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Package: Pretext.Uno

Pretext.Uno is the Uno-specific companion package. It no longer owns the platform-neutral layout helpers; those now live in Pretext.Layout.

Install it when

  • your application targets Uno Platform
  • you want the reusable Uno-side controls and render scheduling helpers from this repository
  • you want the core engine, helper layer, and first-party backend set brought in transitively

What it brings

Pretext.Uno depends on:

  • Pretext
  • Pretext.Layout
  • Pretext.DirectWrite
  • Pretext.FreeType
  • Pretext.CoreText
  • Pretext.SkiaSharp

At runtime, Pretext then selects the best supported backend for the current OS.

Public Uno-specific surface

The package exposes:

  • StretchScrollHost
  • UiRenderScheduler

Use StretchScrollHost for sample-style scroll surfaces that need stretched content and viewport calculations. Use UiRenderScheduler when several UI events can trigger a redraw and you want one coalesced dispatch callback.

What moved out

The wrap and obstacle helpers were extracted into Pretext.Layout, so non-Uno hosts can reuse:

  • PreparedTextMetrics
  • ColumnFlowLayout
  • ObstacleLayoutHelper
  • related geometry primitives