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Chapter 3 Notes

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Summary

So much ado about Labels and the text in them.

Concept	Page
Text wraps automatically in labels	42
Text & Background Colors	44
Coloring	46-47
Changing the Application Color Scheme	50
Font sizes and attributes - includes `FontFamily, FontSize, FontAttributes`	51
Formatting text in a `Span` is similar to formatting text in html	53

Page 41.

Concepts:

Classes:

Pages 44, 45, 52.

Concepts

No new classes.

Pages 53, 54

Concepts:

Classes:

NamedSize - is related to the font sizes
Device.GetNamedSize(NamedSize.Large, typeof(Label)) returns an appropriate font size for the platform.
FontAttributes e.g. FontAttributes.Bold

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Concepts:

 1. Shows that text wraps inside a label be default.
 1. Shows the use of Device.OnPlatform for padding.

Classes: 

 1. Label is demonstrated.

=== Greetings from the previous Chapter ===

Pages 44, 45, 52.

Concepts

 1. TextAlignment
 1. BackgroundColor
 1. TextColor
 1. FontAttributes

No new classes. 

=== {{{VariableFormatedText}}} ===

Pages 53, 54

Concepts:

 1. FontSize (named)
 1. FontAttributes (bold, italic...)

Classes:

 1. NamedSize - is related to the font sizes
 1. Device.GetNamedSize(NamedSize.Large, typeof(Label)) returns an appropriate font size for the platform.
 1. FontAttributes e.g. FontAttributes.Bold

=== VariableFormatedParagraph ===