A few suggestions

[IeuanWalker]

I have created the following fork - https://github.com/IeuanWalker/Xamarin.Forms.FlexButton

I created this because our designers needed different features, which where -

• Use font icons instead of images (do want to look into using FontImageSource , to allow FontImageSource, embedded resources, files, and URIs. But wasn't to sure how to implement this - https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/introducing-xamarin-forms-4-0-the-era-of-shell/)
• Icons either side of the text
• Be able to move the icons and text as they wish

In doing so I noticed a few things that could be changed -

• The IconOrientation could be removed and use FlexDirection directly
• Could also remove icon padding logic based on IconOrientation, allow the user to add there own logic
• No need to handle the icon and text using a grid, I ended up replacing this with FlexBasis

  FlexLayout.SetBasis(ButtonText, string.IsNullOrEmpty(Text) ?
  new FlexBasis(0, false) :
  FlexBasis.Auto);

• Instead of using the Xamarin.Forms frame as the base for the GestureFrame, I used PancakeView and then exposed a few of the pancakeview properties
• Added a property to allow the user to control the JustifyContent of the flexlayout
• Added FlexLayout.Grow and HorizontalTextAlignment to allow complete control of the placement of the different items within the button

Here is what I am now able to do with FlexButton -

Most of the changes I made are braking changes that's why I havnt created a pull request. But if you do want me to add or update anything let me know. Hope this was useful :)

[magnusblb]

I have a case where the HorizontalTextAlignment property would be very useful.

[IeuanWalker]

@magnusblb I am in the middle of creating my own control that gives complete control to the content of the button, ill update you once a beta is ready. Not sure when that will be though.

[robinmanuelthiel]

Thanks for all the suggestions. Some of them like the Font icons (#1) have found their way into new and existing issues. For the other suggestions, I would highly welcome contributions and PRs!

[IeuanWalker]

@magnusblb should check out my new control - https://github.com/IeuanWalker/Xamarin.Forms.StateButton