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Gorilla Player - Instant XAML Preview for Xamarin.Forms :)
Hi everybody! While we were working on Grial UI Kit we felt the need to improve our design cycles as much as we can. And that was when we started looking for something that could really speed up our...
View ArticleUWP + Forms 2.0 - Custom Page Renderer always shows empty
I have below custom page renderer for UWP app, while the app always shows an empty screen, from the debug with the Loaded event, I can see the border element in the ContainerElement with ActualWidth=0...
View ArticleBack button not removing page from Navigation stack
I have a listview on a page with menu items. When I click a menu item, a new page is pushed and everything works great. I can use the back button to get back. However, if I click the same menu item...
View ArticleScrollView inside scrollview?
I am trying to create an instant messaging app, similar to Messages on iOS. So I have <StackLayout> <ScrollView x:Name="ScrollViewMessages" VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand"> <StackLayout...
View Article"InitializeComponent() does not exist in the current Content"
The Error "InitializeComponent does not exist in the current Content" came up after updating Xamarin.Forms 1.3.3 -> 1.5.1 via NuGet-Manager in VS2013. Is there any fix for this issue? The error also...
View ArticleIs Xamarin.Forms XAML designer supported on Visual Studio?
Hi! I've just added a new XAML to a Shared project but it seems not detect the schema and the designer is broken. Is it a bug or the designer and XAML editing isn't supported on Shared projects at...
View ArticleAny ideas when a visual designer for xaml forms will be released?
Hey guys.. do any of the xamarin guys have any insight when a xaml visual editor will be available for xamarin.forms? Or even a beta version? or is one not planned at the moment?
View ArticleHow to validate multiple controls on a form before allowing user to leave a...
I have used behaviors and triggers to validate individual controls and highlight text in red if invalid, for example. However what is the best approach to validate multiple controls and prevent the...
View ArticleStackLayout.Focused not being raised
The layout does have a Focus event but when I tap anywhere in the screen, the Focus event is not being called, any thoughts/comments on this? _mainLayout.Focused += (object sender, FocusEventArgs e)...
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[Tablet] MasterDetailPage inside MasterDetailPage
In my application, I'd like to have a MasterDetailPage (let's say MDChild) inside a MasterDetailPage (let's MDParent). My requirement is that the MDParent.Master is always hidden (and appears when the...
View ArticleRange Slider Custom Renderer
@TheRealJasonSmith , @Yaroslav , @softsan Please Help me, I want to make a Range slider for Price and distance in Xamarin forms. I have find Custom renderer but for two slider only in Android available...
View ArticleIs it possible to check if email exists?
Is there any way to verify that an email exists in Xamarin Forms? I am asking about verification that the email account exist, not that it is a valid email.
View ArticleWindows Phone 8.1 Navigation.PushAsync(new page()); Crash!!!!
Dear All, I got a Xamarin.Forms app that I've compiled and starts both on the emulator and phone (WP 8.1) then after a few calls from different pages to Navigation.PushAsync(new Page()); the app closes...
View ArticleHow to intercept Navigation Bar Back Button Clicked in Xamarin Forms?
I have a xamarin forms page where the user can update some data in a form. I need to intercept the Navigation Bar Back Button Clicked to warn the user if some data have not been saved.How to do it? I'm...
View ArticleNavigating to a full screen page from a master detail page
In a master detail page setup, how would one open a full screen page (no status bar or action bar)? This is because I'd like to play videos or display images in full screen mode. I can think of three...
View Article[Xamarin Blog] Build Your Own Selfies App with Xamarin.Forms and Azure
Sending selfies to all your friends has never been easier thanks to Moments: a Snapchat clone built with Xamarin.Forms and Microsoft Azure. Best of all, Moments is also open-source and freely available...
View ArticleAccessing Page in a ContentView
Hello, I have a page that has a single content view within it. the content view is abstracted out of the page into its own xaml class. Is it possible to access page methods like displayAlert in a...
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[Guide] Lock Screen-Orientation
Hey, Today I tried to lock the Screen-Orientation of the App I'm currently developing. I wanted to lock the Orientation on Phones to Portrait and on Tablets it have to be Landscape. Normally I would...
View ArticleFacebook SDK
Does anyone know how to share text or image with the package Facebook SDK Thanks
View ArticleUsing ListView with ItemsSource and ItemTemplate, how to have items with...
Apologies if I'm being dim, but when using a ListView with ItemsSource and ItemTemplate, if I want different items in the list to have different combinations of ContextActions, how would I do this? I...
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