From fa326e2e3c8faf1d120d75b1feca7a94f4b200a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Roth Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:38:43 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] [release-notes] Draft winforms notes for .NET 11 RC 2 Add component release guidance and any maintained feature-validation fixtures for owner review. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: 637615df-deba-4407-bf00-9a3bd4e569b5 --- release-notes/11.0/preview/rc2/winforms.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 release-notes/11.0/preview/rc2/winforms.md diff --git a/release-notes/11.0/preview/rc2/winforms.md b/release-notes/11.0/preview/rc2/winforms.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8d1299143c --- /dev/null +++ b/release-notes/11.0/preview/rc2/winforms.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# Windows Forms in .NET 11 RC 2 - Release Notes + +RC 2 refines the visual styles introduced during .NET 11 previews. + +## Changes since the previous preview + +- **Composite controls:** `VisualStylesMode.Net11` no longer enables the new styling for composite controls such as `ToolStrip` and `DataGridView` while their layout modernization remains unfinished. Apps testing the new appearance in RC 1 should expect these controls to retain their previous styles in RC 2 ([dotnet/winforms #15033](https://github.com/dotnet/winforms/pull/15033), [dotnet/winforms #15114](https://github.com/dotnet/winforms/pull/15114)). + +## Bug fixes + +- **Visual styles:** Check boxes and radio buttons respect explicit background colors, and text in `TextBox` and `ComboBox` controls is no longer clipped at the bottom ([dotnet/winforms #15101](https://github.com/dotnet/winforms/pull/15101), [dotnet/winforms #15106](https://github.com/dotnet/winforms/pull/15106)). From 0031faeb9902635a2751601399d4fcfaaf5eaf9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Roth Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:40:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] [release-notes] Link Windows Forms in the RC2 index Add the component link alongside its matching release note. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: 637615df-deba-4407-bf00-9a3bd4e569b5 --- release-notes/11.0/preview/rc2/README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/release-notes/11.0/preview/rc2/README.md b/release-notes/11.0/preview/rc2/README.md index c9d38cad8a..d32c7ac6ca 100644 --- a/release-notes/11.0/preview/rc2/README.md +++ b/release-notes/11.0/preview/rc2/README.md @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Component notes are being reviewed in separate draft pull requests. Links will b - ASP.NET Core - Container images - EF Core & Data -- Windows Forms +- [Windows Forms](./winforms.md) - WPF ## Get Started