Tracking issue for WinUI 3 support on game bar

[superusercode]

Necessary to use webview2 in this uwp app (https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/186) Currently tracked @ https://github.com/microsoft/XboxGameBarSamples/issues/100

[dynamiquel]

Thank you for the track.

[superusercode]

https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/02/uwp_microsoft_winui3/ MS will not be supporting winui3 on UWP officially as of today - making it unlikely that webview2 will be available anytime soon.

[dynamiquel]

Rip UWP.

[vidager]

We're still working with the Windows team on WebView2 support for UWP for Game Bar. It's not committed yet, but we're hoping to make it happen.

[superusercode]

@dynamiquel webview on winui 2 is now available as preview https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2021/08/31/webview2-windows-app-sdk-winui2-runtime-cdp-helper/

[dynamiquel]

@superusercode Thanks for this. Just looked it up and it seems like Microsoft.UI.Xaml 2.7.0-prerelease.210827001 does support WebView2. I'll try to find some time where I can update this app with WebView2 and all the other proposed features.

[dynamiquel]

I've given WebView2 a go. There have been many issues so far but they are manageable as the features are either not that important or a workaround has been implemented. However, there is one major issue, which is that WebView2 completely ignores keyboard input when in the Game Bar. I've spent a lot of time trying to find a solution but to no avail.

I wonder if this is something that must be fixed by the Game Bar team?

[WatislavB]

I accidentally discovered that Webview2 recognizes the keyboard if you open the Emoji window (Win + .) so that it has a Search field.

Although it looks like a bug, it's interesting that technically it can work. 😅