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AbsoluteLayout does not take the size of its children as RelativeLayout takes

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#5,767 opened on Mar 30, 2019

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Description

Description

I want to use Image to display data on top of it. I put image inside the AbsoluteLayout. But the AbsoluteLayout does take extra pixels around the image. Whereas using RelativeLayout does not have this issue. The issue magnify in low resolution devices.

Steps to Reproduce

swap RelativeLayout and AbsoluteLayout in the uploaded sample

Basic Information

  • Version with issue:Xamarin.Forms-pre7
  • IDE:VSMac preview
  • Affected Devices:Android and iOS

Reproduction Link

MyApp.zip

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Research direction
Compare the layout measurement logic of AbsoluteLayout and RelativeLayout to find why AbsoluteLayout does not properly account for child sizes, especially in low resolution devices.
Tech stack
csharpandroidios
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
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3
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1-3 hours
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Fresh
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Clear
Prerequisites
C#Xamarin.Forms
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50