XLabs Binding
Hello, I am using the XLabs library for forms and all look good. But I have a simple question. If I have a simple binding from a string in the view model to a label and I set the view model string var...
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Hi guys, Im trying to create a custom view that slides up a page with a Done button on the top, just like a picker, but with my own controls within it. Hoping someone has done something like this...
View ArticleWindows Phone App Development Native (Not Forms)
Hi, I wanted to build a windows phone app using Native Xamarin, I don't want to use Xamarin.Forms; Can someone suggest me or give some ideas how I proceed with this as I see only Forms are only...
View ArticleStripeView in Xamarin Forms
I did a little research and it seems braintree and stripe are suitable for app payments. braintree has no official xamarin bindings but there's a Stripe component by Xamarin for Android and iOS. is it...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms UWP support & Windows 10 Mobile
Should we expect Xamarin.Forms UWP support on the day Windows 10 Mobile becomes generally available? From what I see on https://resources.xamarin.com/xamarin-forms-private-preview.html, it's a "very...
View ArticleGoogle Analytics and Xamarin.Forms
Hi, I'm interested in using Google Analytics in a cross platform Xamarin.Forms app. Just wondering if anyone has done this successfully and has some pointers they would like to share. Just for fun, I...
View ArticleHow to autosize Editor height?
I have an Editor control inside a Grid cell that I would like to automatically expand vertically as more text is entered. Is this possible?
View ArticleSavePropertiesAsync and windows 8.1 => null exception
Hi, Isn't SavePropertiesAsync implemented for Windows 8.1? It crashes with a null exception within WinRT dll (latest stable xamarin forms 1.5). Tks. François
View Articlecontentpage inherit from custom basepage
Hi I have a basepage class that inherits from contentpage. Now I want every other page to inherit from my basepage instead of contentpage. How Can I do this?
View ArticleXamarin.Forms.Maps nuget won't let me add it Same with Xamarin Forms
I'm starting to thing that VS 2015 is not terribly compatible with Xamarin. I've had a number of issues crop up since I installed it. Currently I'm trying to install Xamarin.Forms.Maps into the PCL...
View ArticleUpdating View with respect to ViewCell in Xamarin.Forms
I have a view with a list and a label. I just placed a time picker inside the ViewCell of the corresponding list. I want to know how can i get the selected time of the time picker into the...
View ArticleCould not install package 'NuGet.Client 3.2.0'
I'm working with RESTful webservice, getting error while adding package "System.Net.Http"; "The 'System.Net.Http 4.0.0' package requires NuGet client version '3.0' or above, but the current NuGet...
View ArticleUsing ObservableCollection as a search mechanism for BLE enumeration
I am using Xamarin in C#, to build a cross platform BLE app. It is based on this example app using the Monkey.Robotics plugin. All the examples use an ObservableCollection<IDevice> devices; line,...
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I have all my assets in SVG format. How can I convert them to a XAML or...
I'd love to switch to Xamarin.Forms to make crossplatform apps, but I have all my graphic UI assets in SVG format. Here is an example of a buttons set created by me with Inkscape: ] You can download...
View ArticleChange ActionBar font on customrenderer
I'm trying to change the font of navigationbar on my application using custom renderers. So far I was able to achieve this on IOS using it like `public class NavigationRenderer :...
View ArticleHybridWebView (2.0.5726-pre6) does not work on iOS and WindowsPhone
I tried everything, but I can not make it work on iOS and WP. Web page does not show, and on Android, Google page has black background. I simply get: https://github.com/XLabs/XLabs.HybridPlayground but...
View ArticleHow to Change the MenuItem Colors of ViewList in iOS ViewCellRenderer ?
Is there any way to Change the color of ContextAction Menus added in Xamarin.Forms Xaml file. IsDestructive="True" sets the menu color to Red. But i need another menu to look like Green or some other...
View ArticleWP8.1 custom renderer - native page
I am using Xamarin.Forms.Maps and since it's not supported on WindowsPhone8.1, I need to write own page renderer. I don't know how to render native windows phone page. On WP8 PageRenderer has Children...
View ArticleAzure Authentication for Windows Phone Silverlight 8.0 in Xamarin.Forms
Using https://blog.xamarin.com/put-adal-xamarin.forms/ we have implemented authentication for iOS in a Xamarin.Forms project. The blog post mentions that implementation for Windows Phone Silverlight...
View ArticleGet Push Notification Payload on Launch (Android)
When tapping a notification on an XForms Android app, how do you get the payload of the notification when the app launches? I've been able get the payload successfully on iOS but I am struggling with...
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