ListView is slow to load, any performance guidelines?
Hi I am using a basic Listview in forms with hard coded data in a list. When navigating to the page which contains the listview, it takes a nice 1-2 seconds to load. Any specific reason why this is...
View ArticleAuthorizing Xamarin PCL app with Azure Active Directory
Hi, I am developing a Xamarin PCL app using Xamarin.Forms and have a requirement to log in to it through Azure Active Directory. I have tried to achieve this by using Xamarin.Auth, however it seems...
View ArticleTabbed Page with tabs from ViewModel
I have a tabbed page that is loaded after another page and the tabs can be different based upon context from the previous page. I am trying to follow MVVM and the only thing that is in the code behind...
View ArticleHow to save a ImageSource as String in Base64 ?
Hi I need to save a ImageSource as string in Base64 in PCL in XamarinForms. Is it possible or do I need an Dependency Service ? Thanks
View ArticleToolbaritem kills navigation to "CurrentPage" on MultiPage (Windows Phone issue)
Hi all, I stumbled across the following issue, and was hoping someone could help to solve it. Issue: When I have a ContentPage without a toolbaritem, and I navigate to a specific page in a Carousel,...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 2.0 WinRT Scrollview not scrolling
I have a ScrollView thus: <ScrollView VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" x:Name="ScrollTestEntry" BackgroundColor="Red" Orientation="Vertical" > <Grid x:Name="TestEntryArea"...
View ArticlePage transitions in Xamarin.Forms Android
Hi all, I'm working with with an Android project in Xamarin Forms. I'd really like to leverage some device standard animations to apply to all of my page transitions. Is there an easy way to do this?...
View ArticleSimulate Home click or close app in iOS
Hi mates, Does anybody know how to simulate the home click, put the application run in the background or just kill it, I know that this is not the proper way to do it, and we shouldn't mess with this...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 2.0.0.6482 lot of problems in Winphone 8
What happen this this version in windows phone 8? After update for this version from 1.5.0.6447, Pickers disappeared the only thing i can see are a black vertical line ... the Entry object is strange...
View ArticleHow do I determine if a user is within a specific region using...
Hi, I'm a newbie to Xamarin. I'm using Xamarin Forms Map in my app and would like to determine if a user is within a specific region? For example, I want to set the map to a specific region (Let's say...
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just adding a control I made for Xamarin Forms. still in beta testing but seems to work ok on Android. just giving back for all the great code I have seen from github projects....
View ArticleReduce size back button hitting area in navigation bar
hi, Is there any approach to reduce the size of hitting area of back button in navigation bar in xamarin forms
View ArticleInApp-Billing
Hey folks, as I'm taking huge steps to release our app, I'm now at the point where I have to implement a payment function. And I was curious if anyone here used the InApp-Billing Components from the...
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 ArticleHow to Databind to a "Dynamic" object ?
I am currently using DevExpress grid and want to data-bind the grid to a Dynamic object that does not have properties. I have to assign an object to the ItemsSource property and I am not sure how to...
View ArticleShrinking of Editor after setting Height request
Hi guys, I have a content page that contains a list view and a stack layout under it (called BottomLayout in the code). This stack layout contains an CustomEditor and a button, displayed horizontally....
View ArticleMobile app version number scheme across 3 platforms
Hi, for sharing version information across all Xamarin.Forms-Projects, is still using a Tool for patching the respective files the way to go?...
View Articlerevert item cell while using xamarin context action in listview viewcell
Hi, I am using context action in listview to delete item on left swipe.While i am opening one item cell and switching to another item cell without closing first one, it is not closing first opened item...
View ArticleXamarin forms Scrollview Scrolled finished/ending how to know
Hey. I am trying to find a way, to know when a scrollview is not scolling anymore, so after the scoll is stopped, i can call ScrollView.ScrollToAsync, to position the element, that is closet to the...
View ArticleHow do i avoid AbsolutePosition is overwritten when using a customrender on...
Hallo. I have 2 BoxViews, where i want the first box, to be like a showdow for the second box. I used a AbsoluteLayout layout to accomplish this. AbsoluteLayout layout = new AbsoluteLayout(); { };...
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