iOS MPMoviePlayerViewController goes blank after a few seconds
I'm having a weird issue with MPMoviePlayerViewController. public override void ViewDidLoad() { base.ViewDidLoad(); var f = new...
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Hi. I am using the new Material Design Toolbar on my Xamarin Forms App (see: https://blog.xamarin.com/material-design-for-your-xamarin-forms-android-apps/), but i want to make it overlay my...
View ArticleWhen running on Windows, is there any way programmatically to get scrollbar...
When running on Windows, is there any way programmatically to get the: (1) height of a horizontal scroll bar? (2) width of a vertical scroll bar? Both would be useful to avoid things overlapping with...
View ArticleNavigationBar BarBackgroundColor
I'm following the instructions here; https://www.syntaxismyui.com/xamarin-forms-masterdetail-page-navigation-recipe/ In rootpage.cs I'm setting the bar background color like so:...
View ArticleIMAGES: What steps to you guys do to get them right?
I find that working with images in a cross-platform manner is quite tedious. Android requires 5 versions of an image (ldpi, mdpi (actual size), hdpi, xhdpi, and xxhdpi). And iOS requires 3 versions...
View ArticleIssue with Google analytics in Xamarin forms
I am implementing Google Analytics in Xamarin forms, I followed https://theconfuzedsourcecode.wordpress.com/2015/07/19/google-analytics-tracking-implementation-in-xamarin/ . As article says to add...
View ArticleWalk through entry fields upon keyboard done button click
I have a form with multiple entries. Is there a way to focus through each entry when keyboard done button is pressed on each platform?
View ArticlePossible to access PCL resx file from custom renderers?
I have a PCL resx file with a bunch of key/value pairs. Need to allow a custom entry renderer to change text when entry loses focus. I have all the code setup except that I don't know how to access PCL...
View ArticlePlaceholder text color for a PasswordBox on WP
Is it simply impossible to change the text color of the placeholder text for a PasswordBox on WP? Thanks Johan
View ArticleHow can I create animation for ListView item?
I have ListView with custom ItemTemplate which contains the Image. ListView placed in center of Grid. Need to animate Image move to the right Grid corner when I click on "+" button. I know that I can...
View ArticleHow to get the Current Page Name in Tabbed Page
How to get the Current Page Name in Tabbed Page Scenario: 1. A tabbed Page Two Tabb's where Both refers to the same Content Page with Two instance I am trying to basically make IsVisible check while...
View ArticleHow to Implement Clickable Image Button to execute ICommand?
Totally new to Xamarin and in learning phase. Here is my basic question I have a button which has an ICommand which executes certain step of instructions on my VM class, currently looking to change the...
View ArticleSplash Screen on an Xamarin Forms App (iOS)
Hi all, I'm beginning to love this platform!! I do have an issue that is bugging me and I just can't seem to get to work. The iOS splash Screen. I have all of the App Icons, Spotlight & Settings...
View ArticleHas anybody else hit a problem with BackgroundColor on StackLayout on...
I am hitting a strange problem on WinPhone, where the BackgroundColor of a StackLayout is being ignored when the number of entries in the StackLayout goes over a certain number (when my app hits 57...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 1.5.1 AppCompat Toolbar on API 16 back button color changes
Hello, I currently tested the AppCompat using a Toolbar with the DrawerLayout. We use a black back button on a white toolbar. This works fine on > Lollipop. But on API16 I noticed a strange...
View ArticleWeb view not working on droid
Hi, I have my web view set to point to an external URL using Source = "http://news.bbc.o.uk". On iOS, I have this working, but on droid I constantly get a crash Could not load signature of...
View ArticleError CS0246: The type or namespace name 'Xamarin' could not be found
Why i am getting error in new generated Project (Xamarin.Forms Project)? Error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'Xamarin' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly...
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when I use stacklayout.children.add () it adds the component in the sequence below , need it to add up, does anyone know how to do
View ArticlePop 2 modals at once
Hello everyone, In my setup I use a MasterDetailPa ge with a Navigation page as the Detail Page. At some point in our App we have 2 modals pushed on top of eachother. We would like to remove both...
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