Customer 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...
View ArticlePropagate touch from top view
Hello, I have a grid in top of another grid. Both grids have views that should respond to tap gestures. The problem is that the views that are in the grid "below" can't be touched. I have tried to set...
View ArticleSet ButtonType in ButtonRenderer - iOS specific
Hello everyone, I'm currently trying to implement customs controls (Buttons, Labels, etc.) which looks and behave on all plattform similar. I startet with Android and a custom button, which works fine....
View ArticleCross-platform Keyboard dismiss
Is there a cross-platform mechanism for dismissing the keyboard when controls not requiring the keyboard are used? I am looking at a Windows Phone app running in the emulator, where the keyboard...
View ArticleHow to Close Application In Xamarin Forms
How to close the application in Xamarin forms ?
View ArticleXAML in 'portable' project opens in XML editor instead of XAML editor in...
This issue can be seen even in the sample project that comes with the XAM140 class materials which makes me think if it doesn't work in a simple example that comes direct from Xamarin then it isn't...
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Performance issue : custom render + GestureRecognizers
Hi, have a simple custom render for images. It works like a charm in iOS but it has serious performance issues on Android. It simply set a "selector" , changing the image for normal and pressed state....
View ArticleWating at DependencyService.Get().GetPositionAsync(10000)
Here I need to get the Current Position of the user. I'm using the following code to get the Position public async Task getMyCurrentPosition() { try { IGeolocator geolocator =...
View ArticleHow to handle notification click on cross-platform project
Hi, I'm receiving notification from notification hub for both iOS and Android. Behaviour to reach: The app at startup after the login register to push notification, now when I receive a notification I...
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Entry control does not creates an instance of a TextBox on Windows Phone...
Entry Renderer for entry control on Xamarin.Forms does not create an instance of a TextBox on Windows Phone native control as it should. In Xamarin Forms (Customizing an Entry) documentation it...
View ArticlePCL Project with Share Project - any decent solution?
So I started by attempting to use OpenTK with a custom ContentPage in a PCL project - but cant use OpenTK within a PCL class. I added a Shared Project to the solution, and made the ContentPage with...
View ArticleMPMediaPickerController and songs path
Hello! I would like to get path to the file of the selected song in the MPMediaPickerController. I tried to get AssetUrl but it is null. How can I get path to the song or song data(bytes) using...
View ArticleNull-safe binding to a nested property
I have a binding like this: var nameLabel = new Label(); nameLabel.SetBinding( Label.TextProperty, new Binding("Item.Location.PathElement.Name", BindingMode.Default, new...
View ArticleHow can I draw a signature in Xamarin.Forms?
Hi guys, I am looking for a way to draw signatures from Xamarin.Forms. Is there any plugin which works fine with Xamarin.Forms 1.5? I have tried with ACR SignaturePad Plugin but it does not work fine...
View ArticleCustom ViewCell with properties exposed that are used by internal controls
I have a custom view cell created with some labels that can have their Text bound in Xaml as to be reuseable. I am doing this to have a layout that is consistent and the other developers I am working...
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Image keep resizing
Hi there, I'm trying to position the image into the middle of the grid and yet every time I added the property VerticalOptions="Center" and HorizontalsOptions="Center" the image is keep resizing itself...
View ArticleUsing Google SignIn SDK Component with Xamarin.Forms PageRenderer Does Not...
I'm attempting to use the Google Sign In SDK Component within a Xamarin.Forms application, however, I am unable to get the button click to actually display the Google Sign In SDK Login View. I've...
View ArticleApplication.Current.Properties Can not persist in Android ,Using XF 1.42
It work fine on iOS but when android os restrart ,the properties is empty ,even I use await Application.Current.SavePropertiesAsync(); after set the value
View ArticleXamarin Forms Chart
Hi all, I was looking for a chart component to make some Charts using Xamarin Forms that can be used with IOS and Android. Then, i found OxyPlot or XLabs easy ways to start doing it. Using XLabs, i was...
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