[Material] how to gain access to `Toolbar` from custom renderer?
Based on @TheRealJasonSmith's gist on how to add Material design to your Forms.Android app, I've implemented the "Toolbar" instead of the "ActionBar". I'm wondering how I might go about getting access...
View ArticleHow to integrate social platform features in Xamarin.Forms app?
Hello, I'm working on a Xamarin.Forms application in combination with Azure Mobile Services. I'm able to get auth token using azure's Identity feature using which I've login working for facebook,...
View ArticleViewModel for severel Pages like a Walktrough (CarouselPage) on the start of...
Hello together, i want to implement a ViewModel which collect data in a Model from 3 pages in a CarouselPage. On each Page the user selects something and on the last page the user can push the start...
View ArticleiOS 9 SplitView Multitasking
Do Forms apps on iOS 9 Support the new split view? Do you have to do anything to take advantage of them? I've searched but haven't found any discussion of this.
View ArticleAppCompat V7 SupportActionBar won't persist Icon
tl;dr When I programmatically set the icon on my Toolbar and then rotate the device, the icon is gone. Earlier I asked a question about how to gain access to the new AppCompat Toolbar, and while I was...
View ArticleSet column span by using Grid.Children.Add from source code
I have the following source code for setting up a Xamarin.Forms.Grid control on my page. I will like the first 3 rows to expand both columns. The code sample in the online documentation does not really...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms.Maps Locale/Languages
I need my maps to match the language in the app but I can't find a way to set a locale/language on the maps control. Pointers? thanks!
View ArticleHTML5 Javascript and CSS files inside Xamarin forms
I am writing a native cross platform application using Xamarin forms. But i need to have one page with a Web view to render an existing HTML5 page even thought other parts of the app are native.I have...
View ArticleDynamic ListView row height not working on iOS in v1.4?
According to the Xamarin ListView documentation, if I set HasUnevenRows, all will be well with dynamic row heights. In reality, it works fine on Android, but does not work at all on iOS. In my...
View ArticleWhich is the best method to add logger methods to Xamarin.Forms app?
The question is, I hope, clear. I have an App and I would like to write to a text file some log string, for example when the app throw an exception. There is a PCL solution? Or Insight is the best...
View ArticleTabbed Page: (Android) Tabs in Landscape NOT as Dropdown menu
Hello guys, I searched a lot on Google and in this forum, but I didn't found anything. I work with xamarin.forms. In GetMainPage() I create a TabbedPage. Then I add some children which are Content...
View Article[Xamarin.Forms.Android]How to force layout pass for whole page?
I'm using a custom renderer for my Entry's on Android. With some help of the MaterialTextView library i managed to get it all working, but when this control needs more space. It will just draw inside...
View ArticleHow to write a custom IMarkupExtension that can calculate reference values?
I've got a control on screen that needs a relative layout that has a Constant that needs to be calculated. So My XConstraint looks like this. RelativeLayout.XConstraint="{ConstraintExpression...
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 Articleresource not found in android
I'm getting this error in Android using Xamarin Forms. This exact same code works in a new project when I copy the code. It also works on iOS. In the error message Its trying to find what happens to be...
View ArticleNested pages
Hi everyone, is it possible (in XAML) to first have ContentPage as a type of page and within it to have defined Grid rows and to place MasterDetailPage in particular Grid row? Since I want to do some...
View ArticleStrange digits in Windows 8.1 application
Hello, Could you comment please, why we have flickering digits in some areas of the Windows 8.1 application page? See screenshots for details. Regards, Aleksandrs
View ArticleShareActionProvider on Android [v7.Widget.ShareActionProvider]
Hey Guys. Now that we have AppCompat support I'm curious if someone got the ShareActionProvider to work. I tried to follow this BlogPost but it is not getting displayed. Maybe someone knows how to get...
View Article"Could not install package Xamarin.Forms" when creating a new blank...
Hello, When creating a new blank Xamarin.Forms project (either using VisualStudio or XamarinStudio) I get the error "Could not install package Xamarin.Forms " "Xamarin.Forms.13.3.6323 : Could not...
View ArticleHow to get to the source of the exception?
I'm trying to find the exact file that is throwing the exception but I can't get to it. Of course I can debug line by line and get it but that's not what I would expect. I want to get that from the...
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