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[Bug] [UWP] Button characterSpacing UWP not working

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#9,291 opened on Jan 23, 2020

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Description

Description

Setting a button with CharacterSpacing does not respect it.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Add a button with Text="Test" and CharacterSpacing=200 (for example). Also add it with a Label instead to see the difference.
  2. Run in UWP
  3. Label respects CharacterSpacing, Button does not.

Expected Behavior

Same behavior than Label

Actual Behavior

Does not have same behavior than Label -> No spacing

Basic Information

Version with issue: 4.4.0.991477 Last known good version: - IDE: Visual Studio 2019 16.4.2 Platform Target Frameworks: UWP: 18362 Affected Devices: Windows PC

Contributor guide

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Xamarin.FormsC#UWP platform basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Investigate how CharacterSpacing is implemented for Button on UWP. Look at the Xamarin.Forms source code for the UWP renderer (likely in Xamarin.Forms.Platform.UWP). Compare implementation with that of Label's CharacterSpacing which works. Could be a missing mapping in the ButtonRenderer or TextBlock properties. Check if there is an existing fix proposal in the comments or linked issues.