Forms9Patch 0.9.9.2

Xamarin Forms is great for developing apps on Android and iOS but it is missing two important tools for developers: scalable images and PCL multi-screen image management.  Android developers use NinePatch bitmaps and the drawable directory naming convention for this purpose.  Likewise, iOS developers use ResizeableImageWithCapInsets and the @2x, @3x, @4x file naming convention for this purpose.

Forms 9 Patch enhances Xamarin Forms to enable multi-resolution / multi-screen image management to PCL apps for iOS and Android.

Install-Package Forms9Patch -Version 0.9.9.2

dotnet add package Forms9Patch --version 0.9.9.2

<PackageReference Include="Forms9Patch" Version="0.9.9.2">
  <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
  <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
</PackageReference>

paket add Forms9Patch --version 0.9.9.2

#r "nuget: Forms9Patch, 0.9.9.2"

// Install Forms9Patch as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=Forms9Patch&version=0.9.9.2

// Install Forms9Patch as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=Forms9Patch&version=0.9.9.2

Release Notes

0.9.9.2: 3x Improved iOS image loading time.  Known issue: ImageButton Fails to present anything but DefaultState.BackgroundImage - will be fixed very soon.
0.9.9.1: Fixed issue with comping for iOS devices.
0.9.9.0: Added:
(1) PressingState to ImageButton to enable customization of the button for when it is in the pressed state.
(2) LongPressing and LongPressed events have been added to the ImageButton, MaterialButton, and Segment element.
(3) SegmentLongPressing and SegmentLongPressed events have been added to the MaterialSegmentedControl element.
(4) Renamed ImageButton's Clicked event to Tapped.
0.9.8.2: Fixed not all XAML attributes working for ImageButtonState.
0.9.8.1: Fixed:  XAML Segments Attribute for MaterialSegmentButton; Added FontColor and FontAttributes properties to Segment
0.9.8.0+ Added MaterialSegmentControl, Added Orientation property to MaterialButton
0.9.7.1 Fixed: MaterialButton render when image but no text present.
0.9.7.0 Added ImageButton and MaterialButton elements, Added HasShadow property to Android and iOS AbsoluteLayout, Frame, Grid, RelativeLayout, and StackLayout layouts.
0.9.6.0 Fixed intermittant iOS UIImage.ImageWithData double free, Added RelativeLayout, Grid, and AbsoluteLayout Elements
0.9.5.2 Fixed ContentView background scalable image rendered as non-scalable image if CapsInset has a one or two -1 values
0.9.5.1 Fixed scaling of ContentView BackgroundImage
0.9.5 1) Added Fill (AspectFill, AspectFit, Fill and Tile) property to Image; 2) Added ContentView and Frame elements with BackgroundView and (for Frame) OutlineWidth and OutlineRadius properties
0.9.4 Bug fix Correct resizing when iOS screen orientation changes
0.9.3 fix race condition during debug where iOS Renderer releases Element before releasing renderer.
0.9.2 Bug fix for not properly scaling when parent space is smaller than base image but larger than base image less complaint portion.
0.9.1 beta release
0.9.1 fix: scaling of scalable images larger than parent space

Dependencies

• • Xamarin.Forms (>= 2.0.0.6482)

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