Free space using FillAndExpand - xaml

Im' working on XAML view and I want to create simple view with left side bar and the content with Grid and inside grid I have some buttons, that I want to achieve is to fill all form
Code:
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms/design"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:App.ViewModels"
mc:Ignorable="d"
x:Class="App.Views.UserSelectionPage">
<ContentPage.Content>
<StackLayout Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand">
<StackLayout Orientation="Vertical">
<StackLayout Orientation="Vertical" BackgroundColor="#093145" HorizontalOptions="Start" VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" >
<Label Text="AppName"
Grid.Row="0"
Grid.Column="1"
HorizontalOptions="Center"
VerticalOptions="Center"
FontSize="Header"
TextColor="White"
Margin="15,0,10,15" />
</StackLayout>
<StackLayout Orientation="Vertical" VerticalOptions="End" BackgroundColor="#093145">
<Image Source="Assets/LargeTitle.scale-100.png"
Grid.Row="0"
Grid.Column="0"
HorizontalOptions="Center"
WidthRequest="90"
HeightRequest="90"
Margin="15,0,10,15"
VerticalOptions="Center"/>
</StackLayout>
</StackLayout>
<Grid BackgroundColor="AliceBlue">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--<BoxView Color="#505CA9" Grid.Row="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" />-->
<Button Text="Use username instead"
Command="{Binding ToggleNewUserCommand}"
Grid.Row="0"
Grid.Column="2"
VerticalOptions="Center"
HorizontalOptions="End"
BackgroundColor="Transparent"
FontSize="Title"
TextColor="White"
Margin="15,0,10,15"/>
<Button x:Name="userOne"
d:Text="GQ"
Text="{Binding UserSelectionList[0].Abbreviation}"
Command="{Binding ButtonSelectedCommand}"
CommandParameter="{x:Reference userOne}"
TextColor="White"
HorizontalOptions="Center"
VerticalOptions="Center"
BorderWidth="1"
FontSize="92"
CornerRadius="160"
HeightRequest="320"
WidthRequest="320"
Margin="0,40,0,40"
Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="0"
BackgroundColor="{Binding UserSelectionList[0].BackgroundColor}"
d:BackgroundColor="#093145"/>
<Button x:Name="userTwo"
d:Text="LR"
Text="{Binding UserSelectionList[1].Abbreviation}"
Command="{Binding ButtonSelectedCommand}"
CommandParameter="{x:Reference userTwo}"
TextColor="White"
HorizontalOptions="Center"
VerticalOptions="Center"
BorderWidth="1"
FontSize="92"
CornerRadius="160"
HeightRequest="320"
WidthRequest="320"
Margin="0,40,0,40"
Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="1"
BackgroundColor="{Binding UserSelectionList[1].BackgroundColor}"
d:BackgroundColor="#107896" />
<Button x:Name="userThree"
d:Text="AR"
Text="{Binding UserSelectionList[2].Abbreviation}"
Command="{Binding ButtonSelectedCommand}"
CommandParameter="{x:Reference userThree}"
TextColor="White"
HorizontalOptions="Center"
VerticalOptions="Center"
BorderWidth="1"
FontSize="92"
CornerRadius="160"
HeightRequest="320"
WidthRequest="320"
Margin="0,40,0,40"
Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="2"
BackgroundColor="{Binding UserSelectionList[2].BackgroundColor}"
d:BackgroundColor="#829356" />
<Button x:Name="userFour"
d:Text="RR"
Text="{Binding UserSelectionList[3].Abbreviation}"
Command="{Binding ButtonSelectedCommand}"
CommandParameter="{x:Reference userFour}"
TextColor="White"
HorizontalOptions="Center"
VerticalOptions="Center"
BorderWidth="1"
FontSize="92"
CornerRadius="160"
HeightRequest="320"
WidthRequest="320"
Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="0"
BackgroundColor="{Binding UserSelectionList[3].BackgroundColor}"
d:BackgroundColor="#EBC944" />
<Button x:Name="userFive"
d:Text="GQ"
Text="{Binding UserSelectionList[4].Abbreviation}"
Command="{Binding ButtonSelectedCommand}"
CommandParameter="{x:Reference userFive}"
TextColor="White"
HorizontalOptions="Center"
VerticalOptions="Center"
BorderWidth="1"
FontSize="92"
CornerRadius="160"
HeightRequest="320"
WidthRequest="320"
Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="1"
BackgroundColor="{Binding UserSelectionList[4].BackgroundColor}"
d:BackgroundColor="#F26D21" />
<Button x:Name="userSix"
d:Text="GQ"
Text="{Binding UserSelectionList[5].Abbreviation}"
CommandParameter="{x:Reference userSix}"
Command="{Binding ButtonSelectedCommand}"
TextColor="White"
HorizontalOptions="Center"
VerticalOptions="Center"
BorderWidth="1"
FontSize="92"
CornerRadius="160"
HeightRequest="320"
WidthRequest="320"
Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="2"
BackgroundColor="{Binding UserSelectionList[5].BackgroundColor}"
d:BackgroundColor="#C02F1D" />
</Grid>
</StackLayout>
</ContentPage.Content>
Problem is for some reason it has free space inclusive if I use FillAndExpand on main StackLayout
I read about that but people just say that I missing FillAndExpand, I think problem is because I use Orientation="Horizontal" into first StackLayout, but that is the way I found to merge side bar with gridview. How can I achieve this? Regards

Add HorizontalOptions to the Grid itself:
<Grid HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" BackgroundColor="AliceBlue">

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xamarin.forms: Images just dont seem to scale up to their container

Someone please help me out here!!
This image is inside a stacklayout, which is inside a scrollview. Thats basically it.
Watch this:
<Image BackgroundColor="Green" x:Name="img_mainPic"/>
Great, my picture is shown in its original size I guess, but left and right there a big green bars - empty space.
Lets add:
VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand"
We get:
Wtf is it doing?? Why are the green bars now at the bottom??
Ok, lets try to add:
Aspect="AspectFill"
Great, thats just so much better. Excatly what I wanted.
Ok but now for realsis:
How hard can it be to scale my image without giving it a fixed height? (because then it would work, but other pictures in others formats wont anymore...)
FULLCODE:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<ContentPage
xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
BackgroundColor="White"
xmlns:helpers="clr-namespace:Khaled.Helpers"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
xmlns:abstractions="clr-namespace:Plugin.CrossPlatformTintedImage.Abstractions;assembly=Plugin.CrossPlatformTintedImage.Abstractions"
x:Class="Khaled.Views.Page_FullAd">
<NavigationPage.TitleView>
<Grid>
</Grid>
</NavigationPage.TitleView>
<ContentPage.Content>
<RefreshView IsRefreshing="False" x:Name="refreshview_view" Refreshing="RefreshView_Refreshing">
<ScrollView>
<StackLayout Spacing="0">
<Image Aspect="AspectFill" VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" x:Name="img_mainPic"/>
<BoxView HeightRequest="1" BackgroundColor="{StaticResource LightGray}"/>
<Grid HeightRequest="50">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Frame x:Name="frame_telephone" Padding="10" HasShadow="False">
<Image Source="btn_telephone" VerticalOptions="Center" HorizontalOptions="Center"/>
<Frame.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="Tapped_Quicks"/>
</Frame.GestureRecognizers>
</Frame>
<Frame x:Name="frame_gps" Grid.Column="1" Padding="10" HasShadow="False">
<Image Source="btn_gps" VerticalOptions="Center" HorizontalOptions="Center"/>
<Frame.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="Tapped_Quicks"/>
</Frame.GestureRecognizers>
</Frame>
<Frame x:Name="frame_mail" Margin="2" Grid.Column="2" Padding="10" HasShadow="False">
<Image Source="btn_mail" VerticalOptions="Center" HorizontalOptions="Center"/>
<Frame.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="Tapped_Quicks"/>
</Frame.GestureRecognizers>
</Frame>
<Frame x:Name="frame_share" Grid.Column="3" Padding="10" HasShadow="False">
<Image Source="btn_share" VerticalOptions="Center" HorizontalOptions="Center"/>
<Frame.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="Tapped_Quicks"/>
</Frame.GestureRecognizers>
</Frame>
<Frame CornerRadius="0" x:Name="frame_heart" Grid.Column="4" Padding="10" HasShadow="False">
<abstractions:TintedImage TintColor="Transparent"
VerticalOptions="Center"
HorizontalOptions="Center"
Source="img_fav"
x:Name="img_heart"/>
<Frame.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="Tapped_Quicks"/>
</Frame.GestureRecognizers>
</Frame>
</Grid>
<BoxView HeightRequest="1" BackgroundColor="{StaticResource LightGray}"/>
<Grid ColumnSpacing="0">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Frame CornerRadius="0" Padding="5,10,5,5" x:Name="tab1" HasShadow="False" BackgroundColor="White">
<Label FontSize="13"
FontAttributes="Bold"
VerticalOptions="Center"
TextColor="{StaticResource TextBlack}"
HorizontalOptions="Center"
Text="{helpers:Translate DESCRIPTION}"/>
<Frame.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="Tapped_tabs"/>
</Frame.GestureRecognizers>
</Frame>
<Frame CornerRadius="0" Padding="5" x:Name="tab2" HasShadow="False" BackgroundColor="{StaticResource TabGray}" Grid.Column="1">
<Label FontSize="13"
FontAttributes="Bold"
TextColor="{StaticResource TextBlack}"
VerticalOptions="Center"
HorizontalOptions="Center"
Text="{helpers:Translate ACTIONS}"/>
<Frame.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="Tapped_tabs"/>
</Frame.GestureRecognizers>
</Frame>
<Frame CornerRadius="0" Padding="5" x:Name="tab3" HasShadow="False" BackgroundColor="{StaticResource TabGray}" Grid.Column="2" >
<Label FontSize="13"
FontAttributes="Bold"
TextColor="{StaticResource TextBlack}"
VerticalOptions="Center"
HorizontalOptions="Center"
Text="{helpers:Translate BOOKSLOT}"/>
<Frame.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="Tapped_tabs"/>
</Frame.GestureRecognizers>
</Frame>
</Grid>
<!--changeable layouts-->
<StackLayout Margin="0,10,0,0" BackgroundColor="White" Padding="15" x:Name="layout1">
<Label TextColor="{StaticResource TextBlack}" x:Name="label_description"/>
<Grid Margin="0,30,0,0" RowSpacing="15" BackgroundColor="Transparent">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="30"/>
<RowDefinition Height="30"/>
<RowDefinition Height="30"/>
<RowDefinition Height="30"/>
<RowDefinition Height="30"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="50"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label x:Name="label_adresse"
VerticalOptions="Center"
FontSize="14"
Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1">
<Label.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="Tapped_Quicks"/>
</Label.GestureRecognizers>
</Label>
<Label x:Name="label_hours"
VerticalOptions="Center"
FontSize="14"
Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1"/>
<Label x:Name="label_telephone"
VerticalOptions="Center"
FontSize="14"
Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1">
<Label.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="Tapped_Quicks"/>
</Label.GestureRecognizers>
</Label>
<Label x:Name="label_email"
VerticalOptions="Center"
FontSize="14"
Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1">
<Label.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="Tapped_Quicks"/>
</Label.GestureRecognizers>
</Label>
<Label x:Name="label_web"
VerticalOptions="Center"
FontSize="14"
Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="1">
<Label.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="Tapped_Quicks"/>
</Label.GestureRecognizers>
</Label>
<Image Source="btn_gps"
Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"/>
<Image Source="btn_clock"
Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0"/>
<Image Source="btn_telephone"
Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0"/>
<Image Source="btn_mail"
Margin="3"
Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0"/>
<Image Source="btn_web"
Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="0"/>
</Grid>
</StackLayout>
</StackLayout>
</ScrollView>
</RefreshView>
</ContentPage.Content>
</ContentPage>
To scale up the image to its container, you can use a frame and binding its height to the image height and then set Aspect="AspectFill".
Below is the XAMl code for your reference:
<ScrollView>
<StackLayout Spacing="0">
<Grid HorizontalOptions="Center" Margin="0" >
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Frame Padding="0" Margin="0" HeightRequest="{Binding Source={x:Reference image}, Path=Height}" HasShadow="False" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" VerticalOptions="Start" >
<Image x:Name="image" Source="uk.png" Aspect="AspectFill" HeightRequest="70" />
</Frame>
</Grid>
</StackLayout>
</ScrollView>
Update:
You may need to set the HeightRequest="70" of the image.

ScrollView doesn't work in RefreshView .net Maui

I have a ScrollView in my .net Maui application. It contains a RefreshView with a CollectionView. It worked fine but yesterday it doesn't scroll anymore.
Here a video of the issue: https://de.files.fm/u/3rhsdu786
I tested the ScrollView with some Frames and it worked, so there must be a problem with the RefreshView or with the combination. I also tried to create a new page and inserted the old code but it also didn't work.
Here is my xaml code:
<ScrollView>
<StackLayout>
<!--Der Frame ist Visible, wenn für den Tag eine für den Schüler betreffende Nachricht existiert ansonsten bleibt diese Nachricht unsichtbar-->
<Button Text="Neue Nachrichten unter Aktuelles!" Command="{Binding OnMessage}" IsVisible="{Binding IsVisibleInfo}" CornerRadius="30" Margin="0,15,0,0" HorizontalOptions="Center"/>
<Frame IsVisible="{Binding IsVisibleNoAlert}" HorizontalOptions="Center" BackgroundColor="Transparent">
<StackLayout VerticalOptions="Start" HorizontalOptions="Center">
<Label Text="Keine Vertretung!" FontSize="Title" HorizontalTextAlignment="Center" VerticalOptions="Start" Margin="10"/>
<Label Text="Heute hast du keine Vertretung. Dein Tag findet ganz normal statt." HorizontalTextAlignment="Center"/>
<Label Text="{Binding Status}" HorizontalOptions="Center" Margin="20" TextColor="Gray" VerticalOptions="StartAndExpand" IsVisible="{Binding IsVisibleNoAlert}"/>
</StackLayout>
</Frame>
<RefreshView x:DataType="vm:TodayViewModel" Command="{Binding LoadStandInsCommand}" IsRefreshing="{Binding IsBusy, Mode=TwoWay}" IsEnabled="{Binding RefreshIsEnabled}" Margin="30,10,30,30">
<StackLayout Orientation="Vertical">
<Label Text="{Binding Status}" HorizontalOptions="Center" TextColor="Gray" VerticalOptions="StartAndExpand" IsVisible="{Binding IsVisibleView}"/>
<CollectionView ItemsSource="{Binding StandIns}" SelectionMode="None" IsVisible="{Binding IsVisibleView}">
<CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackLayout x:DataType="model:StandIn" Margin="0,10,0,10">
<Frame HeightRequest="110" BackgroundColor="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource WhiteMode2nd}, Dark={StaticResource DarkMode2nd}}" BorderColor="{Binding Color}" CornerRadius="10">
<StackLayout Margin="-20" Orientation="Horizontal">
<Line BackgroundColor="{Binding Color}" HeightRequest="170" WidthRequest="5" HorizontalOptions="Start"/>
<Grid HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" Margin="10,5,10,5">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="0.75*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="0.7*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="0.3*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Text="{Binding Stunde}" Style="{StaticResource LableStyleStandIn}" Margin="5,0,0,0"/>
<Label Text="{Binding Fach}" Style="{StaticResource LableStyleStandIn}" Grid.Row="1"/>
<Label Text="{Binding Art}" FontSize="17" Style="{StaticResource LableStyleStandIn}" Grid.Row="2"/>
<Label Text="{Binding Raum}" Style="{StaticResource LableStyleStandIn}" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1"/>
<Label Text="{Binding Lehrer}" FontSize="17" Style="{StaticResource LableStyleStandIn}" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="2"/>
</Grid>
</StackLayout>
</Frame>
</StackLayout>
</DataTemplate>
</CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
</CollectionView>
</StackLayout>
</RefreshView>
</StackLayout>
</ScrollView>
<!--Der Button um in die Refreshview entweder die Vertretung für heute oder morgen zu laden-->
<Frame Style="{StaticResource ButtonStyleSwitchDay}" >
<Grid Margin="-15">
<Button Command="{Binding ChangeSide}" Background="Transparent" BorderColor="Transparent"/>
<Image Source="{Binding ButtonImageDay}"/>
</Grid>
</Frame>
</Grid>
The ViewModel workes fine, so there is no problem with it.
Thanks for helping me.
Credits: ewerspej
RefreshView must be on the outside and ScrollView on the inside like below:
<RefreshView >
<ScrollView>
````
</ScrollView>
</RefreshView>
Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/user-interface/controls/refreshview?view=net-maui-7.0

Xamarin - lower half of view cut off

Some times when loading a View, it does not fully load on Iphone.. see the screenshot.. (Images are blurred on purpose..) At least, it does not load with proper dimensions. it is usually fixed by rotating the phone to landscape and back.. is there a way to avoid this?
here is my view:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
xmlns:vm="clr-namespace:GalShare.ViewModel"
xmlns:d="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms/design"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:ffimageloading="clr-namespace:FFImageLoading.Forms;assembly=FFImageLoading.Forms"
xmlns:forms="clr-namespace:RedCorners.Forms;assembly=RedCorners.Forms"
mc:Ignorable="d"
x:Class="GalShare.Views.Gallery">
<NavigationPage.TitleView>
<Grid Padding="0">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="100"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="180"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="10"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="45"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Button Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Text="Back" x:Name="Backbutton" Clicked="Backbutton_Clicked"></Button>
<Button Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" Text="Ph. contact info" x:Name="PhInfo" Clicked="PhInfo_Clicked"></Button>
</Grid>
</NavigationPage.TitleView>
<ContentPage.Content>
<AbsoluteLayout HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand">
<StackLayout
AbsoluteLayout.LayoutFlags="All"
AbsoluteLayout.LayoutBounds="0,0,1,1">
<ContentView x:Name="Messagecontainer" Padding="5">
<forms:Frame2 CornerRadius="8"
HasShadow="True"
ShadowRadius="8"
ShadowColor="Black"
Padding="5"
BackgroundColor="LightGray">
<Label x:Name="Messagefield"></Label>
</forms:Frame2>
</ContentView>
<CollectionView ItemsSource="{Binding Galleries}" Margin="0" x:Name="MyCollection" SelectionMode="Single" SelectionChanged="CollectionView_SelectionChanged">
<CollectionView.ItemsLayout>
<GridItemsLayout Orientation="Vertical"
Span="2" />
</CollectionView.ItemsLayout>
<CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ContentView Padding="8">
<forms:Frame2 CornerRadius="15"
HasShadow="True"
ShadowRadius="5"
HeightRequest="190"
BackgroundColor="LightGray"
Padding="1">
<StackLayout HorizontalOptions="Start" VerticalOptions="Start" Padding="2">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="140"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ffimageloading:CachedImage Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" x:Name="myImage" Source="{Binding ThumbUrl}" Aspect="AspectFit" CacheDuration="1" HorizontalOptions="CenterAndExpand" VerticalOptions="CenterAndExpand" DownsampleToViewSize="False"></ffimageloading:CachedImage>
<StackLayout Padding="0" Margin="0" Spacing="0" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="1">
<StackLayout Spacing="0" Margin="0" Padding="5,0,5,0">
<ImageButton HorizontalOptions="Center" Padding="0" WidthRequest="28" Aspect="AspectFit" HeightRequest="28" Margin="0" Source="{Binding likeImg}" x:Name="Favoriteimage" Clicked="LikeButton_Clicked" ></ImageButton>
<!-- <Button CharacterSpacing="0" HorizontalOptions="Center" Padding="0" WidthRequest="50" HeightRequest="28" Margin="0" Text="Like" x:Name="Favoriteimage" Clicked="Button_Clicked" ></Button>-->
</StackLayout>
<Label x:Name="Picname" Text="{Binding ImageName}" IsVisible="{Binding showname}" FontSize="Micro" VerticalOptions="End" VerticalTextAlignment="Center" HorizontalTextAlignment="Center" ></Label>
</StackLayout>
</Grid>
</StackLayout>
</forms:Frame2>
</ContentView>
</DataTemplate>
</CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
</CollectionView>
</StackLayout>
<StackLayout IsVisible="{Binding isBusy}" x:Name="LoadingLayout" Padding="12"
AbsoluteLayout.LayoutFlags="PositionProportional"
AbsoluteLayout.LayoutBounds="0.5,0.5,-1,-1">
<ActivityIndicator IsVisible="{Binding IsBusy}"
IsRunning="{Binding IsBusy}" />
<Label Text="Loading gallery..." IsVisible="{Binding IsBusy}" HorizontalOptions="Center" TextColor="Black"/>
</StackLayout>
</AbsoluteLayout>
</ContentPage.Content>
</ContentPage>
Because you used AbsoluteLayout as root layout of the ContentPage . If you want to put the ActivityIndicator on the CollectionView , you could use Grid and put them in the same cell .
<Grid VerticalOptions="CenterAndExpand" HorizontalOptions="CenterAndExpand">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<StackLayout Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" BackgroundColor="Red" x:Name="LoadingLayout" Padding="12">
//...
</StackLayout>
<StackLayout Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" IsVisible="{Binding isBusy}" x:Name="LoadingLayout" Padding="12" VerticalOptions="CenterAndExpand" HorizontalOptions="CenterAndExpand">
<ActivityIndicator IsVisible="{Binding IsBusy}"
IsRunning="{Binding IsBusy}" />
<Label Text="Loading gallery..." IsVisible="{Binding IsBusy}" HorizontalOptions="Center" TextColor="Black"/>
</StackLayout>
</Grid>
If the problem still exists, you could share your sample so that I can test it on my side .

How to reuse the same view in Xamarin? XAML

So I got this code that I need to re-use on more or less all my pages, but I'm getting kinda tired of changing one page and having to do the same thing in 10 or more places, are there any better way to do this?
Using Xamarin.Forms. Maybe it is possible to do this with a custom controller or some other way with markup extension to inside a stacklayout do a x:static reference to it?
<!--#region BOTTOM Navigation Bar-->
<!-- Theme Colored bar-->
<StackLayout Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Padding="0,0,0,0" Spacing="0" VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" Orientation="Horizontal" BackgroundColor="{StaticResource ThemeBkColor}" >
</StackLayout>
<!-- Bottom Menu bar -->
<StackLayout Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Padding="0,3,0,3" Spacing="0" VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" Orientation="Horizontal" BackgroundColor="{StaticResource ThemeBkColorBottomBar}" >
<!-- Left -->
<StackLayout Padding="15,0,0,0" Spacing="10" VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" HorizontalOptions="StartAndExpand" Orientation="Horizontal" >
<StackLayout Orientation="Vertical" VerticalOptions="Center" HorizontalOptions="CenterAndExpand" Spacing="2">
<StackLayout.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Command="{Binding CmdGoToCheckUpdates}" NumberOfTapsRequired="1"/>
</StackLayout.GestureRecognizers>
<Image Source="updates.png" HeightRequest="35" WidthRequest="35" HorizontalOptions="Center" />
<Label Text="Updates" HorizontalOptions="Center" Style="{StaticResource BottomMenuBtnText}" />
</StackLayout>
</StackLayout>
<!-- Center -->
<StackLayout Padding="0,0,0,0" Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="0" VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" >
<Grid HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" Padding="0,0,0,0" RowSpacing="0" ColumnSpacing="0">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackLayout Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Orientation="Vertical" VerticalOptions="Center" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" Spacing="2" >
<StackLayout.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Command="{Binding CmdGoToCatalog}" NumberOfTapsRequired="1"/>
</StackLayout.GestureRecognizers>
<Image Source="catalogues.png" HeightRequest="35" WidthRequest="35" HorizontalOptions="Center">
</Image>
<Label Text="Catalog" HorizontalOptions="Center" Style="{StaticResource BottomMenuBtnText}" />
</StackLayout>
<StackLayout Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Orientation="Vertical" VerticalOptions="Center" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" Spacing="2">
<StackLayout.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Command="{Binding CmdGoToPresentation}" NumberOfTapsRequired="1"/>
</StackLayout.GestureRecognizers>
<Image Source="display.png" HeightRequest="35" WidthRequest="35" HorizontalOptions="Center" >
</Image>
<Label Text="Presentations" HorizontalOptions="Center" Style="{StaticResource BottomMenuBtnText}" />
</StackLayout>
<StackLayout Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" Orientation="Vertical" VerticalOptions="Center" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" Spacing="2">
<StackLayout.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Command="{Binding CmdGoToScan}" NumberOfTapsRequired="1"/>
</StackLayout.GestureRecognizers>
<Image Source="scan.png" HeightRequest="35" WidthRequest="35" HorizontalOptions="Center">
</Image>
<Label Text="Scanner" HorizontalOptions="Center" Style="{StaticResource BottomMenuBtnText}" />
</StackLayout>
<StackLayout Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="3" Orientation="Vertical" VerticalOptions="Center" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" Spacing="2">
<StackLayout.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Command="{Binding CmdGoToSearch}" NumberOfTapsRequired="1"/>
</StackLayout.GestureRecognizers>
<Image Source="Search.png" HeightRequest="35" WidthRequest="35" HorizontalOptions="Center">
</Image>
<Label Text="Search" HorizontalOptions="Center" Style="{StaticResource BottomMenuBtnText}" />
</StackLayout>
</Grid>
</StackLayout>
<!-- Right -->
<StackLayout Padding="0,0,15,0" Spacing="10" VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" HorizontalOptions="EndAndExpand" Orientation="Horizontal" >
<StackLayout Orientation="Vertical" VerticalOptions="Center" HorizontalOptions="CenterAndExpand" Spacing="2">
<StackLayout.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Command="{Binding CmdGoToLoginLogout}" NumberOfTapsRequired="1"/>
</StackLayout.GestureRecognizers>
<Image Source="logout.png" HeightRequest="35" WidthRequest="35" >
</Image>
<Label Text="Settings" HorizontalOptions="Center" Style="{StaticResource BottomMenuBtnText}" />
</StackLayout>
</StackLayout>
</StackLayout>
<!--#endregion-->
You can create a CustomView and then include that in your Pages.
In order to Achieve that, you create a a YourCustomView.xaml,
<ContentView xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
x:Class="YourProject.YourCustomView">
</ContentView>
And, in your Page.xaml you include it
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
xmlns:views="clr-namespace:YourProject;assembly=YourProject"
x:Class="YourProject.YourPage">
<views:YourCustomView/>
</ContentPage>
The next step is about Binding the properties that you need, for that, you need to create BindableProperties in your CustomView. You can reuse this in all pages that you want.

Xamarin - Not occupying the whole area in the screen using grid

I have 4 buttons in the bottom part of the screen as menus and I had used grid to show 4 buttons with same width and height and will occupy the whole screen. I have these codes but the result is not they way i wanted. It is not occupying the whole screen. Please help me how can I achieve it. Thanks.
<AbsoluteLayout BackgroundColor="#BC3022" MinimumHeightRequest="20" Padding="0,10,10,10" VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand">
<Grid ColumnSpacing="0">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<BoxView Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"/>
<StackLayout Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Padding="10,2,10,2">
<Image Source="home.png" WidthRequest="40" HeightRequest="25"/>
<Label Text="" TextColor="White" FontSize="15" HorizontalOptions="Center">Home</Label>
</StackLayout>
<BoxView Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1"/>
<StackLayout Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Padding="10,2,10,2">
<Image Source="jobs.png" WidthRequest="40" HeightRequest="25">
<Image.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="OnJobsGestureTap" NumberOfTapsRequired="1" />
</Image.GestureRecognizers>
</Image>
<Label Text="" TextColor="White" FontSize="15" HorizontalOptions="Center">Jobs</Label>
</StackLayout>
<BoxView Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2"/>
<StackLayout Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" Padding="10,2,10,2">
<Image Source="sync.png" WidthRequest="40" HeightRequest="25"/>
<Label Text="" TextColor="White" FontSize="15" HorizontalOptions="Center">Sync</Label>
</StackLayout>
<BoxView Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="3"/>
<StackLayout Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="3" Padding="10,2,10,2">
<Image Source="logout.png" WidthRequest="40" HeightRequest="25">
<Image.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="OnLogoutGestureTap" NumberOfTapsRequired="1" />
</Image.GestureRecognizers>
</Image>
<Label Text="" TextColor="White" FontSize="15" HorizontalOptions="Center">Signout</Label>
</StackLayout>
</Grid>
</AbsoluteLayout>
This is how it looks:
Try to replace your code with below code:
<StackLayout BackgroundColor="#BC3022" MinimumHeightRequest="20" Padding="10,10,10,10" VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand">
<Grid ColumnSpacing="0">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="25*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="25*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="25*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="25*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<BoxView Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"/>
<StackLayout Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Padding="10,2,10,2">
<Image Source="home.png" WidthRequest="40" HeightRequest="25"/>
<Label Text="" TextColor="White" FontSize="15" HorizontalOptions="Center">Home</Label>
</StackLayout>
<BoxView Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1"/>
<StackLayout Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Padding="10,2,10,2">
<Image Source="jobs.png" WidthRequest="40" HeightRequest="25">
<Image.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="OnJobsGestureTap" NumberOfTapsRequired="1" />
</Image.GestureRecognizers>
</Image>
<Label Text="" TextColor="White" FontSize="15" HorizontalOptions="Center">Jobs</Label>
</StackLayout>
<BoxView Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2"/>
<StackLayout Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" Padding="10,2,10,2">
<Image Source="sync.png" WidthRequest="40" HeightRequest="25"/>
<Label Text="" TextColor="White" FontSize="15" HorizontalOptions="Center">Sync</Label>
</StackLayout>
<BoxView Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="3"/>
<StackLayout Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="3" Padding="10,2,10,2">
<Image Source="logout.png" WidthRequest="40" HeightRequest="25">
<Image.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="OnLogoutGestureTap" NumberOfTapsRequired="1" />
</Image.GestureRecognizers>
</Image>
<Label Text="" TextColor="White" FontSize="15" HorizontalOptions="Center">Signout</Label>
</StackLayout>
</Grid>
</StackLayout>