FreshMVVM vs. MVVM Light
Hi, can anybody share with me their experiences with both frameworks? If someboby has used both the better. Thanks a lot Thomas
View ArticleDevice.StartTimer different on WP8
Is the Device.StartTimer API supposed to be callable from a background thread to start a UI timer? It works on iOS but I get a cross-thread exception on WP8. The behavior is also different. On iOS and...
View ArticleMaps - WinPhone 8.1, Geodesic polyline
Hello, I have cross-platform project. I have successfully added Maps for WP 8.1 project, including custom MapRenderer. I can draw polyline on map. But I did not find how to draw on map geodesic line...
View ArticleAndroid app crash
When running the Android version of my Xamarin.Forms app, that used to work, it now crashes with the following stack trace: [AndroidRuntime] java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to get provider...
View ArticleDynamically add data to Grid?
Hello everyone, I am trying to dynamically populate the Grid in Xamarin.Forms, but since there is no GridView, like in Android, I'm not sure what the best way to do this is. I need to have a...
View ArticleEmpty Label when ListView is empty
Is there anything like an EmptyTemplate or similar for the ListView in Xamarin.Forms, for when the data bound contains no elements? If not what would be the best approach, I can think of a few but...
View ArticleListview Group Header Spacing
I'm trying to add some spacing between a group header and the item above it, instead of each item and header butting up against eachother. I'm able to do this on android with a margin in the following...
View ArticleAccessing Application.Current.Properties[] from BroadcastReceiver
I have some broadcast receivers set up and they seem to crash when I attempt to access Application.Current.Properties. I am guessing it's because those receivers are called when the app itself is not...
View ArticleHow does messaging apps can notify if there is a new message even when they...
Hey I'm working on a messaging app, I have the messaging service working but I still have to be notified when the app is resumed and when the app is closed if there is a new message. How do I do that...
View ArticleXamarin Forms performance is bad again.
I'm updated Xamarin.Forms to 2.3.2.127 and Xamarin.VS to 4.2.0.680. Android app is started very long after it. Loading time increased by 1.5 seconds. I can't test it with previous versions because I...
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Can't add Shared Project to References in Windows Phone 8.1
Hello, I'm trying to add a Windows Phone 8.1 project to my existing solution which contains a Shared Project. I'm also using Xamarin.Forms. But when I follow these steps, I get stuck at the step where...
View ArticleClickable Area in Images
How to Get The Clicked Area from The image, on clicking it will go to specific animal content page. I don't want to use image map on the web. Is there any way to do like this in Xamarin forms, if not...
View ArticleMicrosoft.Azure.Mobile.Client.SQLiteStore upgraded to 3.0 - Get error unable...
Hi After I've upgraded Microsoft.Azure.Mobile.Client.SQLiteStore upgraded to 3.0 get an error Microsoft.WindowsAzure.MobileServices.SQLiteStore.SQLiteException: Error executing SQLite command: 'unable...
View ArticleHow do I properly do an Application level ResourceDictionary?
I have tried a bunch of different configurations, but all of them either give me errors or do nothing. This code does nothing. All of the ContentPage classes have the same default, unchanged color...
View ArticleListView GroupHeaderTemplate Capture and alter Switch Control on all header...
Hope someone could help with this issue. I have a list view that uses Grouping Headers based on a key (Order ID). This group all items information under that order together. In the header is a switch...
View ArticleCustom items view
Hello everybody, im trying to create a CustomItemsView which should be similar to the ListView. The difference is that i want to change the way the items are displayed (e.g. only one item on screen and...
View ArticleIOS APPLE SDK
Can I use the IOS APPLE SDK in the version "VISUAL STUDIO ENTERPRISE TRIAL - 29 DAYS LEFT" ? The ANDOID SDK is readdy instaled.
View ArticleIsolated Storage for Xamarin.Forms
May I ask about Xamarin.Forms got provide the isolated storage for write and read the text from the file?
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Bug, iOS, Label with StartAndExpand HorizontalOptions does not expand if...
Hello there, Because a picture is worth a thousand words, let's start with this: As you can see, I am trying to build rows with a left-aligned Label (LayoutOptions.StartAndExpand) and a right-aligned...
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