[regression/8.0.0-preview.5.8529] Incorrect layout when using a Grid with Star and Auto Columns with a child with HeightRequest placed in the Auto column

Description

Duplicate of: #14494 A Grid that has two elements inside is not getting laid our properly. The two elements are: an Entry in a Star column, and a Button in an Auto column. The Button has a HeightRequest smaller than the intrinsic size of the Entry. The end result is that the Entry is getting clipped at the bottom.

<VerticalStackLayout>
    <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*, Auto">
        <Entry Text="qwerty" />
        <Button Grid.Column="1" HeightRequest="26" />
    </Grid>
</VerticalStackLayout>

The order of the ColumnDefinitions is not of great importance because the issue is reproduced even if the first column is Auto:

<VerticalStackLayout>
    <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto, *">
        <Button HeightRequest="26" />
        <Entry Grid.Column="1" Text="qwerty" />
    </Grid>
</VerticalStackLayout>

The issue is reproduced both with 7.0.92 and 8.0.0-preview.6.8686.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Go to the repo from the link
2. Make sure you have navigated to the folder Maui\GridStarAutoIncorrectLayout
3. Run the project

Link to public reproduction project repository

https://github.com/telerik/ms-samples/tree/main/Maui/GridStarAutoIncorrectLayout

Version with bug

8.0.0-preview.5.8529

Last version that worked well

Unknown/Other

Affected platforms

iOS, Android, Windows, macOS

Affected platform versions

current versions

Did you find any workaround?

I was not able to find any workarounds.

Relevant log output

No response

[hartez]

Ah, it is a Grid issue, but the way iOS and Android handle Entry means that it doesn’t manifest on those platforms.

[hartez]

Ah, it is a Grid issue, but the way iOS and Android handle Entry means that it doesn’t manifest on those platforms.

Hey @hartez , I’m just wondering if this issue - whatever it’s root cause is - might also be the root cause of CommunityToolkit/Maui#1136? That is also an issue on Windows only with GridLength.Auto, so seems like it might be related?

It’s certainly possible, but I can’t say for certain without digging into it.