GetMainPage command obsolete in Xamarin.Forms Sample
I am working through the Xamarin.Forms Heart Rate Monitor Sample code. on the mainActivity.cs in .Droid, the following error is flagged up over the LoadApplication (new App ()); line. Error:...
View ArticleBox view with rounded corners + badge with counter, snippets
I believe simple rounded box view and even badge widget should be a part of some generic Xamarin.Forms extension kit. I'm not familiar with writing plugins workflow though. So I decided to share some...
View ArticleA problem with Xamarin.Forms plug-in and Code Compilation with .NET Framwork 4.5
Hello, I just started with Xamarin studio. I would use Xamarin.forms to create an Android app (on windows) and iOS mac; beacause I don't have Visual Studio. I installed all the files without problème...
View ArticleHas anyone made a Picker with bindable items?
Has anyone extended the Picker control to expose a Bindable property ItemSource that when set, goes and adds the items to the Items property? Is it that simple or am I being naive? Has anyone managed...
View ArticleQuick and dirty demo for those who start with OpenGlView
I wrote this starter demo based on Xamarin triangle ES20 demo. I hope that will help people to use OpenGlView.
View ArticleConvert Image XAML to C#
Hello, I have XAML below and want to render it in code-behind. The part I don't know is how to assign GestureRecognizers with Command to the Image object. <Image Source="photo.png" >...
View ArticleHow to extend Android ActionBar functionality for the NavigationPage?
I want to extend the NavigationPage functionality by making it possible to add a background image to the navigation bar(iOS)/action bar(Android). Therefore I have extended the NavigationRenderer for...
View ArticleFontAwesome Label: Here's how!
Here's how you'll use the new FontAwesome label (Any Graphic font will work, but FontAwesome is Awesome): var coolLabel = new FontAwesomeIcon(FontAwesomeIcon.Icon.Gear) Here's how to set it up....
View ArticleHow to use On Scroll event in Xamarin.Forms ScrollView
I need to tap into the On Scroll event of a ScrollView to do an animation and I also need to get the scroll offset in that same function. I know this isn't built in, but has anyone had to do this or...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms.Maps on WinRT
The Release Notes for the last couple of versions of Xamarin.Forms.Maps on WinRT talk about fixes to the WinRT code. However, I don't see any WinRT libraries in the package. Is this available? Thanks!...
View ArticleMasterDetailsPage Menu Icon not showing up on iOS
Hi all, I have an app with a MasterDetailsPage that I use for the main navigation. I am using the "hamburger" icon for my menu icon. On Android this works great. I set the Icon property on the MenuPage...
View ArticleInformation: isvisible = true / false to BoxView don't work with iOS
As I have lost a few hours with this issue, I post this information here. In my App, I have some BoxViews (used as "Lines"). I have to make the BoxViews visible and invisible. Unfortunately this works...
View ArticleFailed to install/debugging in iPhone 6
Hi, I’m facing a issue in Xamarin studio, while debugging application in iPhone 6 with iOS 8.3. But the same application is debugging properly in iPhone 5 with iOS 8.3 and iPhone 5S with iOS 8.4. I...
View ArticleHow to perform animation from right side to left side with changing image for...
Hi all, i want to perform animation from right side to left side with changing image for every move. can anyone help me with this i have tried predefined animations like easing.linear, easing.cubein...
View ArticleWidth of a picker
Hi, I am trying to set the width of a picker with the HorizontalOptions property to CenterAndExpand or FillAndExpand but the width of the picker is the width of the tittle text. For example, my picker...
View ArticleHow to open one mobile app from another mobile app in Xamarin Forms ?
How to open one mobile app from another mobile app in Xamarin Forms ?
View ArticleXamarin Forms ImageSource to Base 64 String
Hi I need to submit a image to the back-end as a base 64 string. How can I convert my ImageSource into a 64 string ?
View ArticleApp slows down over the period on Android (Memory leak?) How to fix it
Hi there, We are building one app with two screens and master detail page Categories in Master Detail page – We have 6 categories in hamburger menu.. Clicking on each category will show below page List...
View ArticleXaml Page Not Laoding
Why when am loading xaml page using following line of code it shows error System.collection.Generic.KeyNotFoundException this.LoadFromXaml (typeof(MyXamlPage));
View ArticleStackOverflowError on Android
The same application works fine on Windows Phone, but throws error on Android. Stack overflow on call to interp (req=68 top=0x56c51000 cur=0x56c4d33c size=16384 Ljava/lang/ref/FinalizerReference;.add)...
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