Add MAUI SemanticProperties to inspector properties panel#150
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Add MAUI SemanticProperties to inspector properties panel#150
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Add a new 'Accessibility' group to the Visual Tree inspector's properties panel that queries and displays MAUI's SemanticProperties attached properties: - SemanticProperties.Description (text editor) - SemanticProperties.Hint (text editor) - SemanticProperties.HeadingLevel (enum: None, Level1-Level9) Also enrich DevFlowElementInfo model with optional semantic fields (semanticDescription, semanticHint, semanticHeadingLevel) so agents can include them in tree data. When present, these are shown in a dedicated Accessibility section in the Element identity panel. Properties gracefully degrade - they only appear when the agent returns non-null values. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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The DevFlow inspector's Visual Tree properties panel shows Appearance, Layout, Behavior, and Transform groups but has no visibility into accessibility metadata. This makes it harder to verify that
SemanticPropertiesare correctly set on MAUI elements during development.Approach
Adds a new Accessibility property group that queries MAUI's
SemanticPropertiesattached properties via the DevFlow agent's property API:SemanticProperties.Description-- descriptive text for screen readers (text editor)SemanticProperties.Hint-- hint about what happens on interaction (text editor)SemanticProperties.HeadingLevel-- heading level enum (None, Level1--Level9)These are registered in the
PropertyRegistryalongside existing common properties, so they're fetched automatically when an element is selected. The "Accessibility" group appears between Behavior and Transform in the panel ordering.Additionally, enriches the
DevFlowElementInfomodel with optionalsemanticDescription,semanticHint, andsemanticHeadingLevelfields. When a MauiDevFlow agent includes these in tree data, they're displayed in a dedicated section in the Element identity area with a universal-access icon.Graceful degradation
Properties with null values are already filtered out by the existing
Where(p => p.Value != null)pipeline, so if the connected agent doesn't support attached property queries, the Accessibility section simply won't appear -- no errors, no empty groups.