xamarin/Xamarin.Forms beta-4.8.0-pre1.2.3

4.8.0 Pre Release 1

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What's New in this Release

Roadmap

• GitHub #7302 - "Proposal: Simplify Grid Column and Row Definitions" (#10648)

F100s

• GitHub #3667 - "[Enhancement] Add text-transforms to Label" (#3690)
• GitHub #7043 - "Add Picker.TextAlignment" (#7493)

Shell

• "migrate WPF ControlsGallery to .NET Core" (#10736)
• GitHub #5232 - "[Enhancement] Add FlyoutItem.IsVisible, Tab.IsVisible, BaseShellItem.IsVisible" (#10980)

CollectionView

• GitHub #5577 - "CollectionView XAML API suggestion" (#8104)
• GitHub #9051 - "[Bug] View recycling in CollectionView does not work on UWP" (#11043)
• GitHub #9929 - "[Bug] NSInternalInconsistencyException when trying to run XamarinTV on iOS" (#11122)

Visual

• GitHub #7043 - "Add Picker.TextAlignment" (#7493)

Other Enhancements

• "[macOS] ExportFont functionality for macOS" (#10848)
• GitHub #10148 - "[Enhancement] Make StepperPositionProperty field public on Stepper" (#10941)

Features in Preview

Dark Mode/App Themes

• "[macOS] Implement GetNamedColor" (#10657)
• "Added OrangeColor" (#10645)

Shapes

• "Added StrokeMiterLimit property in Shape" (#11045)
• GitHub #11052 - "[Bug][Android] Shapes: Moving spiral demo doesn't animate on Android " (#11046)

SwipeView

• "Fixing null reference exception on Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android\Ren…" (#10827)

UWP Shell

• GitHub #5232 - "[Enhancement] Add FlyoutItem.IsVisible, Tab.IsVisible, BaseShellItem.IsVisible" (#10980)

Issues Fixed

• GitHub #10032 - "[Bug] Stepper rounds initial value" (#11359)
• GitHub #10137 - "Cases where in UWP an Entry does not display existing data until the field is tapped. Works in Droid[Bug] " (#11140)
• GitHub #10424 - "[Bug] NavigationPage.BackButtonTitle doesn't work with MacOS" (#10693)
• GitHub #10548 - "[WPF] Entry.Cursor Position not changing" (#10615)
• GitHub #10588 - "[Bug][iOS] Custom font not rendered when Label.TextType="Html"" (#10989)
• GitHub #10845 - "[Bug] [WPF] DatePicker doesn't apply font properties" (#10846)
• GitHub #11052 - "[Bug][Android] Shapes: Moving spiral demo doesn't animate on Android " (#11046)
• GitHub #11161 - "[Bug] WPF does not set AutomationProperties so the experience is poor when using Narrator" (#11162)
• GitHub #11169 - "[Bug] Stepper Increment result is wrong with small values" (#11359)
• GitHub #4291 - "Editor Placeholder text does not wrap" (#9710)
• GitHub #4986 - "[iOS] OnAppearing not firing when returning to app " (#11172)
• GitHub #5168 - "[Core] Incorrect increments in Stepper" (#11359)
• GitHub #8503 - "[Bug] Text is not visible on Entry element after animation finished" (#11140)
• GitHub #8569 - "[Bug] Editor "grows" horizontally in iOS until a newline (Enter) is pressed" (#9710)
• GitHub #8797 - "[Bug] Word wrapped Label not measured correctly" (#11336)
• GitHub #9051 - "[Bug] View recycling in CollectionView does not work on UWP" (#11043)
• GitHub #9536 - "PopModalAsync hides navigation bar on macOS" (#10558)
• GitHub #9929 - "[Bug] NSInternalInconsistencyException when trying to run XamarinTV on iOS" (#11122)

Additional fixes included in this release

• "[macOS] Implement GetNamedColor" (#10657)
• "[Nuget] Components governance" (#11188)
• "[WPF] Added null check on IsInvokeRequired on WPFPlatformServices.cs" (#10652)
• "Added OrangeColor" (#10645)
• "Check renderer and view for null in UpdateTextAndImage" (#11079)
• "Fixing null reference exception on Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android\Ren…" (#10827)
• "Fixing NullReferenceException in MotionEventHelper for Android" (#10840)
• "Increase pool timeout, provision less for osx builds, specify Android pools" (#10671)
• "migrate WPF ControlsGallery to .NET Core" (#10736)
• "RadionButton control for WPF" (#10772)
• "Remove rendundant calls to UpdateCharacterSpacing" (#11276)

Breaking Changes

• GitHub #10032 - "[Bug] Stepper rounds initial value" (#11359)
• GitHub #11169 - "[Bug] Stepper Increment result is wrong with small values" (#11359)
• GitHub #5168 - "[Core] Incorrect increments in Stepper" (#11359)

API Changes

• "Added StrokeMiterLimit property in Shape" (#11045)
• GitHub #3667 - "[Enhancement] Add text-transforms to Label" (#3690)
• GitHub #5232 - "[Enhancement] Add FlyoutItem.IsVisible, Tab.IsVisible, BaseShellItem.IsVisible" (#10980)
• GitHub #7043 - "Add Picker.TextAlignment" (#7493)
• GitHub #7302 - "Proposal: Simplify Grid Column and Row Definitions" (#10648)

See complete release notes here.