Documentation for Namespaces Below Xamarin.Forms
Looking at the API Documentation for Xamarin.Forms, I see the following three namespaces: Xamarin.Forms.Core Xamarin.Forms.Maps Xamarin.Forms.Xaml I can't find the documentation for classes that are in...
View ArticleHas anyone figured out how to play sound in Xamarin forms? Preferably Android?
I am looking to make an app that uses sounds, but Xamarin.Forms does not have support for sound, and I tried using the tutorial for the media player in Xamarin.Android, but it seems google changed the...
View ArticleView Model instantiating multiple times
Hi, I have read that this problem had been fixed but I am experiencing it with Forms.xaml v1.4. Here is my setup: the view model is referenced in the view xaml like so BindingContext="{Binding...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms and local notification
Hi, I'm new to Xamarin, and interested to understand for a Xamarin.Forms application using PCL, if local notifications can be implemented in the PCL or is it a device specific function? And if there is...
View ArticleMulti-line text on buttons - how to get consistent across platforms?
When the Text property of a Button is set to text that contains more than one line (i.e. has a carriage return/linefeed in the middle), what gets displayed is different on each platform. On iOS, only...
View ArticleInitializeComponent does not exist
Hi, I'm having difficulties on XAML files in a Sheared project. Using Xamarin Studio; What I did was simply adding a xaml page to the project and build without adding any code. And it gives me the "The...
View ArticleWorking fine on Windows Phone but crashes when running on Android - Why?
Hi all, I am experiencing problems with the android version of my app. Everything works great when running on WP but as you as I run it on Android it crashes. I have an example here:...
View ArticleObtaining height of cell
Hi I have a small challenge. I have a listview with one item (cell) set in its datasource. I wan't to ensure the height of the listview exactly equals the height of the cell. I haven't yet found any...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms Designer
I've modified the DesignerHost-Sample from Microsoft to create a Designer that works in conjunction with Xamarin.Forms, WinForms and GTK# It's not the swiss army knife and requires a large function...
View ArticleHow do I implement Manatee scanner in a PCL project?
I have a iOS/Android PCL project and want to implement Manatee scanner, but their samples don't cover PCL. The sample provided for iOS: scanButton.TouchUpInside += async (sender, e) => { //Make an...
View Articlecan we create the desktop application for Mac Machine using Xamarin Forms ?
Can we create the desktop application for Mac Machine. means I want to create desktop application for mac machine using Xamarin forms ?
View ArticleAndroid Video Playback in Forms
We use Xamarin.Forms web view to show videos in our app. Our app user captured video(using xLab.MediaPicker) using their phone camera and that one is uploaded to azure blob storage. We used HTML5 Video...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms.Windows 1.4.2-pre2: appbar problem
Hello. I'm just adding Windows projects to my Xamarin.Forms solution to test the Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 8.1 versions. My solution is actualy running well on iOS, Android and WinPhone 8.0. My...
View ArticleiOS - Restrict Page Orientation
I am working with Xamarin Forms and have an application with a few pages which I want to restrict the allowed orientations. So for example, on my first page (let's call it the home page), I want to...
View ArticleAndroid - Problems with Label text binding in a ViewCell DataTemplate
Hi, here is my xaml code. The list view is ItemSource is bind to UserData which is a notification property that is declared in my view model. The property is being updated when the server returns the...
View ArticleCustomer Renderer View Dimensions
Hi All, I'm currently writing a custom renderer, in order to display a video control on a ContentPage. The basics of the player are working - however, I'm unable to find any documentation/guidance on...
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#if __IOS__ seems not working
I used this code in my app, but when it was running, it didn't print the text(both in simulator and my device). #if __IOS__ System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine ("I'm in iOS"); #endif The Define Symbols...
View ArticleTabbedPage & CarouselPage
Hi is it possible to have a CarouselPage in a TabbedPage both synchonized ? Here I think about android app, WP doen't need it and iOS may be... Thank Vincent
View ArticleUpdate ListView binding without it scrolling back up
Hi quick one, is it possible to update the ListView via binding without it scrolling back up once refreshed?
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