Not show keyboard when focusing an entry/searchbox
I am developing an app which will be used with a wireless scanner, so I don't need to show the tactile keyboard each time I put the focus in an entry/searchbox/etc. Which is the cleanest way to do...
View ArticleAndroid: Full Screen Support for Modal Navigation Page
Hello All, I am new to the Xamarin and currently having a little problem with a navigation page. The application is using Master-Page based navigation. On one of the pages, I wish to display a modal...
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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 ArticleShowing a confirm dialog on popping of Page
What is the best way to get a dialog to pop up when popping a page from Navigation in an Xamarin Forms project, mainly using iOS? On a particular page I'm wanting to confirm that the user is sure they...
View ArticleSwitch between different Activity instances in Android?
Is it possible to switch between different Activity instances in Android? The reason why I want to do something like this is I want each Activity to have a separate theme. I have a master detail setup...
View ArticleAny tools for preview XAML design for Xamarin.Forms for ios app?
Hi, XAML in Xamarin forms is without designer. Can you please share ways for preview or there is one approach see result on simulator after build only?
View Articleempty toolbox in both xamarin studio and visual satudio 2013 unsing xamarin...
I have an empty toolbox in both xamarin studio and visual satudio 2013 unsing xamarin forms. I am editing a xaml file and there are no controls in the toolbox. Also in xamarin studio I do not get any...
View ArticleHow to properly bind click event to a button in a ViewCell?
I have the following code snippet in an xaml file: <ListView x:Name="listView"> <ListView.ItemTemplate> <DataTemplate> <ViewCell> <Button Text="{Binding Name}"...
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is xamarin.forms a suitable approach for me?
Hello Xamarin developers, The past tow days i lost control and i am freaking out (newbie habits).. whether to continue with xamarin.forms or switch to xamarin traditional approach. I don't want to lose...
View ArticleSqlite.net overriding column name when it is indexed
I am getting a response from a json api and deseralizing this into a corresponding object as below and saving the results into sqlite db. [Table("Product")] public class Fields { [PrimaryKey] public...
View ArticleXF Android : Could not load assembly Microsoft.Windows.Design.Extensibility
Hello , I have update Xamarin.Forms to 2.0.0.6490, But get this exception when compile: Exception while loading assemblies: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load assembly...
View ArticleCan ContentPage(s) be displayed in a ContentView?
I have developed a Forms app and the app pages derive from ContentPage. However the functionality is now required to be built into an existing non-Forms Xamarin app and it is expecting a ContentView to...
View ArticleApplication.Current.Properties dont work in Xamarin 2.0
Hi! Today I have updated my project and Application.Current.Properties dont work correctly. I could save value and read it while my app running, but is i stop and run agarin,...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 2.0 issues
I just recompiled my project with Xamarin.Forms 2.0 and found Application.Current.SavePropertiesAsync is not working as expected in "Release" mode. I used the following code to save the login email...
View ArticleStackLayout update
Hi, I have this code, where I loop through an array and make a grid and add it to the StackLayout, and then when you click one it takes you to the next page.. using System; using Newtonsoft; using...
View ArticleApp crashes for unknown reason
Hi, I have built a Xamarin forms app with PCL. The application crashes sometimes for unknown reason : either while scrolling though any of the picker on some pages of the application or while resuming...
View ArticleUsing App Compat/App Compat theme breaks Navigation.RemovePage on Android
Issue: I am using App Compat and the Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar theme in my Xamarin.Forms Android project. I have a button that I want to go back to a certain page, so I am using Navigation.RemovePage...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms Webview YouTube Video Help Android Only? iOS and WinPhone Works...
Not sure what the cause is but I get a message saying "If playback doesn't being shortly, try restarting your device." It shows the image of the youtube video but when you click play it just stays...
View ArticleAny Xamarin Forms PCL Library for Relative Time?
Hi there, Is there any relative time library which is compatible with Xamarin Forms based PCL project? I found many but they cant be used with PCL based projects like NTimeAgo Regards
View ArticleOnAppearing() not called on Android for underneath page if page on top was...
Shared code that was tested on Android and iOS. Using Xamarin Forms 2.0.0.6490 with a NavigationPage. Steps to Reproduce: 1.) Set a page as your MainPage for Navigation. 2.) Observe OnAppearing() is...
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