fix(controls): Fix ContentDialog interaction, focus, and modal behavior issues

src/Wpf.Ui.FontMapper/Program.cs

@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ await httpClient.GetFromJsonAsync<IEnumerable<GitTag>>(
         )
             ?.Last()
             ?.Ref.Replace("refs/tags/", string.Empty)
-            .Trim() ?? throw new Exception("Unable to parse the version string");
+            .Trim()
+        ?? throw new Exception("Unable to parse the version string");
 }
 
 string FormatIconName(string rawIconName)

src/Wpf.Ui.Gallery/Views/Windows/MainWindow.xaml

@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@
             </ui:NavigationView.ContentOverlay>
         </ui:NavigationView>
 
-        <ContentPresenter x:Name="RootContentDialog" Grid.Row="0" />
-
         <ui:TitleBar
             x:Name="TitleBar"
             Title="{Binding ViewModel.ApplicationTitle}"
@@ -98,5 +96,7 @@
                 <ContextMenu DataContext="{Binding DataContext, Source={x:Reference NavigationView}}" ItemsSource="{Binding ViewModel.TrayMenuItems, Mode=OneWay}" />
             </tray:NotifyIcon.Menu>
         </tray:NotifyIcon>
+
+        <ui:ContentDialogHost x:Name="RootContentDialog" Grid.Row="0" />
     </Grid>
 </ui:FluentWindow>

src/Wpf.Ui/Appearance/SystemThemeWatcher.cs

@@ -151,9 +151,11 @@ public static void UnWatch(Window? window)
     /// </summary>
     private static IntPtr WndProc(IntPtr hWnd, int msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, ref bool handled)
     {
-        if (msg == (int)PInvoke.WM_DWMCOLORIZATIONCOLORCHANGED ||
-            msg == (int)PInvoke.WM_THEMECHANGED ||
-            msg == (int)PInvoke.WM_SYSCOLORCHANGE)
+        if (
+            msg == (int)PInvoke.WM_DWMCOLORIZATIONCOLORCHANGED
+            || msg == (int)PInvoke.WM_THEMECHANGED
+            || msg == (int)PInvoke.WM_SYSCOLORCHANGE
+        )
         {
             UpdateObservedWindow(hWnd);
         }

src/Wpf.Ui/AutomationPeers/ContentDialogAutomationPeer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the MIT License.
+// If a copy of the MIT was not distributed with this file, You can obtain one at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
+// Copyright (C) Leszek Pomianowski and WPF UI Contributors.
+// All Rights Reserved.
+
+using System.Windows.Automation;
+using System.Windows.Automation.Peers;
+using System.Windows.Automation.Provider;
+using System.Windows.Threading;
+using Wpf.Ui.Controls;
+
+namespace Wpf.Ui.AutomationPeers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Automation peer that exposes a <see cref="ContentDialog"/> as a standard modal window
+/// for UI Automation clients.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// This peer maps dialog-specific behavior to the <see cref="IWindowProvider"/> pattern so
+/// assistive technologies (screen readers, automation tools) perceive the <see cref="ContentDialog"/>
+/// as a modal, non-resizable dialog window.
+/// </remarks>
+internal sealed class ContentDialogAutomationPeer : UIElementAutomationPeer, IWindowProvider
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ContentDialogAutomationPeer"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="owner">The associated <see cref="ContentDialog"/>.</param>
+    public ContentDialogAutomationPeer(ContentDialog owner)
+        : base(owner) { }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the window is modal.
+    /// Always <see langword="true"/> for <see cref="ContentDialog"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    bool IWindowProvider.IsModal => true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the window is topmost.
+    /// <see cref="ContentDialog"/> are treated as topmost for automation.
+    /// </summary>
+    bool IWindowProvider.IsTopmost => true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the current interaction state of the dialog window for UI Automation.
+    /// </summary>
+    public WindowInteractionState InteractionState
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            if (Owner is ContentDialog dialog)
+            {
+                if (
+                    !dialog.IsLoaded
+                    || dialog.Dispatcher is { HasShutdownFinished: true } or { HasShutdownStarted: true }
+                )
+                {
+                    return WindowInteractionState.Closing;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return WindowInteractionState.Running;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the window can be maximized.
+    /// Always <see langword="false"/> for <see cref="ContentDialog"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool Maximizable => false;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the window can be minimized.
+    /// Always <see langword="false"/> for <see cref="ContentDialog"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool Minimizable => false;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the visual state of the window.
+    /// <see cref="ContentDialog"/> report <see cref="WindowVisualState.Normal"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public WindowVisualState VisualState => WindowVisualState.Normal;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    protected override string GetClassNameCore()
+    {
+        // "Emulating WinUI3's ContentDialog ClassName"
+        return "Popup";
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    protected override string? GetNameCore()
+    {
+        if (Owner is ContentDialog dialog)
+        {
+            return dialog.Title as string ?? dialog.Title?.ToString();
+        }
+
+        return base.GetNameCore();
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    protected override AutomationControlType GetAutomationControlTypeCore()
+    {
+        return AutomationControlType.Window;
+    }
+
+#if NET48_OR_GREATER || NET5_0_OR_GREATER
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    protected override bool IsDialogCore()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    protected override bool IsControlElementCore()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    protected override bool IsContentElementCore()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    protected override bool IsKeyboardFocusableCore()
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns whether the dialog is currently offscreen. A dialog is considered offscreen when not loaded or not visible.
+    /// </summary>
+    protected override bool IsOffscreenCore()
+    {
+        return Owner is ContentDialog { IsLoaded: false } or { IsVisible: false };
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns automation pattern implementations supported by this peer. Provides <see cref="IWindowProvider"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="pattern">The requested automation pattern.</param>
+    /// <returns>An object implementing the requested pattern or <see langword="null"/> when not supported.</returns>
+    public override object? GetPattern(PatternInterface pattern)
+    {
+        // Include PatternInterface.ScrollItem to align with WinUI3 behavior: WinUI3 exposes this pattern
+        // for dialog-like popups, and exposing it here helps automation clients that rely on that behavior.
+        if (pattern is PatternInterface.Window or PatternInterface.ScrollItem)
+        {
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Closes the associated <see cref="ContentDialog"/>.
+    /// This is invoked by UI Automation clients through the <see cref="IWindowProvider"/> pattern.
+    /// </summary>
+    void IWindowProvider.Close()
+    {
+        if (Owner is ContentDialog dialog)
+        {
+            Dispatcher? dispatcher = dialog.Dispatcher;
+            if (dispatcher is { HasShutdownStarted: false, HasShutdownFinished: false })
+            {
+                dispatcher.BeginInvoke(
+                    () =>
+                    {
+                        dialog.Hide();
+                    },
+                    DispatcherPriority.Normal
+                );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                dialog.Hide();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the visual state of the window. Not supported for <see cref="ContentDialog"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    void IWindowProvider.SetVisualState(WindowVisualState state)
+    {
+        // Not supported for this.
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Waits for the dialog to become idle.
+    /// Always returns <see langword="true"/> for <see cref="ContentDialog"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="milliseconds">Maximum time to wait in milliseconds (ignored).</param>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// <see langword="true"/> if the dialog is idle or the operation completed;
+    /// otherwise <see langword="false"/>.
+    /// </returns>
+    public bool WaitForInputIdle(int milliseconds)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+}

src/Wpf.Ui/ContentDialogService.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Wpf.Ui;
 /// </summary>
 /// <example>
 /// <code lang="xml">
-/// &lt;ContentPresenter x:Name="RootContentDialogPresenter" Grid.Row="0" /&gt;
+/// &lt;ContentDialogHost x:Name="RootContentDialogPresenter" Grid.Row="0" /&gt;
 /// </code>
 /// <code lang="csharp">
 /// IContentDialogService contentDialogService = new ContentDialogService();
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace Wpf.Ui;
 public class ContentDialogService : IContentDialogService
 {
     private ContentPresenter? _dialogHost;
+    private ContentDialogHost? _dialogHostEx;
 
     [Obsolete("Use SetDialogHost instead.")]
     public void SetContentPresenter(ContentPresenter contentPresenter)
@@ -47,34 +48,110 @@ public void SetContentPresenter(ContentPresenter contentPresenter)
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
+    [Obsolete("Use SetDialogHost(ContentDialogHost) instead.")]
     public void SetDialogHost(ContentPresenter contentPresenter)
     {
+        if (contentPresenter == null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(contentPresenter));
+        }
+
+        if (_dialogHostEx != null)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                "Cannot set ContentPresenter: a ContentDialogHost host has already been set. "
+                    + "Only one host type is allowed per instance for compatibility."
+            );
+        }
+
         _dialogHost = contentPresenter;
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
+    [Obsolete("Use GetDialogHostEx() instead.")]
     public ContentPresenter? GetDialogHost()
     {
         return _dialogHost;
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">
+    /// Thrown when <paramref name="dialogHost"/> is <see langword="null"/>.
+    /// </exception>
+    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">
+    /// Thrown when a legacy dialog host (ContentPresenter) has already been set via
+    /// <see cref="SetDialogHost(ContentPresenter)"/>. Only one host type can be set per instance.
+    /// </exception>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <para>
+    /// This method sets the enhanced <see cref="ContentDialogHost"/> to contain and manage dialogs.
+    /// For compatibility reasons, an instance can have either a legacy host (set via
+    /// <see cref="SetDialogHost(ContentPresenter)"/>) or an enhanced host (set via this method),
+    /// but not both.
+    /// </para>
+    /// </remarks>
+    public void SetDialogHost(ContentDialogHost dialogHost)
+    {
+        if (dialogHost == null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(dialogHost));
+        }
+
+        // Defense mechanism: prevent mixed host types for compatibility
+        if (_dialogHost != null)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                "Cannot set ContentDialogHost: a legacy ContentPresenter host has already been set. "
+                    + "Only one host type is allowed per instance for compatibility."
+            );
+        }
+
+        _dialogHostEx = dialogHost;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public ContentDialogHost? GetDialogHostEx()
+    {
+        return _dialogHostEx;
+    }
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public Task<ContentDialogResult> ShowAsync(ContentDialog dialog, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        if (_dialogHost == null)
+#pragma warning disable CS0618 // (Warning: Obsolete) To maintain compatibility
+
+        if (dialog == null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(dialog));
+        }
+
+        if (_dialogHostEx == null && _dialogHost == null)
         {
             throw new InvalidOperationException("The DialogHost was never set.");
         }
 
-        if (dialog.DialogHost != null && _dialogHost != dialog.DialogHost)
+        object? svcHost = _dialogHostEx is not null ? _dialogHostEx : _dialogHost;
+
+        object? dlgHost = dialog.DialogHostEx is not null ? dialog.DialogHostEx : dialog.DialogHost;
+
+        if (dlgHost != null && !ReferenceEquals(dlgHost, svcHost))
         {
             throw new InvalidOperationException(
                 "The DialogHost is not the same as the one that was previously set."
             );
         }
 
-        dialog.DialogHost = _dialogHost;
+        if (_dialogHostEx != null)
+        {
+            dialog.DialogHostEx = _dialogHostEx;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            dialog.DialogHost = _dialogHost;
+        }
 
         return dialog.ShowAsync(cancellationToken);
+
+#pragma warning restore CS0618 // (Warning: Obsolete)
     }
 }