen Dec 10, 2025
9631e7a
Rename hijacking StackPanel
nicolaihenriksen Dec 14, 2025
f001a07
Rename TabScrollDirection
nicolaihenriksen Dec 14, 2025
737223f
Rename TabScrollOffset
nicolaihenriksen Dec 14, 2025
eb5d42d
Rename TabScrollDuration
nicolaihenriksen Dec 14, 2025
966c1e8
Remove debug output
nicolaihenriksen Dec 14, 2025
a604ccf
Add TabAssist.UseHeaderPadding to enable/disable new behavior
nicolaihenriksen Dec 14, 2025
0200ded
Change bring into view event listener to class handler
nicolaihenriksen Dec 21, 2025
a4512b4
Implement "destructive read" of TabScrollDirection
nicolaihenriksen Dec 21, 2025
eca4a48
Mitigate quick keypresses causing tab animation to stop
nicolaihenriksen Dec 21, 2025
fe5b943
Use tab animation even when tab has focusable content
nicolaihenriksen Dec 21, 2025
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using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors;

namespace MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf.Behaviors.Internal;

public class TabControlHeaderScrollBehavior : Behavior<ScrollViewer>
{
public static readonly DependencyProperty CustomHorizontalOffsetProperty =
DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("CustomHorizontalOffset", typeof(double),
typeof(TabControlHeaderScrollBehavior), new PropertyMetadata(0d, CustomHorizontalOffsetChanged));
public static double GetCustomHorizontalOffset(DependencyObject obj) => (double)obj.GetValue(CustomHorizontalOffsetProperty);
public static void SetCustomHorizontalOffset(DependencyObject obj, double value) => obj.SetValue(CustomHorizontalOffsetProperty, value);
private static void CustomHorizontalOffsetChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
var scrollViewer = (ScrollViewer)d;
scrollViewer.ScrollToHorizontalOffset((double)e.NewValue);
}

public static readonly DependencyProperty ScrollDirectionProperty =
DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("ScrollDirection", typeof(TabScrollDirection),
typeof(TabControlHeaderScrollBehavior), new PropertyMetadata(TabScrollDirection.Unknown));
public static TabScrollDirection GetScrollDirection(DependencyObject obj) => (TabScrollDirection)obj.GetValue(ScrollDirectionProperty);
public static void SetScrollDirection(DependencyObject obj, TabScrollDirection value) => obj.SetValue(ScrollDirectionProperty, value);

public TabControl TabControl
{
get => (TabControl)GetValue(TabControlProperty);
set => SetValue(TabControlProperty, value);
}

public static readonly DependencyProperty TabControlProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(TabControl), typeof(TabControl),
typeof(TabControlHeaderScrollBehavior), new PropertyMetadata(null, OnTabControlChanged));


private static void OnTabControlChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
var behavior = (TabControlHeaderScrollBehavior)d;
if (e.OldValue is TabControl oldTabControl)
{
oldTabControl.SelectionChanged -= behavior.OnTabChanged;
oldTabControl.SizeChanged -= behavior.OnTabControlSizeChanged;
}
if (e.NewValue is TabControl newTabControl)
{
newTabControl.SelectionChanged += behavior.OnTabChanged;
newTabControl.SizeChanged += behavior.OnTabControlSizeChanged;
}
}

public FrameworkElement ScrollableContent
{
get => (FrameworkElement)GetValue(ScrollableContentProperty);
set => SetValue(ScrollableContentProperty, value);
}

public static readonly DependencyProperty ScrollableContentProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(ScrollableContent), typeof(FrameworkElement),
typeof(TabControlHeaderScrollBehavior), new PropertyMetadata(null, OnScrollableContentChanged));

private static void OnScrollableContentChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
var behavior = (TabControlHeaderScrollBehavior)d;
behavior.AddPaddingToScrollableContentIfWiderThanViewPort();
}

private double? _desiredScrollStart;
private bool _isAnimatingScroll;

private void OnTabChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
var tabControl = (TabControl)sender;

if (e.AddedItems.Count > 0)
{
_desiredScrollStart = AssociatedObject.ContentHorizontalOffset;
SetScrollDirection(tabControl, (IsMovingForward() ? TabScrollDirection.Forward : TabScrollDirection.Backward));
}

bool IsMovingForward()
{
if (e.RemovedItems.Count == 0) return true;
int previousIndex = GetItemIndex(e.RemovedItems[0]);
int nextIndex = GetItemIndex(e.AddedItems[^1]);
return nextIndex > previousIndex;
}

int GetItemIndex(object? item) => tabControl.Items.IndexOf(item);
}

private void OnTabControlSizeChanged(object sender, SizeChangedEventArgs _) => AddPaddingToScrollableContentIfWiderThanViewPort();
private void AssociatedObject_SizeChanged(object sender, SizeChangedEventArgs _) => AddPaddingToScrollableContentIfWiderThanViewPort();

private void AddPaddingToScrollableContentIfWiderThanViewPort()
{
if (TabAssist.GetUseHeaderPadding(TabControl) == false)
return;
if (ScrollableContent is null)
return;

if (ScrollableContent.ActualWidth > TabControl.ActualWidth)
{
double offset = TabAssist.GetHeaderPadding(TabControl);
ScrollableContent.Margin = new(offset, 0, offset, 0);
}
else
{
ScrollableContent.Margin = new();
}
}

protected override void OnAttached()
{
base.OnAttached();
AssociatedObject.ScrollChanged += AssociatedObject_ScrollChanged;
AssociatedObject.SizeChanged += AssociatedObject_SizeChanged;
Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() => AddPaddingToScrollableContentIfWiderThanViewPort());
}

protected override void OnDetaching()
{
base.OnDetaching();
if (AssociatedObject is { } ao)
{
ao.ScrollChanged -= AssociatedObject_ScrollChanged;
ao.SizeChanged -= AssociatedObject_SizeChanged;
}
}

private void AssociatedObject_ScrollChanged(object sender, ScrollChangedEventArgs e)
{
if (TabAssist.GetUseHeaderPadding(TabControl) == false)
return;
TimeSpan duration = TabAssist.GetScrollDuration(TabControl);
if (duration == TimeSpan.Zero)
return;
if ( _isAnimatingScroll || _desiredScrollStart is not { } desiredOffsetStart)
return;

double originalValue = desiredOffsetStart;
double newValue = e.HorizontalOffset;
_isAnimatingScroll = true;

// HACK: Temporarily disable user interaction while the animated scroll is ongoing. This prevents the double-click of a tab stopping the animation prematurely.
bool originalIsHitTestVisibleValue = TabControl.IsHitTestVisible;
TabControl.SetCurrentValue(FrameworkElement.IsHitTestVisibleProperty, false);

AssociatedObject.ScrollToHorizontalOffset(originalValue);
DoubleAnimation scrollAnimation = new(originalValue, newValue, new Duration(duration));
scrollAnimation.Completed += (_, _) =>
{
_desiredScrollStart = null;
_isAnimatingScroll = false;

// HACK: Set the hit test visibility back to its original value
TabControl.SetCurrentValue(FrameworkElement.IsHitTestVisibleProperty, originalIsHitTestVisibleValue);
};
AssociatedObject.BeginAnimation(TabControlHeaderScrollBehavior.CustomHorizontalOffsetProperty, scrollAnimation);
}
}

public enum TabScrollDirection
{
Unknown,
Backward,
Forward
}
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using MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf.Behaviors.Internal;

namespace MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf.Internal;

public class PaddedBringIntoViewStackPanel : StackPanel
{
public TabScrollDirection ScrollDirection
{
get => (TabScrollDirection)GetValue(ScrollDirectionProperty);
set => SetValue(ScrollDirectionProperty, value);
}

public static readonly DependencyProperty ScrollDirectionProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(ScrollDirection), typeof(TabScrollDirection),
typeof(PaddedBringIntoViewStackPanel), new PropertyMetadata(TabScrollDirection.Unknown));

public double HeaderPadding
{
get => (double)GetValue(HeaderPaddingProperty);
set => SetValue(HeaderPaddingProperty, value);
}

public static readonly DependencyProperty HeaderPaddingProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(HeaderPadding),
typeof(double), typeof(PaddedBringIntoViewStackPanel), new PropertyMetadata(0d));

public bool UseHeaderPadding
{
get => (bool)GetValue(UseHeaderPaddingProperty);
set => SetValue(UseHeaderPaddingProperty, value);
}

public static readonly DependencyProperty UseHeaderPaddingProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(UseHeaderPadding), typeof(bool), typeof(PaddedBringIntoViewStackPanel), new PropertyMetadata(false));

public PaddedBringIntoViewStackPanel()
=> AddHandler(FrameworkElement.RequestBringIntoViewEvent, new RoutedEventHandler(OnRequestBringIntoView), false);

private void OnRequestBringIntoView(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
if (!UseHeaderPadding)
return;

if (e.OriginalSource is FrameworkElement child && child != this)
{
e.Handled = true;

// TODO: Consider making the "ScrollDirection" a destructive read (i.e. reset the value once it is read) to avoid leaving a Backward/Forward value that may be misinterpreted at a later stage.
double offset = ScrollDirection switch {
TabScrollDirection.Backward => -HeaderPadding,
TabScrollDirection.Forward => HeaderPadding,
_ => 0
};
var point = child.TranslatePoint(new Point(), this);
var newTargetRect = new Rect(new Point(point.X + offset, point.Y), child.RenderSize);
BringIntoView(newTargetRect);
}
}
}
29 changes: 29 additions & 0 deletions src/MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf/TabAssist.cs
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Expand Up @@ -69,4 +69,33 @@ public static void SetHeaderBehavior(DependencyObject obj, TabControlHeaderBehav
public static readonly DependencyProperty HeaderBehaviorProperty =
DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("HeaderBehavior", typeof(TabControlHeaderBehavior), typeof(TabAssist),
new PropertyMetadata(TabControlHeaderBehavior.Scrolling));

public static double GetHeaderPadding(DependencyObject obj)
=> (double)obj.GetValue(HeaderPaddingProperty);

public static bool GetUseHeaderPadding(DependencyObject obj)
=> (bool)obj.GetValue(UseHeaderPaddingProperty);

public static void SetUseHeaderPadding(DependencyObject obj, bool value)
=> obj.SetValue(UseHeaderPaddingProperty, value);

public static readonly DependencyProperty UseHeaderPaddingProperty =
DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("UseHeaderPadding", typeof(bool), typeof(TabAssist), new PropertyMetadata(false));

public static void SetHeaderPadding(DependencyObject obj, double value)
=> obj.SetValue(HeaderPaddingProperty, value);

public static readonly DependencyProperty HeaderPaddingProperty =
DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("HeaderPadding", typeof(double),
typeof(TabAssist), new PropertyMetadata(0d));

public static TimeSpan GetScrollDuration(DependencyObject obj)
=> (TimeSpan)obj.GetValue(ScrollDurationProperty);

public static void SetScrollDuration(DependencyObject obj, TimeSpan value)
=> obj.SetValue(ScrollDurationProperty, value);

public static readonly DependencyProperty ScrollDurationProperty =
DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("ScrollDuration", typeof(TimeSpan),
typeof(TabAssist), new PropertyMetadata(TimeSpan.Zero));
}
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<ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:converters="clr-namespace:MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf.Converters"
xmlns:internal="clr-namespace:MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf.Internal"
xmlns:behaviorsInternal="clr-namespace:MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf.Behaviors.Internal"
xmlns:b="http://schemas.microsoft.com/xaml/behaviors"
xmlns:wpf="clr-namespace:MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf">

<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -36,7 +39,13 @@
wpf:ScrollViewerAssist.PaddingMode="{Binding Path=(wpf:ScrollViewerAssist.PaddingMode), RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden"
VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden">
<StackPanel>
<b:Interaction.Behaviors>
<behaviorsInternal:TabControlHeaderScrollBehavior TabControl="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" ScrollableContent="{Binding ElementName=ScrollableContent}" />
</b:Interaction.Behaviors>
<internal:PaddedBringIntoViewStackPanel x:Name="ScrollableContent"
ScrollDirection="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=(behaviorsInternal:TabControlHeaderScrollBehavior.ScrollDirection)}"
HeaderPadding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=(wpf:TabAssist.HeaderPadding)}"
UseHeaderPadding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=(wpf:TabAssist.UseHeaderPadding)}">
<UniformGrid x:Name="CenteredHeaderPanel"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
Margin="{Binding Path=(wpf:TabAssist.HeaderPanelMargin), RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
Expand All @@ -53,7 +62,7 @@
Focusable="False"
KeyboardNavigation.TabIndex="1"
Orientation="Horizontal" />
</StackPanel>
</internal:PaddedBringIntoViewStackPanel>
</ScrollViewer>
</wpf:ColorZone>

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -227,6 +236,10 @@
<Setter Property="wpf:ElevationAssist.Elevation" Value="Dp4" />
<Setter Property="wpf:RippleAssist.Feedback" Value="{DynamicResource MaterialDesign.Brush.Button.Ripple}" />
<Setter Property="wpf:TabAssist.HasUniformTabWidth" Value="False" />
<!-- MD spec says 52 DP, but that seems a little excessive in practice -->
<Setter Property="wpf:TabAssist.HeaderPadding" Value="40" />
<Setter Property="wpf:TabAssist.UseHeaderPadding" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="wpf:TabAssist.ScrollDuration" Value="0:0:0.250" />

<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="wpf:TabAssist.HeaderBehavior" Value="Wrapping">
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Expand Up @@ -152,4 +152,56 @@ public async Task TabControl_ShouldRespectSelectedContentTemplate_WhenSetDirectl

recorder.Success();
}

[Test]
public async Task ScrollingTabs_UniformGrid()
{
await using var recorder = new TestRecorder(App);

//Arrange
const int numTabs = 10;
StringBuilder xaml = new("<TabControl>");
for (int i = 1; i <= numTabs; i++)
{
xaml.Append($"""
<TabItem Header="TAB {i}">
<TextBlock Margin="8" Text="Tab {i}" />
</TabItem>
""");
}
xaml.Append("</TabControl>");
IVisualElement<TabControl> tabControl = await LoadXaml<TabControl>(xaml.ToString());

//Act

//Assert

recorder.Success();
}

[Test]
public async Task ScrollingTabs_VirtualizingStackPanel()
{
await using var recorder = new TestRecorder(App);

//Arrange
const int numTabs = 10;
StringBuilder xaml = new("<TabControl HorizontalContentAlignment=\"Left\">");
for (int i = 1; i <= numTabs; i++)
{
xaml.Append($"""
<TabItem Header="TAB {i}">
<TextBlock Margin="8" Text="Tab {i}" />
</TabItem>
""");
}
xaml.Append("</TabControl>");
IVisualElement<TabControl> tabControl = await LoadXaml<TabControl>(xaml.ToString());

//Act

//Assert

recorder.Success();
}
}
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