Can it work with Shell GoToAsync() ?

[jmkyarrow]

Expected Behavior

When navigating between pages using Shell.Current.GoToAsync(), there should be a transition as specified.

Actual Behavior

The navigation isn't animated and just cuts from one page to another.

[GiampaoloGabba]

Well, honestly, i have never, ever used Shell in my apps outside the demo for this plugin :(
Do you mind to create a simple repro of this issue so i can fork it and work on the Shell Renderer to make it work in such scenario?

Thank you

[GiampaoloGabba]

I made some investigations regarding this issue.
With relative routes (not using the // prefix) everything is working fine, i have updated the shell demo with a GotoAsync between the ImageFromPage and ImageToPage.

Unfortunately, if you are using absolute routes (with // prefix), the shared transition cannot work because within an absolute navigation the new page will replace the navigation stack. This means that every information about the views to transition are destroyed.

More info from the Xamarin.Forms repository:

• route
  this will search relative to current position and will then go up the hierarchy until a route is found
  page will be pushed to stack

• /route
  this will search from the root down the hierarchy until a page is found
  page will be pushed to stack

• //route
  this will search relative to current position and will then go up the hierarchy until a route is found
  page will replace the stack

• ///route (think of this like //root/route/)
  this will search from the root down the hierarchy until a page is found
  page will replace the stack

If you are using relative routes and still shared transitions doesnt work, please post a repro so i can find the problem :)

[jmkyarrow]

Thank you for your help, it's working now using relative routes, I really appreciate your effort :)
Do you think there would be a way to have the background animation transition on absolute routes even though individual elements don't work?