Bug or wrong approach? FormattedText and Bindings through XAML throw an...
We have a Label that has a sentence as the Text property, we want to split it in two to style it differently. The original approach that compiles and "works" but doesn't show up on screen because our...
View ArticleiOS MPMoviePlayerViewController goes blank after a few seconds
I'm having a weird issue with MPMoviePlayerViewController. public override void ViewDidLoad() { base.ViewDidLoad(); var f = new...
View ArticleCustomRenderer on iOS - sizing to the bounds of the custom control
I've got a custom ViewRenderer, which I'm using to play a video (so far on iOS). This is working, but the MPMoviePlayerController is being cut off at the bottom of the screen - attached screenshot. I'm...
View ArticleUpdating to Forms 2.0.0 throws Layout cycle detected. Layout could not...
Updating to Forms 2.0.0 throws Layout cycle detected. Layout could not complete exception in WindowsPhone and WinRT. In Android and iOS, I dont experience any crash, but it makes a strange behavior to...
View ArticleListView Renderers
Hi everyone, I've made a sample App to test Xamarin.Forms ListView renderers because i've got some updating issues in a "production app" and i noticed something weird with bindings. I'm using...
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CachedImage FFImageLoading for Xamarin.Forms
https://github.com/molinch/FFImageLoading or https://github.com/daniel-luberda/FFImageLoading/ (new Forms features) DEMO:...
View ArticleTwoWay Binding fails to fire in Windows 8.1 phone and Store app when using...
Hello, I have been seeing some strange behaviour with PCL based solutions using SwitchCells where the TwoWay Binding seems not to work in the Phone and Store 8.1 Apps. I have a multi target project...
View ArticleTouchesEnded is not called in CustomRenderer iOS
May I know what is reason TouchesEnded method is not called in customerRenderer iOS. But calling the TouchesCancelled instead of TocuhesEnded. Its for urgent please help me.
View ArticleProblem with WorkingWithListviewNative sample
Good day, I have been using this sample for my listview implementation. It works pretty well and smooth. see here:...
View ArticleSharing violation on path PropertyStore.forms.tmp
I am seeing a huge upswing in reports of this in Insights in the past few days - seems to be mostly on Android, not iOS the stack trace is System.IO.FileStream.ctor(System.String path, FileMode mode,...
View ArticleOverlapping Grid Items Refresh
I have a grid where some of the items live in the same column (Grid.Row="0" for several items). When a user clicks certain buttons, some of them hide and only 1 is shown at once (using the IsVisible...
View ArticleCompiled XAML - Exception thrown with AbsoluteLayout containing AutoSize...
After enabling XAML compilation, I get the following exception when I load a page that contains an AboluteLayout with children whose LayoutBounds use AutoSize:...
View ArticleWill it be possible to have UWP core libraries mixed with native...
I am just getting started with Xamarin (started my evaluation today). I'm trying to wrap my head around the different options for creating a cross-platform solution, particularly with UWP in the mix....
View ArticleResXFileCodeGenerator can only be used with .NET projects
I started a Xamarin.Forms project a few months ago, and then the Unified changes came. So, it appeared to be easier to simply recreate the project from scratch using the new app templates than porting...
View ArticleHow to handle Android IntentFilter to open app with specific file-types?
How do I handle Android IntentFilter ActionView in a Xamarin.Forms-App? Here is my FormsApplicationActivity. IntentFilter is defined to enable the app to open *.gpx files from web-pages or file. The...
View ArticleWhat is the event for a swith in ListView
Hello, I work with XamarinForms with a NavigationService. I work about an app about amusement park. This view display all places available to do sort by Categories I have this listView.xaml : <?xml...
View ArticleTileLayout for List
Hi there, I couldnt find Tile Layout for List, is there any plans for it? or any other Option? Thanks
View ArticleHow do I trigger an update of CanExecute in a custom implementation of ICommand
I've created an AsyncCommand that returns false for CanExecute while the command is running, which is great except I can't seem to update the CanExecute so it never gets disabled. In this article it...
View ArticleContentPage
Hi all, Please I need your help. When I create a new xamarin forms project(shared) and then add a new ContentPage, The ContentPage that is inherited doesn't appear blue. It is as if though its not...
View ArticleXamarin Registration Form Material design placeholders
Hi is there a way (plugin or otherwise) how one can create a registration form where the placeholders would float up on focus and float back down on blur again? Thanks Shaun
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