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View ArticleSystem.InvalidCastException: Object must implement IConvertible - Xamarin...
I'm having this exception every time I try to set a footer on ios: System.InvalidCastException: Object must implement IConvertible. at System.Convert.ChangeType (System.Object value, System.Type...
View ArticleHow to animate change of background color?
Given a View such as a Label, if I want to animate a change of BackgroundColor (not Opacity) from one Color to another, how can this be done? Many thanks, John H.
View Articlehow to make Contentview reusable?
According to the documentation Contentview is like UserControl of WPF. But we arent able to make it reusable, are we? I tried to use it as below but It doesnt work. this <ContentView>...
View ArticleApp crash on Real iOS Device but work fine on Simulator
Hello. I created a brand new Xamarin.Form Project and try running on my iPhone but it crash immediately after spash screen. And the debugger cannot connect to device.
View ArticleHow to manage app localization ?
Hi, What are the guidelines to manage apps localization using Xamarin.Forms ? Each platform has its own localization process (RESX on WP, XML on Android, etc.) so how to do that localization part on...
View ArticleButton Horizontal Text Alignment
Hi all! I can not find a way to change the horizontal alignment of a text inside a button. How can i do?
View ArticleNative linking failed, undefined symbol: ___divdc3
Hi, While deploying the application to the iphone i am getting the below error Native linking failed, undefined symbol: ___divdc3. Please verify that all the necessary frameworks have been referenced...
View ArticleBuilding Interfaces: XAML vs C# Code
Hello everyone! I have a question, I recently started using Xamarin, I come from Windows and then I'm used to using XAML and C #. I noticed that many people prefer to use C # to build interfaces...
View Articlestacklayout with horizontal orientation, how to wrap vertically?
as in the subject, how do I make a sequence of labels, horizontally stacked but wrapped vertically when needed?
View ArticleHow do you use jamesmontemagno's Xamarin.Plugins Settings?
I cannot find any sample code or instructions on how do use this plugin. All it says in the readme is: "Open up Helpers/Settings.cs in your PCL for directions on how to use. *" What does that even...
View ArticleA sample project using Camera control (MediaPicker) of XLabs
Here is the link to .zip of a sample project for using Camera control of XLabs. It's named XPA_PickMedia_XLabs_XFP. XPA stands for 'Cross Platform App' and XFP stands for 'Xamarin Forms PCL'. In my app...
View Articlehow to prevent closing of dialog when user touches outside of dialog area?
Dear xamarin dev team, I'm using Xamarin Forms in my project. When I pops up AlertDialog or ActionSheet by calling await ((Page)p).DisplayActionSheet (caption, null, cancel, opt1Text, opt2Text); or...
View ArticleAdd badge icon in xamarin fomrs
Anyone know how to implement badge on an icon using Xamarin fomrs ?
View ArticleWhy isn't intellisense working well with xaml?
I have VS 2015 with xamarin.forms. When I write a xaml page, intellisense doesn't show up suggestion, such as x:Name and auto-compile method for "clicked" event. why is it happening?
View Articletype CardContentView not found in xmlns http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms ”
Hi I need to use James Montemagno’s developted CardContentView in Xaml of xamarin.form. I added in xamal as a reference...
View ArticleIs it possible to wait for content to be rendered before attempting a...
Hi, Within a ContentPage (after it's been displayed), I'd like to have a user action generate a ScrollView (on the same page), add controls to it (via a vertically-oriented StackLayout), and then...
View ArticleXaml intellisense in Visual studio 2015
Hello, I've been reading everywhere that Xamarin Forms should have XAML Intellisense. However, for some reason it doesn't work. I have a PCL version of Xamarin and also have the latest updates...
View ArticleAdroid Image Not Displaying
I've read through http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/xamarin-forms/working-with/images/ many times. I've set up my folder structure correctly (see attachment). i.e. Resources\drawable The images are...
View ArticleQuestions about ExtendedTabbedPage in Xamarin Forms XLab project
Hi guys, I'd like to show a badge on the Tab Bar of Tabbed Page. I noticed that ExtendedTabbed Page supports in XLab project supports this. However, the badge can be only loaded in the contructor, but...
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