AbsoluteLayout wrong AutoSize iOS
Hi! I have a minor problem with AbsoluteLayout AutoSize. I attached a screenshot. On Android there is no problem. Works as expected. On iOS there is a gap. The topBarLayout have bigger height. Any...
View ArticleHow to achieve scrolling on a page with StackLayout and WebView?
Currently I have the following project: https://github.com/bencrispin/ScrollInWeb I know I've read in other forum posts that a scrollable view inside of another is skeptical, but this works...
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Why am I can't? [assembly:Dependency(typeof( ??)]
I see several people use this code, but in my code I can not make it work [assembly: Dependency(typeof(Droid.Path.Config))] namespace Droid.Path { public class Config : IConfig { Error Severity Code...
View ArticleIs Xamarin Forms ready for production?
Hi, I would like to know whether Xamarin Forms is ready for real-world development? We are planning to develop a cross-platform application, whose major part is data-entry and uses negligible platform...
View Article5 Tips to Properly Style Xamarin.Forms Apps
http://motzcod.es/post/125302147562/5-tips-to-properly-style-xamarinforms-apps?utm_source=Xamarin+Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=87ff0a0a09-Issue_0517_30_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_07...
View ArticlePicker broken for Windows Phone 8.1?
The color example for the Picker control does not work on Windows Phone 8.1 when I reduce the number of colors in the pickers items list. If it is used with 6 items or more, the selection is shown as...
View ArticleCould not load type Share.Forms.Plugin.iOS.ShareImplementation,...
I've been scratching my head on below error when I started using https://github.com/jguertl/SharePlugin: Could not load type Share.Forms.Plugin.iOS.ShareImplementation, Share.Forms.Plugin.iOS,...
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Create share button
Hello, is there a way to create a "Share" button with Forms? I want to create this button that, when pressed, launches the classic intent chooser in Android (Image 1), the UIActivityViewController in...
View ArticleOverride/cancel pop when hardware back button pressed using NavigatePage
Is there anyway to achieve this? Thanks, Stuart
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Camera Capture using XLabs
Hi I'm trying to implement a camera capture using XLabs. I've follows the examples but there seems to only be part of the code necessary (unless there's a complete solution I'm missing on Github!?) I...
View ArticleXamarin Forms Labs Camera
How do I use the camera feature from xamarin forms labs? How do I implement the code and such?
View ArticleSecurity of Resources.resx and Build Action
Hello, I'm using a resx file in my application to store some keys that I want to keep hidden to users. Is there any way for users to read its content? (I've set Build Action as Embedded resource) Thank...
View ArticleTapGestureRecognizer not getting called
Hi folks! I've got a simple class that extends a Button. I use this button on a form, I get a breakpoint in the constructor, so the tapGestureRecognizer gets created, but I never get a breakpoint in my...
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Can't download and open local PDF file on Android tablet device using Xamarin...
Hi, I am trying to write a test app in debug mode using the dependency service from Xamarin.forms to download a PDF file from the internet onto my app's special folder on my Lenovo Android tablet...
View ArticleHow are we to do global exception handling in Xamarin.Forms?
I've found the AdvancedLifecycleDemos for Android, and I'm thinking of converting it to some sort of cross platform implementation, but I'm wondering if someone has already done this? I haven't found...
View ArticleNullReferenceException in PopModalAsync()
I'm trying to write an async method which should be called from a background thread. The method should open a modal page, read some input fields, close the modal page and return the read values. This...
View ArticleProblem binding icon to ToolbarItem
Hi, I have view built in Xaml and a viewmodel tied to the views bindingcontext. In my viewmodel I have an attribute containing the image path I'd like to have on a ToolbarItem....
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CircleImage is not refreshing after Source changed (Android 4 and lower)
Hi developers, I am using the CircleImage control from this page: https://blog.xamarin.com/elegant-circle-images-in-xamarin.forms/ When I set the Source of the image directly while the page loads it...
View ArticleXLabs IMediaPicker on Android not working
I'm really struggling to get access to the camera and photo library when using XLabs in my PCL project. Things work perfectly on iOS but Android is simply not working. In my Android MainActivity.cs...
View ArticleImage Dropdown Spinner Control
Hi. I want the user to select the background of my app. In Android, there is a control called spinner from which items could be selected (like select list in html) and its items can be images. I...
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