Can't add System.Timers as an assembly reference for CarouselLayout?
I'm trying to use CarouselLayout from this source but when I copy some of the code into my Xamarin.Forms project, I can't seem to get a reference to System.Timers that's needed in CarouselLayout...
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Is there a way to create a carousel layout effect? I don't want the CarouselPage, since I can not have a page as a child of anything. I'm looking for something where I can have a portion of the page...
View ArticleHow do I get navigation bar height for iOS?
I managed to get the Status Bar height using the following code. I placed the code in AppDelegate.cs and it works. It returns 20pt as expected. App.StatusBarHeight =...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms Image Loading Issue
Hello! I am trying to load an image in Xamarin Forms from the file system. Currently I am encountering the following issues: - Images above 4096 pixels in length or width do not display (too big for...
View ArticleWinRT vs UWP for new Windows Phone development
Hi, For an app that needs to be in the market within 6 months, should WinRT or UWP be used as development project for Windows Phone? I was thinking of pursuing the WinRT route since UWP is relatively...
View ArticleImageCell Description Multiline
Hi there, How can i set ImageCell's Description Field to Multiline? Secondly, can i see the source code of ImageCell itself to learn how to make custom Cells? Regards
View ArticleGlobal Styles in XAML Performances
Hi everyone, I'm making a new Xamarin.Android App with Xamarin.Forms and I was just wondering if there's a performance drawback from making your styles in App.xaml instead of using directly attributes...
View ArticleHow to use Couchbase Lite in Xamarin.Forms PCL project?
I go through developer.couchbase.com/mobile/get-started/get-started-mobile/net-mobile/before-you-begin/index.html couchbase documentation. But i am not getting how to use couchbase in Xamarin.Forms PCL...
View ArticleGettting rest data to late due to async
Hello, i have TabbedPage, which every tab needs to be filled with different data. My REST request works but the data ist not available at the time i need it. in My RootPage where everything starts i...
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 ArticleScrollView in Xaml
Im trying to make a page using xaml but I having some problems. I want it to have a buttom fixed at the top and a button fixed at the bottom and a scrollview in the middle where I can scroll between a...
View ArticleAndroid new project xamarin forms 2.0 issues
I created a new pcl xamarin forms application, using vs.net 2015. I have the latest stable release. What are the steps to just get the project to build. I had to update ios project, that seemed to...
View ArticleMR.Gestures handles ALL touch gestures
With MR.Gestures you can handle the Tapping, Tapped, DoupleTapped, LongPressing, LongPressed, Panning, Panned, Swiped, Pinching, Pinched, Rotating and Rotated gestures on all layouts, cells, views and...
View ArticleHow can I create animation for ListView item?
I have ListView with custom ItemTemplate which contains the Image. ListView placed in center of Grid. Need to animate Image move to the right Grid corner when I click on "+" button. I know that I can...
View ArticleDate Picker
Give me some example or sample application of date picker for Date of Birth?
View ArticleItalic Label?
Is there a way to set the font of a Label to be italic? I can only seem to do Bold at this point.
View ArticleXamarin.Forms.Maps 2.0.0.6484 hangs or crashes on Android
Hi, I have a question concerning the new Xamarin.Forms 2.0.x version especially the Xamarin.Forms.Maps dll. After updating to Xamarin 4 with the new Xamarin.Forms and Xamarin.Forms.Maps version 2.0.x...
View ArticleIs it possible to instantiate a class at runtime from a string contained in a...
Hi, In Microsoft's full implementation of XAML, you can instantiate a class at runtime from XAML read into the XamlReader class. Is anything similar to this possible in Xamarin.Forms? If not, can...
View ArticleAnimating HeightRequest extremely choppy
Is there a way to animate the Height of a VisualElement that is buttery smooth? I have the following that I thought would work, but it is extremely jerky: void collapseExpandHeightAnimation(string...
View ArticleForms frame isn't the same on iOS
I was using Xamarin Forms to create Android version with frames without any custom renderer of frame, it's fine. But when I use it on iOS, all frames are shadowed and separated to each other, it's...
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