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Shadow not showing on CarouselView Item

I have this little test project to explore MAUI. I want to have a CarouselView showing Border Label with a shadow.
My Carousel and its 10 test items are correctly rendered but not the shadow.
Note that I have no shadow at all on Windows, and a cropped shadow on Android (I suspect some layout cropping even though I added some margin).
I added a test item outside of the CarouselView underneath and shadow is working correctly.
Here is a little GIF animation of my test project running on Android :
The code itself :
<ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
xmlns:toolkit="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2022/maui/toolkit"
xmlns:vm="clr-namespace:CarouselTest"
x:DataType="vm:CarouselVM"
x:Class="CarouselTest.MainPage"
Title="CAROUSEL TEST">
<ScrollView>
<Grid BackgroundColor="LightCoral">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="410"/>
<RowDefinition Height="60"/>
<RowDefinition Height="310"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<CarouselView ItemsSource="{Binding CarouselTexts}" IndicatorView="indic"
HorizontalOptions="Center" VerticalOptions="Center" HeightRequest="400"
Loop="False" BackgroundColor="PaleGoldenrod">
<CarouselView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Border Margin="10,0,10,10" Stroke="Gray" HeightRequest="300" WidthRequest="300"
Background="WhiteSmoke" StrokeThickness="4" StrokeShape="RoundRectangle 5">
<Border.Shadow>
<Shadow Brush="Black" Offset="10,10" Radius="20" Opacity="0.9"/>
</Border.Shadow>
<Label Text="{Binding}" TextColor="DarkBlue" FontSize="72" FontAttributes="Bold"
HorizontalTextAlignment="Center" VerticalTextAlignment="Center"/>
</Border>
</DataTemplate>
</CarouselView.ItemTemplate>
</CarouselView>
<IndicatorView Grid.Row="1" HorizontalOptions="Center" IndicatorSize="22" IndicatorsShape="Circle"
IndicatorColor="Gainsboro" SelectedIndicatorColor="#006EFF"
x:Name="indic" />
<Border Grid.Row="2" Margin="0,0,0,10" Stroke="Gray" HeightRequest="300" WidthRequest="300"
Background="WhiteSmoke" StrokeThickness="4" StrokeShape="RoundRectangle 5">
<Border.Shadow>
<Shadow Brush="Black" Offset="10,10" Radius="20" Opacity="0.9"/>
</Border.Shadow>
<Label Text="TEST" TextColor="Red" FontSize="72" FontAttributes="Bold"
HorizontalTextAlignment="Center" VerticalTextAlignment="Center"/>
</Border>
</Grid>
</ScrollView>
Thank you.

Xamarin Forms, How to favorite Item using ListView

I am making an app I want to add an item in the list view like favorite .I was wondering if some one have an procedure that I can use o see or and example of what I need.
Thanks
Please help on this im new to Xamarin forms.

In your listview, you can use Xamarin.Forms SwipeView to achieve this function.
The SwipeView is a container control that wraps around an item of content, and provides context menu items that are revealed by a swipe gesture:
You can refer to the follownng code:
<CollectionView x:Name="collectionView"
ItemsSource="{Binding Monkeys}">
<CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<SwipeView>
<SwipeView.LeftItems>
<SwipeItems>
<SwipeItem Text="Favorite"
IconImageSource="favorite.png"
BackgroundColor="LightGreen"
Command="{Binding Source={x:Reference collectionView}, Path=BindingContext.FavoriteCommand}"
CommandParameter="{Binding}" />
<SwipeItem Text="Delete"
IconImageSource="delete.png"
BackgroundColor="LightPink"
Command="{Binding Source={x:Reference collectionView}, Path=BindingContext.DeleteCommand}"
CommandParameter="{Binding}" />
</SwipeItems>
</SwipeView.LeftItems>
<Grid BackgroundColor="White"
Padding="10">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Image Grid.RowSpan="2"
Source="{Binding ImageUrl}"
Aspect="AspectFill"
HeightRequest="60"
WidthRequest="60" />
<Label Grid.Column="1"
Text="{Binding Name}"
FontAttributes="Bold" />
<Label Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="1"
Text="{Binding Location}"
FontAttributes="Italic"
VerticalOptions="End" />
</Grid>
</SwipeView>
</DataTemplate>
</CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
</CollectionView>
The key code in MonkeysViewModel.cs is:
public ICommand FavoriteCommand => new Command<Monkey>(FavoriteMonkey);
void FavoriteMonkey(Monkey monkey)
{
monkey.IsFavorite = !monkey.IsFavorite;
}
Note:
Though it is used in CollectionView, but the usage in listView is similar.
You can get the full sample here:https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-samples/tree/main/UserInterface/CollectionViewDemos
Please focus on page :
VerticalListSwipeContextItemsPage.xaml .

Add Page Carrousel

I have built a simple and basic app. In order to help people to understand easly the app.
I would like to create a dynamic turorial. My idea is put differents content's pages in a carousel or collection view. And In every content's pages there is an image in background and I will add label and box to explain fonctionalities
Here you will find an example of an image that I will put in background of content page and add label to explain highlighted information
My question are :
I have 3 content pages that I will put backgroud image on it :
home =new HomePage(), Page2 page2 =new Page2() & Page3 page3 =new Page3()
how can i easly add label where I want as the image will be in background ?
how I can put those content pages in carrousel view or collection view ?
Thanks for your help

You can create carousel like this:
<StackLayout Grid.Row="1" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand">
<CarouselView x:Name="cvTutorial" ItemsSource="{Binding Tutorials}" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Never" ItemsUpdatingScrollMode="KeepItemsInView" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" PeekAreaInsets="10" IsScrollAnimated="True" PositionChanged="cvTutorial_PositionChanged">
<CarouselView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid RowSpacing="0" Padding="0" HorizontalOptions="End">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ffimageloading:CachedImage BackgroundColor="Transparent" Grid.Row="0" x:Name="tutorialImg" Source="{Binding ImageUrl}" Aspect="AspectFit" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand"
Margin="{DynamicResource 50,40,50,00}" HeightRequest="350"/>
<StackLayout Grid.Row="1" HorizontalOptions="Center" VerticalOptions="End" Padding="0,30,0,0" Spacing="15">
<Label Style="{StaticResource RobotoBoldSize24WhiteLabelStyle}" HorizontalTextAlignment="Center" Text="{Binding Title}" Padding="10,10,10,0" />
<Label Style="{StaticResource RobotoRegularSize16LightGrayLabelStyle}" HorizontalTextAlignment="Center" Text="{Binding Subtitle}" HorizontalOptions="Center"
Padding="50,10,50,10" />
</StackLayout>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</CarouselView.ItemTemplate>
</CarouselView>
<Grid x:Name="indicatorGrid" ColumnSpacing="3" HorizontalOptions="Center" VerticalOptions="Start" Padding="{DynamicResource MarginPadding00_20_00_40}"
ColumnDefinitions = "25,25,25">
<pancake:PancakeView x:Name="Dot_1" Grid.Column="0" Style="{StaticResource SelectedIndicatorStyle}" />
<pancake:PancakeView x:Name="Dot_2" Grid.Column="1" Style="{StaticResource UnselectedIndicatorStyle}" />
<pancake:PancakeView x:Name="Dot_3" Grid.Column="2" Style="{StaticResource UnselectedIndicatorStyle}"/>
</Grid>
</StackLayout>
Check working sample - https://rb.gy/mlmh0q

How to turn off a Group header in SfListView?

I have a problem.I want to turn off a Group header in SfListView.I read on the forums to turn off IsStickyGroupHeader,I did it but IsStickyGroupHeader="False" does not work.Maybe I understand something wrong.Please help me.Thank you
<syncfusion:SfListView
x:Name="listView"
Grid.Row="0"
ItemSize="40"
IsStickyGroupHeader="False"
ItemsSource="{Binding contactsinfo}"
SelectionMode="None">
<syncfusion:SfListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell>
<ViewCell.View>
<StackLayout>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="100" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackLayout
Grid.Column="1"
HorizontalOptions="StartAndExpand"
Orientation="Vertical"
VerticalOptions="Center">
<Label
HorizontalOptions="Center"
HorizontalTextAlignment="Center"
LineBreakMode="WordWrap"
Text="{Binding ContactName}"
TextColor="#474747"
VerticalOptions="Center"
VerticalTextAlignment="Center" />
</StackLayout>
</Grid>
<StackLayout BackgroundColor="LightGray" HeightRequest="1" />
</StackLayout>
</ViewCell.View>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
</syncfusion:SfListView.ItemTemplate>
</syncfusion:SfListView>

You can hide the GroupHeader by using the GroupHeaderSize as 0. Please refer to the following code snippets,
<ListView:SfListView
x:Name="listView"
Grid.Row="0"
ItemSize="40"
GroupHeaderSize="0"
ItemsSource="{Binding ContactsInfo}"
SelectionMode="None">
You can also refer to our user guidance document regarding the same,
UG link: https://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin/listview/grouping#height-customization
Also, if you are using SfListView.AutoFitMode as Height or DynamicHeight, then the items size will be calculated based on the template elements. Hence, you can customize the GroupHeaderTemplate with Height 0.
<ListView:SfListView
x:Name="listView"
Grid.Row="0"
AutoFitMode="DynamicHeight"
ItemsSource="{Binding ContactsInfo}"
SelectionMode="None">
<ListView:SfListView.GroupHeaderTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell Height="0"/>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView:SfListView.GroupHeaderTemplate>
Refer the following documentation regarding the same,
UG link: https://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin/listview/grouping#group-header-customization

Xamarin dynamic grid layout

I have a collection of objects that has a property like "ValueType", based on this property I invoke a DataTemplateSelector class that would return type of control to be displayed for that object.
<control:ControlDataTemplateSelector x:Key="personDataTemplateSelector"
RangeTemplate="{StaticResource rangeControl}"
EnumTemplate="{StaticResource pickControl}"
DateTemplate="{StaticResource dateControl}"/>
<DataTemplate x:Key="rangeControl">
<ViewCell>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<control:ScreenLabel Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="{Binding Path=SortOrder, Converter={StaticResource sortOrderToColIndexConverter}}" Text="{Binding Path=TraitDescription}" />
<Entry Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="{Binding Path=SortOrder, Converter={StaticResource sortOrderToColIndexConverter}}" />
</Grid>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="dateControl">
<ViewCell>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<control:ScreenLabel Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="{Binding Path=SortOrder, Converter={StaticResource sortOrderToColIndexConverter}}" Text="{Binding Path=TraitDescription}" />
<DatePicker Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="{Binding Path=SortOrder, Converter={StaticResource sortOrderToColIndexConverter}}"></DatePicker>
</Grid>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="pickControl">
<ViewCell>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<control:ScreenLabel Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="{Binding Path=SortOrder, Converter={StaticResource sortOrderToColIndexConverter}}" Text="{Binding Path=TraitDescription}" />
<Picker Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="{Binding Path=SortOrder, Converter={StaticResource sortOrderToColIndexConverter}}" />
</Grid>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
I am having issue displaying these in grid with two column format, for example if there are 9 objects in the collection need to display a tabular view with 4 rows of 2 columns each and a 5th row that has one column.
With my current code, i get a zig zag kind of layout. But I need Like thisNeed some suggestions
Am looking for solution that would need to work in iOS and Droid

I would use StackLayouts instead of Grids inside of your ViewCells.
You can do:
<StackLayout VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" >
<control:ScreenLabel Text="{Binding Path=TraitDescription}" />
<Entry />
</StackLayout>
Are you sure your Bindings are coming back properly? I haven't seen a comma separated Markup Extension setting on attribute.

Any one looking for answer, we resolved it by using FLowlist view control. It provides options to have side-by-side view