Xamarin.Forms.Plainer

This library removes all visual effects from controls and makes them easy to style from portable layer instead of writing custom renderers always. No underlines, no borders, no background colors. Just interactive fields without visual effect.

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Getting Started on MAUI

• Install Plainer.Maui nuget package to your project.

• Go to MauiProgram.cs and add Plainer handlers

  builder.ConfigureMauiHandlers(handlers =>
  {
    handlers.AddPlainer();
  });

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Getting Started on Xamarin Forms

• Install Xamarin.Forms.Plainer to each platform

• Add Initialize method into platforms

  • Android: Go to MainActivity and add following:

    protected override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
      base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);
    
      global::Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init(this, savedInstanceState);
    
      // Add follwoing line
      global::Plugin.Plainer.Platforms.Droid.Plainer.Init(this, savedInstanceState); // <--
    
      LoadApplication(new App());
    }

  • iOS: Go to AppDelegate and add following line:

    public override bool FinishedLaunching(UIApplication app, NSDictionary options)
    {
      global::Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init();
    
      // Add following line
      global::Plugin.Plainer.Platforms.iOS.Plainer.Init(); // <--
    
      LoadApplication(new App());
    
      return base.FinishedLaunching(app, options);
    }

Usage

• Go your XAML page and add following namespace:

  MAUI	xmlns:plain="clr-namespace:Plainer.Maui.Controls;assembly=Plainer.Maui"
  Xamarin	xmlns:plain="clr-namespace:Plugin.Plainer.Shared.Controls;assembly=Plugin.Plainer"

• And you can start to use plain controls:

  <plain:EntryView/>

  This will be completely invisible, that's the point of the Plainer. Just try a rounded corner for input:

  <Frame BorderColor="Blue" CornerRadius="20" Padding="5">
    <plain:EntryView TextColor="Blue"/>
  </Frame>

  Result will be:

Showcase

You can create this view with following code:

<StackLayout Spacing="20" Padding="40,20">
  <StackLayout>
    <Label Text="EntryView"/>
    <plain:EntryView TextColor="Blue" BackgroundColor="WhiteSmoke"/>
  </StackLayout>

  <StackLayout>
    <Label Text="EditorPickerView"/>
    <plain:EditorView HeightRequest="120" TextColor="Blue" BackgroundColor="WhiteSmoke"/>
  </StackLayout>

  <StackLayout>
    <Label Text="PickerView"/>
    <plain:PickerView TextColor="Blue" BackgroundColor="WhiteSmoke">
      <plain:PickerView.ItemsSource>
        <x:Array Type="{x:Type x:String}">
          <x:String>Option 1</x:String>
          <x:String>Option 2</x:String>
          <x:String>Option 3</x:String>
        </x:Array>
      </plain:PickerView.ItemsSource>
    </plain:PickerView>
  </StackLayout>

  <StackLayout>
    <Label Text="TimePickerView"/>
    <plain:TimePickerView TextColor="Blue" BackgroundColor="WhiteSmoke"/>
  </StackLayout>

  <StackLayout>
    <Label Text="DatePickerView"/>
    <plain:DatePickerView TextColor="Blue" BackgroundColor="WhiteSmoke"/>
  </StackLayout>

</StackLayout>