Crash when XAML doesn't use Label.Text tag
Hi all: I've been going through Charles Petzold's excellent Xamarin.Forms book preview, and I ran into a situation where his code crashes. I don't think this is his problem -- I think it's something...
View ArticleGetting initial orientation in Custom Page Renderer
Hi, I implemented a custom Android Xamarin.Forms PageRenderer and am able to detect the orientation change fine using OnConfigurationChanged. However, I'd like to also find out the initial orientation...
View ArticleHow to downgrade Google Play Services for XF Android to version 22.
When I added xamarin.forms.maps yesterday, it automatically installed v25. Apparently, I need to stay on v22 in order to use the maps. How can I select the version using nuget, or should I use the...
View ArticleDownload in WebView
I am using WEBVIEW to open an HTML page in my app , except that this page have a link to download a file, anyone know how I can able to print the webView to download ?
View ArticleCan data binding to a list of dictionary?
Say I have data like this: So this is a list of lists of dictionary that have name and age, in xamarin.form I create a list view which itemsource is the whole thing, so each cell has itemsource like: {...
View ArticleCan't add System.Timers as an assembly reference for CarouselLayout?
I'm trying to use CarouselLayout from this source but when I copy some of the code into my Xamarin.Forms project, I can't seem to get a reference to System.Timers that's needed in CarouselLayout...
View ArticleDatePicker DateSelected Event Not Fired if the date doesn't change?
So I have a form where I would like a user to add a "note" to a day. So they click a button which sets the Focus to a DatePicker: <DatePicker x:Name="addToNoteDiaryDate"...
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Is there a partial Views equivalent?
Hi guys, I want to create a homepage which will display a load of information to the user at once in different sections. Is there a way for me to create each sections separately and then call them from...
View ArticleWindows Bridge
I'm curious what everyone thinks... Is it a Forms replacement in the future? Does Xamarin have some real competition now?...
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working sample for Creating Maps using Xamarin.Forms ?
Hello, I am novice to Mobile app development using Xamarin.forms. I am working to Display map on a contentpage and i have created the sample project by following the guidelines given in the...
View ArticleDisable NavigationBar hiding/showing animation
Hi everyone, I know there is a way to completely disable the transition animations between different pages using custom navigation renderer. However, what about the scenarios where you have one page...
View ArticleXamarin.Social Update
The reviews on xamarin.social indicate that it needs a big API update, is there any timeline on this?
View ArticleKeyboard customization - keywords list instead of hints
Hi everyone, I need to add toolbar above keyboard with custom list of keywords. I mean something like keyboard autocomplete suggestions but I need to show whole list all the time (before start typing...
View ArticleMultiselect ListViews
I am new to Xamarin Forms and was wondering if we could build Multiselect Listviews using Xamarin Forms. Any help would be appreciated.
View ArticleXamarin-Forms-Labs - Access to camera - Only one operation can be active at...
Hello, i've make a simple app with xamarin.forms that access to photo camera or take picture. I've used the service of Xamarin-Forms-Labs , iv've configurated all, ioc... ecc.. but when i use the...
View ArticleText aligment and color in SwitchCell
I am using a Xamarin.Forms.SwitchCell on an Android application to allow user to toggle configuration settings. Is there a way to set the text color and alignment of the text in the Switch cell? The...
View ArticleAllow the Editor control to grow as content lines are added
I have been modifying the Todo app that uses Forms and replaced the note Entry class with the Editor class, so the todo can hold multiline notes. However the editor does not expand as new lines are...
View ArticleWhat is wrong with the binding in this custom viewcell?
As I have a component i need to show on several listviews, i have extended a viewcell. I would like to bind the fields in the viewcell to properties in my viewmodels list. Simplified XAML for...
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Building Release Version Fails (The "LinkAssemblies" task failed unexpectedly.)
After adding XLabs' NuGet packages (Core, Platform, Serialization, IoC, Forms, and Forms.Charting), I have been getting the following error when I try to build a release version: C:\Program Files...
View ArticleWeird error when trying to create Xamrin Forms project in VS2013
Trying to create Xamarin.Forms (Shared) or Xamarin.Forms (Portable) under "Mobile Apps" menu. Either way I get a message box with: The vstemplate file references the wizard class...
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