From a80d44f72f90acdb3659ee9af1e21fcbec427d25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Roth Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:05:28 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] [release-notes] Windows Forms in .NET 11 Preview 6 Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> --- release-notes/11.0/preview/preview6/winforms.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) create mode 100644 release-notes/11.0/preview/preview6/winforms.md diff --git a/release-notes/11.0/preview/preview6/winforms.md b/release-notes/11.0/preview/preview6/winforms.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..4b499d3f28c --- /dev/null +++ b/release-notes/11.0/preview/preview6/winforms.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Windows Forms in .NET 11 Preview 6 - Release Notes + + + +.NET 11 Preview 6 does not introduce new Windows Forms feature additions. The +notable user-facing change in this preview is a regression fix for +ToolStripDropDown focus handling in SmartTag and dropdown scenarios. + +## Bug fixes + +- **System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip** + - `ToolStripDropDown` now preserves modal menu tracking during focus changes. + This lets SmartTag and dropdown UI close normally when users switch tab + pages or otherwise move focus + ([dotnet/winforms #14606](https://github.com/dotnet/winforms/pull/14606)). From 8917d6e0e115716813f4ac5e9dc014f7f09f43ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Klaus=20L=C3=B6ffelmann?= <9663150+KlausLoeffelmann@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:51:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Revise Windows Forms release notes for Preview 6 Updated release notes for .NET 11 Preview 6 to include bug fixes and improvements for various Windows Forms components. --- .../11.0/preview/preview6/winforms.md | 44 +++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/release-notes/11.0/preview/preview6/winforms.md b/release-notes/11.0/preview/preview6/winforms.md index 4b499d3f28c..4892cbc39d9 100644 --- a/release-notes/11.0/preview/preview6/winforms.md +++ b/release-notes/11.0/preview/preview6/winforms.md @@ -2,14 +2,42 @@ -.NET 11 Preview 6 does not introduce new Windows Forms feature additions. The -notable user-facing change in this preview is a regression fix for -ToolStripDropDown focus handling in SmartTag and dropdown scenarios. +.NET 11 Preview 6 does not introduce new Windows Forms feature additions. ## Bug fixes -- **System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip** - - `ToolStripDropDown` now preserves modal menu tracking during focus changes. - This lets SmartTag and dropdown UI close normally when users switch tab - pages or otherwise move focus - ([dotnet/winforms #14606](https://github.com/dotnet/winforms/pull/14606)). +**`System.Windows.Forms.PropertyGrid`** +* `SelectedObjects` now displays typed arrays correctly when `PropertySort` is set to `NoSort` +(dotnet/winforms #14190). +• `SelectedTab` now changes correctly when a new `SelectedObject` is assigned +(dotnet/winforms #14438). +• The cursor editor now caches its scaled icon size, preventing GDI resource exhaustion when it is resized +(dotnet/winforms #14123). + +**`System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip`** +* `ToolStripDropDown` now preserves modal menu tracking during focus changes. This lets SmartTag and dropdown UI close normally when users switch tab +pages or otherwise move focus +(dotnet/winforms #14606). +* `ToolStrip` controls now update their layout correctly after a DPI change +(dotnet/winforms #14454). + +**`System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBar`** +* `ProgressBar` now applies a default color in Dark Mode to improve visual contrast +(dotnet/winforms #14339). + +**`System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard`** +* `GetText(TextDataFormat.Rtf)` now retrieves RTF data that does not include a null-terminating character, and restores the previous behavior (dotnet/winforms #14461). +* `GetDataObject().GetImage()` now returns bitmap images correctly +(dotnet/winforms #14427). + +**`System.Windows.Forms.Control`** +* `AnchorLayoutV2` now initializes deferred anchor information correctly when anchored controls are replaced while layout is suspended +(dotnet/winforms #14505). + +**`System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox` and `System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton`** +* `CheckBox` and `RadioButton` controls now return to their normal appearance when the `Appearance` property is changed in Dark Mode +(dotnet/winforms #14194). + +**`System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip`** +* `StatusStrip` now calculates its default padding and grip width consistently, preventing spring-enabled `ToolStripStatusLabel` controls from disappearing +(dotnet/winforms #14068).