Xamarin.Forms view elements
The main view elements used in our application up until now have been Label and Image (while creating the list and details views). Additionally, on the login screen, we used the Entry and Button views. The main difference between these two sets of controls is the fact that, whilst Label and Image are used to display (generally) read-only content, Entry and Button are elements used for user input.
If we take a closer look at Label, there are various properties used to create a customized display of text content to accentuate the calligraphy/typography (referring to the platform imperatives of iOS and UWP) in our design. Developers can not only customize the look and feel of text content, but also create rich text ...
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