Xamarin Studio doesnt install app onto android player
Hi all Experiencing an issue with deployment where I build my app in the studio[Xamarin], pick what android player device to run it on and wait. The devices opens but stays on the lock screen. Usually...
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Hi, I want to navigate a page from masterpage to other content page and again onclick on back button it should go to detailpage. I have tried the example which is in github (FormsGallery) project. it...
View ArticleIs there a way to know what actual color the Default color is at runtime?
Say I have a Label with no TextColor defined, so it takes the Default color for the platform. At runtime I can read that Label.TextColor property, but what I get is a Color with all components set to...
View ArticleAcr.XamForms.SignaturePad did't support for Windows8.1,Is thr any possible...
Hi , i was developed IOS app using Xamarin.Forms ,now i starting windows 8.1 APP i'm trying reuse my PCL but i can't achieve it , i was developed signaturepad functionality using...
View ArticleWhy can't I build the starting iOS project?
When I try and build the iOS starting project for a PCL with Xamarin.Forms 1.4.3.6376, I get the following build error Can not resolve reference:...
View ArticleProgress indicator
Hi there I have a UIView control showing the progress. How to display it in the center of the screen (iOS part)? Anyway, is there any examples to display a progress indicator with text in the middle of...
View ArticleHow to add iOS instance in Forms project
Hi, I have added one Forms project from my windows 7 OS, Here I am developing Forms project and then testing it in Android mobiles only. Now I am shifting over to MAC OS. Here I want to add iOS...
View ArticleUsing Objective-c and Java libraries with UI in xamarin.forms
I am working on a xamarin.forms project that scans checks and deposits them. The company that supplies the component that I am using has an iOS and Andorid library. The iOS library (.a file) actually...
View ArticlePing class in portable project
Is there a way to perform a ping using PCL project? I see the Ping class in .net framework but it is not in PCL subset.
View ArticleGlobal Pan/Swipe detection
Hello, I've built a single page app, with some absolute layout trickery, so I don't use the default navigation and master/detail stuff. Now i want to add a horizontal swipe detection to show and hide...
View ArticleLocalization with resources - do I need dependency services?
I localize my Xamarin.Forms app with resource files by using this description: http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-platform/xamarin-forms/localization/ It works like a charm, but in this...
View ArticleHow to get data from inbuilt Barcode scanner (not camera) to appear in Entry...
I am using an Android device TC70, with a built in scanner. The scanner is working as I can scan the barcodes into the datawedge test app. However they are not appearing in the entry control when I run...
View ArticleiPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Screens scaling issue or missing configuration?
Hello friends, I'm developing a new app using PCL with Xamarin.Forms, all starts to work without problems at all, however I do have an issue when I run the app on iphone 6/+ simulator the app scales...
View ArticleHow to avoid showing keyboard when focusing EntryCell
Hi, I have a Xamarin.forms project, I have a page with an EntryCell control, I want to avoid showing the keyboard when the EntryCell gets the focus since it is for scanning barcode labels, how can I...
View ArticleXLabs CalendarView.SelectedDate not working
Does anyone know how to get XLabs CalendarView.SelectedDate to actually work? I'm using XForms 1.4.3.6376 and XLabs 2.0.5610.2 (both installed with NuGet) and when I do the following the CalendarView...
View ArticleCan I change the user agent for ImageSource.FromUri?
I have an image control that I create in code in my XF app (Android target, at present). I use ImageSource.FromUri() to set the source to an online image, but it won't load because the server requires...
View ArticleListView Image recycling
I'm using the Image class from Xamarin.Forms along with a binding using the UriImageSource. The problem is that while scrolling the ListView and new images are downloaded you often see the previous...
View ArticleIs it possible to get the Page that an element lives on?
Is there a quick way to get the root page of an element? Currently I'm doing a ((Page)Element.ParentView.ParentView.ParentView.ParentView.ParentView.... there must be a better way...
View ArticleToolbar Items not clearing on carouselPage
i am using masterdetail & a carouselPage named MycarouselPage(user can navigate to this page through masterdetail menu) & toolbar items are added on child pages. i am trying to change toolbar...
View ArticleBinding context
Hi all!, How can I access a same BaseViewModel instance from Different Views(Pages) that have their own ViewModel that inherits from BaseViewModel?
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