PullToRefresh not working in iOS
I have implemented PullToRefresh functionality on Xamarin.Forms which is working well on WP and Android but not iOS. In iOS Pulling the list down does show a loading spinner but the refresh Command...
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Hi, Is it possible to bind to a buttons background color? I have tried this. But wit no success. var b = new Button { HeightRequest = 5, Text = item.Title, Font = Font.SystemFontOfSize(20,...
View Article[Xamarin Blog] Build Your Own Selfies App with Xamarin.Forms and Azure
Sending selfies to all your friends has never been easier thanks to Moments: a Snapchat clone built with Xamarin.Forms and Microsoft Azure. Best of all, Moments is also open-source and freely available...
View ArticleBuilding in Android: Java Out Of Memory Error
I recently upgraded to OSX Yosemite, and now when building in Android, the build just hangs at the middle of the progress bar and I get a java.outOfMemoryError in the end. Here is the whole stack:...
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ANdroid and windows phone dosent render controlls the same way
Hi Im wonndering how i can get android to render controlls the same way as windows phone, i want to have a picture in the background with controls on top of it, whit a transparent background so you can...
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Removing from the ItemsSource of ListView does not update the native listview
The code is below, I'm testing with android platform. When the item is removed, it remains in the listview, and when you interact with it the listview complains that the adapter state changed without a...
View ArticleIs this the correct behaviour for a list view with xam.forms?
Hi, I'm not sure if I have found a bug with list view in Xam.Forms. I have a web call that returns a JSON object which I deserialise into the Info class like this public class Data { public string name...
View ArticleHow to show/hide Forms Maps "elements"
Hi, maybe it has been answered, but i can't find in this forum. My question is: 1. can i hide "show the current user location" button in forms maps (it is on the up/right corner of the forms maps)? And...
View ArticleForm Maps orientation
I noticed Xamarin Form Maps by default display map to North. By ICompass plugin i can get data orientation by user, so my question is: - how can i rotate Xamarin Form Maps (the maps content) to a...
View ArticleAndroid library
Hi! In a Xamarin Forms projetct can i import and use a native Android Library? Thank you for any help. Regards
View ArticleHow to change font family without using render's in xamarin.forms Android
Hi, In my app i want to change font family . Without using render's is it possible.
View ArticleHow to deal with a checkbox use case
I know that there's is no "checkbox" view in Xamarin.Forms. What is the recommended way to deal with a use case that would ask for such a control ? Should present the user with a list of Switches ?
View ArticleHow to bind a Control's property to another property on itself
Hi Sorry for the topic header, I wasn't sure how to put the question, but an example may clear it up. My end goal is to bind a certain image(a valid or invalid image indicator) of a Button to its...
View ArticleSame BoxView style multiple uses
I've created a simple BoxView which is really just a line across the width of the device in order to indicate different sections of my app: BoxView partition = new BoxView { HorizontalOptions =...
View ArticleMaster/Detail Page show icon on iOS
Hi, I'm trying to show an icon on a Master/Detail page (top left) - see below. However, on iOS, only the title (Menu) is displayed. I do have a resource created in the iOS project named "Menu.png". Any...
View ArticleDrawer behavior in tablet
Can I make my drawer act in a tablet just like it does in a phone (hide and show with the button or the swipe) and not be always presented?
View ArticleXamarin.Forms + UIDocumentInteractionController.PresentOpenInMenu
I need to open a file in a different app. For this I used PresentOpenInMenu in my old Xamarin iOS app which I now want to port to Xamarin.Forms. Unfortunately the other app does not open. My code looks...
View ArticleResize Images with same aspect ratio and Quality
I am trying to resize images.While I was able to maintain the same aspect ratio but the quality degrades.I am using PCL and resizing the images in a native way. ` UIImage sourceImage =...
View ArticleHow to service Button.Clicked event in a custom ListView.ItemTemplate
If using XAML, it is very easy as all the events are defined in the code behind where all objects of the page are accissible. But I am building UI in the code and servicing a button click event with in...
View ArticleIs there nay way of cancelling the "back" button event from the NavigationPage?
Topic. Is there any way of cancelling the "back" button event from the NavigationPage, preventing the user from popping the navigation stack ? I already can intercept the hardware back button from the...
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