Respect OS "reduce motion" setting for Avalonia UI animations#4904
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This pull request adds support for honoring the operating system's "reduce motion" accessibility preference throughout the application's UI transitions. When the user enables "reduce motion" in their OS settings, page transitions and certain animations are disabled or simplified for improved accessibility. The main changes include the implementation of a cross-platform
MotionPreferenceutility and updates to transition and animation logic to respect this preference.Accessibility: Reduce Motion Preference
MotionPreferenceutility class that detects the OS-level "reduce motion" or "show animations" accessibility setting on Windows, macOS, and Linux, using platform-specific APIs and commands. The result is cached on Unix systems for efficiency.Page Transitions and Animations
DirectionalSlideTransitionto skip slide animations and instantly swap pages if "reduce motion" is enabled.EntrancePageTransitionto bypass fade/slide animations and instantly transition between pages when "reduce motion" is active.PackageDetailsWindowto disable the screenshot carousel slide animation if the "reduce motion" preference is set.