Improvements

ShellDemo/App.xaml.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ public partial class App : Application
     public App()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
-        MainPage = new AppShell();
+    }
+
+    protected override Window CreateWindow(IActivationState? activationState)
+    {
+        return new Window(new AppShell());
     }
 }

ShellDemo/Pages/ListsPage.xaml

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                                         BackgroundColor="{AppThemeBinding Light=#FAFAFA, Dark=#2C2C2C}"
                                         SelectionChanged="OnFruitsSelectionChanged">
                             <CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
-                                <DataTemplate>
+                                <DataTemplate x:DataType="x:String">
                                     <Label Text="{Binding}"
                                            Padding="10"
                                            TextColor="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource TextPrimaryLight}, Dark={StaticResource TextPrimaryDark}}" />
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                                         BackgroundColor="{AppThemeBinding Light=White, Dark=#1E1E1E}"
                                         SelectionChanged="OnColorsSelectionChanged">
                             <CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
-                                <DataTemplate>
+                                <DataTemplate x:DataType="x:String">
                                     <Label Text="{Binding}"
                                            Padding="10"
                                            TextColor="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource TextPrimaryLight}, Dark={StaticResource TextPrimaryDark}}" />
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                                         BackgroundColor="{AppThemeBinding Light=White, Dark=#1E1E1E}"
                                         SelectionChanged="OnContactsSelectionChanged">
                             <CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
-                                <DataTemplate>
+                                <DataTemplate x:DataType="x:String">
                                     <Label Text="{Binding}"
                                            Padding="10"
                                            TextColor="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource TextPrimaryLight}, Dark={StaticResource TextPrimaryDark}}" />

ShellDemo/ShellDemo.csproj

@@ -6,12 +6,32 @@
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+
+    <!-- Application Info -->
+    <ApplicationTitle>OpenMaui Shell Demo</ApplicationTitle>
+    <ApplicationId>com.openmaui.shelldemo</ApplicationId>
+    <ApplicationVersion>1.0.0</ApplicationVersion>
+
+    <!-- MAUI Settings -->
+    <UseMaui>true</UseMaui>
+    <SingleProject>true</SingleProject>
+    <EnableDefaultXamlItems>true</EnableDefaultXamlItems>
+
+    <!-- Linux Runtime -->
+    <RuntimeIdentifiers>linux-x64;linux-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- OpenMaui Linux Platform (local development reference) -->
     <ProjectReference Include="../../maui-linux/OpenMaui.Controls.Linux.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <!-- XAML Files -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <MauiXaml Update="**/*.xaml" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!-- Embedded Resources (icons) -->
   <ItemGroup>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\Images\*.svg" />
   </ItemGroup>

TodoApp/App.xaml.cs

@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ public partial class App : Application
     public App()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
+    }
 
+    protected override Window CreateWindow(IActivationState? activationState)
+    {
         // Determine current theme for navigation bar colors
-        var isDarkMode = Application.Current?.RequestedTheme == AppTheme.Dark;
+        var isDarkMode = Current?.RequestedTheme == AppTheme.Dark;
         var barBackground = isDarkMode ? Color.FromArgb("#3949AB") : Color.FromArgb("#5C6BC0");
 
         NavigationPage = new NavigationPage(new TodoListPage())
@@ -24,12 +27,12 @@ public partial class App : Application
         };
 
         // Update navigation bar when theme changes
-        Application.Current!.RequestedThemeChanged += (s, e) =>
+        Current!.RequestedThemeChanged += (s, e) =>
         {
             var dark = e.RequestedTheme == AppTheme.Dark;
             NavigationPage.BarBackgroundColor = dark ? Color.FromArgb("#3949AB") : Color.FromArgb("#5C6BC0");
         };
 
-        MainPage = NavigationPage;
+        return new Window(NavigationPage);
     }
 }

TodoApp/TodoApp.csproj

@@ -6,12 +6,32 @@
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+
+    <!-- Application Info -->
+    <ApplicationTitle>OpenMaui Todo</ApplicationTitle>
+    <ApplicationId>com.openmaui.todoapp</ApplicationId>
+    <ApplicationVersion>1.0.0</ApplicationVersion>
+
+    <!-- MAUI Settings -->
+    <UseMaui>true</UseMaui>
+    <SingleProject>true</SingleProject>
+    <EnableDefaultXamlItems>true</EnableDefaultXamlItems>
+
+    <!-- Linux Runtime -->
+    <RuntimeIdentifiers>linux-x64;linux-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- OpenMaui Linux Platform (local development reference) -->
     <ProjectReference Include="../../maui-linux/OpenMaui.Controls.Linux.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <!-- XAML Files -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <MauiXaml Update="**/*.xaml" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!-- Embedded Resources (icons) -->
   <ItemGroup>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\Images\*.svg" />
   </ItemGroup>

WebViewDemo/App.xaml.cs

@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ public partial class App : Application
     public App()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
+    }
 
+    protected override Window CreateWindow(IActivationState? activationState)
+    {
         // Determine current theme for navigation bar colors
-        var isDarkMode = Application.Current?.RequestedTheme == AppTheme.Dark;
+        var isDarkMode = Current?.RequestedTheme == AppTheme.Dark;
         var barBackground = isDarkMode ? Color.FromArgb("#3949AB") : Color.FromArgb("#5C6BC0");
 
         NavigationPage = new NavigationPage(new WebViewPage())
@@ -24,12 +27,12 @@ public partial class App : Application
         };
 
         // Update navigation bar when theme changes
-        Application.Current!.RequestedThemeChanged += (s, e) =>
+        Current!.RequestedThemeChanged += (s, e) =>
         {
             var dark = e.RequestedTheme == AppTheme.Dark;
             NavigationPage.BarBackgroundColor = dark ? Color.FromArgb("#3949AB") : Color.FromArgb("#5C6BC0");
         };
 
-        MainPage = NavigationPage;
+        return new Window(NavigationPage);
     }
 }

WebViewDemo/Pages/WebViewPage.xaml

@@ -2,147 +2,136 @@
 <ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
              x:Class="WebViewDemo.WebViewPage"
-             Title="WebView Demo"
+             Title="OpenMaui Browser"
              BackgroundColor="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource PageBackgroundLight}, Dark={StaticResource PageBackgroundDark}}">
 
-    <Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,Auto,Auto,*,Auto,Auto" Padding="16" RowSpacing="12">
+    <Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto">
 
-        <!-- Header -->
+        <!-- Browser Toolbar -->
-        <Label Grid.Row="0"
+        <Grid Grid.Row="0"
-               Text="WebView Demo - WebKitGTK"
+              ColumnDefinitions="Auto,Auto,Auto,*,Auto,Auto,Auto"
-               FontSize="22"
+              ColumnSpacing="4"
-               FontAttributes="Bold"
+              Padding="8"
-               TextColor="{StaticResource PrimaryColor}"
+              BackgroundColor="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource CardBackgroundLight}, Dark={StaticResource CardBackgroundDark}}">
-               HorizontalOptions="Center" />
 
-        <!-- Navigation Bar -->
+            <!-- Back Button -->
-        <Border Grid.Row="1"
+            <ImageButton Grid.Column="0"
-                BackgroundColor="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource CardBackgroundLight}, Dark={StaticResource CardBackgroundDark}}"
+                         x:Name="BackButton"
-                StrokeThickness="0"
-                Padding="12">
-            <Border.StrokeShape>
-                <RoundRectangle CornerRadius="8" />
-            </Border.StrokeShape>
-
-            <HorizontalStackLayout Spacing="12" HorizontalOptions="Center">
-                <ImageButton x:Name="BackButton"
                          Source="{AppThemeBinding Light=arrow_back_light.svg, Dark=arrow_back_dark.svg}"
-                             WidthRequest="44"
+                         WidthRequest="36"
-                             HeightRequest="44"
+                         HeightRequest="36"
-                             Padding="10"
+                         Padding="8"
-                             BackgroundColor="{StaticResource ButtonColor}"
+                         BackgroundColor="Transparent"
-                             CornerRadius="8"
+                         Clicked="OnBackClicked"
-                             Clicked="OnBackClicked" />
+                         ToolTipProperties.Text="Go Back" />
-                <ImageButton x:Name="ForwardButton"
+
+            <!-- Forward Button -->
+            <ImageButton Grid.Column="1"
+                         x:Name="ForwardButton"
                          Source="{AppThemeBinding Light=arrow_forward_light.svg, Dark=arrow_forward_dark.svg}"
-                             WidthRequest="44"
+                         WidthRequest="36"
-                             HeightRequest="44"
+                         HeightRequest="36"
-                             Padding="10"
+                         Padding="8"
-                             BackgroundColor="{StaticResource ButtonColor}"
+                         BackgroundColor="Transparent"
-                             CornerRadius="8"
+                         Clicked="OnForwardClicked"
-                             Clicked="OnForwardClicked" />
+                         ToolTipProperties.Text="Go Forward" />
-                <ImageButton x:Name="ReloadButton"
+
+            <!-- Reload Button -->
+            <ImageButton Grid.Column="2"
+                         x:Name="ReloadButton"
                          Source="{AppThemeBinding Light=refresh_light.svg, Dark=refresh_dark.svg}"
-                             WidthRequest="44"
+                         WidthRequest="36"
-                             HeightRequest="44"
+                         HeightRequest="36"
-                             Padding="10"
+                         Padding="8"
-                             BackgroundColor="{StaticResource ButtonColor}"
+                         BackgroundColor="Transparent"
-                             CornerRadius="8"
+                         Clicked="OnReloadClicked"
-                             Clicked="OnReloadClicked" />
+                         ToolTipProperties.Text="Reload Page" />
-            </HorizontalStackLayout>
-        </Border>
 
             <!-- URL Bar -->
-        <Border Grid.Row="2"
+            <Border Grid.Column="3"
-                BackgroundColor="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource CardBackgroundLight}, Dark={StaticResource CardBackgroundDark}}"
+                    BackgroundColor="{AppThemeBinding Light=#F0F0F0, Dark=#2A2A2A}"
-                StrokeThickness="0"
+                    StrokeThickness="1"
-                Padding="12">
+                    Stroke="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource BorderLight}, Dark={StaticResource BorderDark}}"
+                    Padding="8,4"
+                    Margin="4,0">
                 <Border.StrokeShape>
-                <RoundRectangle CornerRadius="8" />
+                    <RoundRectangle CornerRadius="18" />
                 </Border.StrokeShape>
 
-            <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto" ColumnSpacing="8">
                 <Entry x:Name="UrlEntry"
-                       Grid.Column="0"
+                       Placeholder="Enter URL or search..."
-                       Placeholder="Enter URL..."
                        Text="https://dotnet.microsoft.com"
                        FontSize="14"
                        TextColor="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource TextPrimaryLight}, Dark={StaticResource TextPrimaryDark}}"
                        PlaceholderColor="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource TextSecondaryLight}, Dark={StaticResource TextSecondaryDark}}"
+                       BackgroundColor="Transparent"
                        VerticalOptions="Center"
                        Completed="OnUrlSubmitted" />
-                <ImageButton x:Name="GoButton"
-                             Grid.Column="1"
-                             Source="{AppThemeBinding Light=send_light.svg, Dark=send_dark.svg}"
-                             WidthRequest="44"
-                             HeightRequest="44"
-                             Padding="10"
-                             BackgroundColor="{StaticResource AccentColor}"
-                             CornerRadius="8"
-                             Clicked="OnGoClicked" />
-            </Grid>
             </Border>
 
-        <!-- WebView -->
+            <!-- Go Button -->
-        <Border Grid.Row="3"
+            <ImageButton Grid.Column="4"
-                BackgroundColor="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource CardBackgroundLight}, Dark={StaticResource CardBackgroundDark}}"
+                         x:Name="GoButton"
-                StrokeThickness="1"
+                         Source="{AppThemeBinding Light=send_light.svg, Dark=send_dark.svg}"
-                Stroke="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource BorderLight}, Dark={StaticResource BorderDark}}">
+                         WidthRequest="36"
-            <Border.StrokeShape>
+                         HeightRequest="36"
-                <RoundRectangle CornerRadius="8" />
+                         Padding="8"
-            </Border.StrokeShape>
+                         BackgroundColor="{StaticResource AccentColor}"
+                         CornerRadius="18"
+                         Clicked="OnGoClicked"
+                         ToolTipProperties.Text="Navigate" />
 
-            <WebView x:Name="MainWebView"
+            <!-- Load HTML Demo Button -->
+            <ImageButton Grid.Column="5"
+                         x:Name="LoadHtmlButton"
+                         Source="{AppThemeBinding Light=code_light.svg, Dark=code_dark.svg}"
+                         WidthRequest="36"
+                         HeightRequest="36"
+                         Padding="8"
+                         BackgroundColor="Transparent"
+                         Clicked="OnLoadHtmlClicked"
+                         ToolTipProperties.Text="Load Demo HTML" />
+
+            <!-- Eval JS Demo Button -->
+            <ImageButton Grid.Column="6"
+                         x:Name="EvalJsButton"
+                         Source="{AppThemeBinding Light=play_arrow_light.svg, Dark=play_arrow_dark.svg}"
+                         WidthRequest="36"
+                         HeightRequest="36"
+                         Padding="8"
+                         BackgroundColor="Transparent"
+                         Clicked="OnEvalJsClicked"
+                         ToolTipProperties.Text="Run JavaScript" />
+        </Grid>
+
+        <!-- Loading Progress Bar -->
+        <ProgressBar Grid.Row="1"
+                     x:Name="LoadingProgress"
+                     VerticalOptions="Start"
+                     HeightRequest="3"
+                     ProgressColor="{StaticResource AccentColor}"
+                     Progress="0"
+                     IsVisible="False"
+                     ZIndex="1" />
+
+        <!-- WebView - Main Content Area -->
+        <WebView Grid.Row="1"
+                 x:Name="MainWebView"
                  VerticalOptions="Fill"
                  HorizontalOptions="Fill"
                  Navigating="OnNavigating"
                  Navigated="OnNavigated" />
-        </Border>
-
-        <!-- Action Buttons -->
-        <Border Grid.Row="4"
-                BackgroundColor="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource CardBackgroundLight}, Dark={StaticResource CardBackgroundDark}}"
-                StrokeThickness="0"
-                Padding="12">
-            <Border.StrokeShape>
-                <RoundRectangle CornerRadius="8" />
-            </Border.StrokeShape>
-
-            <HorizontalStackLayout Spacing="12" HorizontalOptions="Center">
-                <ImageButton x:Name="LoadHtmlButton"
-                             Source="{AppThemeBinding Light=code_light.svg, Dark=code_dark.svg}"
-                             WidthRequest="44"
-                             HeightRequest="44"
-                             Padding="10"
-                             BackgroundColor="{StaticResource PrimaryColor}"
-                             CornerRadius="8"
-                             Clicked="OnLoadHtmlClicked" />
-                <ImageButton x:Name="EvalJsButton"
-                             Source="{AppThemeBinding Light=play_arrow_light.svg, Dark=play_arrow_dark.svg}"
-                             WidthRequest="44"
-                             HeightRequest="44"
-                             Padding="10"
-                             BackgroundColor="{StaticResource PrimaryColor}"
-                             CornerRadius="8"
-                             Clicked="OnEvalJsClicked" />
-            </HorizontalStackLayout>
-        </Border>
 
         <!-- Status Bar -->
-        <Border Grid.Row="5"
+        <Grid Grid.Row="2"
-                BackgroundColor="{StaticResource PrimaryDarkColor}"
+              Padding="8,4"
-                StrokeThickness="0"
+              BackgroundColor="{AppThemeBinding Light=#E8E8E8, Dark=#1A1A1A}">
-                Padding="12,8">
-            <Border.StrokeShape>
-                <RoundRectangle CornerRadius="6" />
-            </Border.StrokeShape>
-
             <Label x:Name="StatusLabel"
                    Text="Ready"
-                   FontSize="13"
+                   FontSize="12"
-                   TextColor="White"
+                   TextColor="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource TextSecondaryLight}, Dark={StaticResource TextSecondaryDark}}"
-                   HorizontalOptions="Center" />
+                   VerticalOptions="Center" />
-        </Border>
+        </Grid>
 
     </Grid>
 </ContentPage>

WebViewDemo/Pages/WebViewPage.xaml.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ namespace WebViewDemo;
 
 public partial class WebViewPage : ContentPage
 {
+    private CancellationTokenSource? _progressCts;
+
     public WebViewPage()
     {
         Console.WriteLine("[WebViewPage] Constructor starting");
@@ -70,10 +72,16 @@ public partial class WebViewPage : ContentPage
     {
         StatusLabel.Text = $"Loading: {e.Url}";
         Console.WriteLine($"[WebViewPage] Navigating to: {e.Url}");
+
+        // Start progress animation
+        StartProgressAnimation();
     }
 
     private void OnNavigated(object? sender, WebNavigatedEventArgs e)
     {
+        // Stop progress animation and complete
+        StopProgressAnimation(e.Result == WebNavigationResult.Success);
+
         StatusLabel.Text = e.Result == WebNavigationResult.Success
             ? $"Loaded: {e.Url}"
             : $"Failed: {e.Result}";
@@ -82,9 +90,68 @@ public partial class WebViewPage : ContentPage
         Console.WriteLine($"[WebViewPage] Navigated: {e.Result} - {e.Url}");
     }
 
-    private void OnLoadHtmlClicked(object? sender, EventArgs e)
+    private void StartProgressAnimation()
+    {
+        // Cancel any existing animation
+        _progressCts?.Cancel();
+        _progressCts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+
+        // Show and reset progress bar
+        LoadingProgress.Progress = 0;
+        LoadingProgress.IsVisible = true;
+
+        // Animate progress (simulated since WebView doesn't report actual progress)
+        var token = _progressCts.Token;
+        Dispatcher.Dispatch(async () =>
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                // Quick initial progress
+                await LoadingProgress.ProgressTo(0.3, 200, Easing.CubicOut);
+                if (token.IsCancellationRequested) return;
+
+                // Slower middle progress
+                await LoadingProgress.ProgressTo(0.6, 500, Easing.Linear);
+                if (token.IsCancellationRequested) return;
+
+                // Even slower as we wait
+                await LoadingProgress.ProgressTo(0.85, 1000, Easing.CubicIn);
+            }
+            catch (TaskCanceledException)
+            {
+                // Expected when navigation completes
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void StopProgressAnimation(bool success)
+    {
+        _progressCts?.Cancel();
+
+        Dispatcher.Dispatch(async () =>
+        {
+            if (success)
+            {
+                // Complete the progress bar
+                await LoadingProgress.ProgressTo(1.0, 150, Easing.CubicOut);
+                await Task.Delay(100);
+            }
+
+            // Hide the progress bar
+            LoadingProgress.IsVisible = false;
+            LoadingProgress.Progress = 0;
+        });
+    }
+
+    private async void OnLoadHtmlClicked(object? sender, EventArgs e)
     {
         Console.WriteLine("[WebViewPage] Load HTML button clicked");
+        StatusLabel.Text = "Loading demo HTML...";
+
+        // Show quick progress for HTML loading
+        LoadingProgress.Progress = 0;
+        LoadingProgress.IsVisible = true;
+        await LoadingProgress.ProgressTo(0.5, 100, Easing.CubicOut);
 
         var html = @"
 <!DOCTYPE html>
@@ -156,7 +223,14 @@ public partial class WebViewPage : ContentPage
 </html>";
 
         MainWebView.Source = new HtmlWebViewSource { Html = html };
-        StatusLabel.Text = "Loaded custom HTML";
+
+        // Complete progress
+        await LoadingProgress.ProgressTo(1.0, 100, Easing.CubicOut);
+        await Task.Delay(100);
+        LoadingProgress.IsVisible = false;
+
+        StatusLabel.Text = "Loaded demo HTML";
+        UrlEntry.Text = "about:demo";
     }
 
     private async void OnEvalJsClicked(object? sender, EventArgs e)

WebViewDemo/Program.cs

@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@ class Program
             // Create the MAUI app with all handlers registered
             var app = MauiProgram.CreateMauiApp();
 
-            // Run on Linux platform
+            // Run on Linux platform with GTK mode for WebView support
-            LinuxApplication.Run(app, args);
+            LinuxApplication.Run(app, args, options =>
+            {
+                options.UseGtk = true;
+            });
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {

WebViewDemo/WebViewDemo.csproj

@@ -6,12 +6,32 @@
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+
+    <!-- Application Info -->
+    <ApplicationTitle>OpenMaui WebView Demo</ApplicationTitle>
+    <ApplicationId>com.openmaui.webviewdemo</ApplicationId>
+    <ApplicationVersion>1.0.0</ApplicationVersion>
+
+    <!-- MAUI Settings -->
+    <UseMaui>true</UseMaui>
+    <SingleProject>true</SingleProject>
+    <EnableDefaultXamlItems>true</EnableDefaultXamlItems>
+
+    <!-- Linux Runtime -->
+    <RuntimeIdentifiers>linux-x64;linux-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- OpenMaui Linux Platform (local development reference) -->
     <ProjectReference Include="../../maui-linux/OpenMaui.Controls.Linux.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <!-- XAML Files -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <MauiXaml Update="**/*.xaml" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!-- Embedded Resources (icons) -->
   <ItemGroup>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\Images\*.svg" />
   </ItemGroup>