Visual regression in PointerOver when no MenuItems are defined in NavigationView

[JuanMejiaVelez]

Describe the bug
When no MenuItems are defined in a NavigationView the Settings (and PaneFooter if using a NavigationViewItem) do not get the PointerOver background extended to the full width of the control.

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Add a NavigationView control
2. Do not add any MenuItems to the control only the NavigationView tag
3. Run the app

Expected behavior
When hovering over Settings entry at the bottom of the NavigationView, the PointerOver state shows the background of the Settings item to expand the whole width of the Navigation pane.

Screenshots

Version Info
2.4.0-prerelease.200506001 on Windows build 19041.21 running on Desktop

NuGet package version:
2.4.0-prerelease.200506001

Windows 10 version	Saw the problem?
Insider Build (xxxxx)	Yes
November 2019 Update (18363)
May 2019 Update (18362)
October 2018 Update (17763)
April 2018 Update (17134)
Fall Creators Update (16299)
Creators Update (15063)

Device form factor	Saw the problem?
Desktop	Yes
Mobile
Xbox
Surface Hub
IoT

Additional context

[ranjeshj]

When there are no Items it looks like the PaneContentGrid sizes to the footer items and aligns to the left instead of stretching to take the entire pane width.

@ojhad Should this be Stretch instead of Left ?

microsoft-ui-xaml/dev/NavigationView/NavigationView.xaml

Line 373 in de7ddff

HorizontalAlignment="Left"

[ojhad]

When there are no Items it looks like the PaneContentGrid sizes to the footer items and aligns to the left instead of stretching to take the entire pane width.

@ojhad Should this be Stretch instead of Left ?

microsoft-ui-xaml/dev/NavigationView/NavigationView.xaml

Line 373 in de7ddff

HorizontalAlignment="Left"

If I remember correctly, changing that property to Stretch will break visuals in the control when the pane is in compact mode. This is due to PaneContentGrid still being full width even when in compact mode. Something to double check but I think the problem may lie somewhere else.

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