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[Visual] [iOS] Material entry text caret miss aligned

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#5,807 opened on Apr 4, 2019

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Description

Description

When using an entry with HorizontalTextAlignment="Center" the caret is slightly off to the left, and when you start typing in the field it jumps in to the midle.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Create a entry with visual="material" and HorzontalTextAlignment="Center"

Expected Behavior

Caret should be in the middle

Actual Behavior

Caret is slightly off to the left

Basic Information

  • Version with issue: 3.6.0.264807
  • Last known good version:
  • IDE: 16.0.0

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Research direction
Investigate the MaterialEntryRenderer on iOS, focusing on how the caret position is calculated when HorizontalTextAlignment is set to Center. Look for any offset adjustments in the UpdateTextAlignment method or related layout code.
Tech stack
csharpios
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
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2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
C#Xamarin.Forms
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75