[Designer] Designer crashed when setting the ttf files for TextView control.

[SanthiyaArulsamy]

Steps to Reproduce

1. Add the custom library with TextView.
2. Add the custom font style for TextView(as like SetTypeface(Typeface.CreateFromAsset(this.Context.Assets, "drilldown.ttf"), TypefaceStyle.Bold);)
3. Drag and drop the custom control in axml page.
4. Now the designer crashed with below issues
   

[pjcollins]

This seems to be working fine for me using VS 16.1:

I've attached a simple reproduction that I think matches your description Have you made sure to set the build action of your .ttf file to AndroidAsset? Does my reproduction otherwise differ from yours? If so, could you attach a solution file which demonstrates this problem?

DesignerTestFontFile.zip

[SanthiyaArulsamy]

Please ensure this issue with VisualStudio 2017

[SanthiyaArulsamy]

Can reproduce the issue in the attached sample?
Designer_Android.zip

[pjcollins]

@SanthiyaArulsamy It looks like I am seeing a similar issue using the latest VS 2017 release. Would you be able to install VS 2019 to see if it resolves this problem for you?

[SanthiyaArulsamy]

Yes it is resolved in VS 2019. May i know why it is throwing exception in VS 2017.

[pjcollins]

I haven't attempted to dig into the root cause of the issue but we've spent some time in between these major releases improving our integration points and test coverage in this general area. Do you mind if I close this issue as it has been resolved in a more recent release?

[SanthiyaArulsamy]

Yes..I need the fix for VS 2017.

[KarthikRaja26]

Hi @pjcollins ,

We are also facing the same issue in VS17. So, could you please tell me the exact timeline for the fix ?

Regards,
Karthik Raja

[KarthikRaja26]

@samhouts please look on this

[jpobst]

If this is still an issue:

This issue likely occurs in the Android Designer, which is owned by a different team who does not use GitHub for issue tracking.

Please use the tools available inside of VS to report this issue. This allows the issue to be routed to the correct team, and provides them the correct logs they need to diagnose it.

Thanks!