non trivial examples?
Hi i'm in the process of evaluating Xamarin as a possible solution to multi platform development for a product we're currently building. We have an existing Windows 8.1 universal application, which is...
View ArticleHow do You 'debug' forms?
When forms are not visible the way you expect them to - how do you typically investigate the issue? Any tips based on your experience?
View ArticleMake ListView cells adjustable
Hey, I am rolling my own simple implementation of a grid based on a ListView. I wonder how to implement the resize feature that is almost always available in grids - if you hold and pull on one of the...
View ArticleDouble-tapping in Xamarin.Forms on Android
We've found some rather annoying issues with multiple taps and navigation on Android using Xamarin.Forms. Let's say there's a button press and in the handler there's a bog-standard await...
View ArticleError MT9004: Option `--profiling` requires Business (or higher) license....
Hi guys ,I buy an indie subscription ,but it told me that I use a Business features,I have no idea of how could remove this feature from my solution ,It happen when I build the iOS part
View ArticleCrosslight vs Xamarin.Forms
anyone try Crosslight ? is it more advance then Xamarin.Forms http://www.intersoftpt.com/crosslight/
View ArticleTransparent Background Image in ContentPage
Hi, I've set a background image to my application and it is transparent image. but when i running my app on simulator, i'm seeing some black color on top of my application. please look into the...
View ArticleCan we include Urho Sharp in custom renderer in Xamarin.forms?
Urho Sharp is used for game development. But it would be nice if can add animations available in Urho Sharp or CocoSharp to our Xamarin.forms application.Since they have all the animations to easily...
View ArticleCustomRenderer on iOS - sizing to the bounds of the custom control
I've got a custom ViewRenderer, which I'm using to play a video (so far on iOS). This is working, but the MPMoviePlayerController is being cut off at the bottom of the screen - attached screenshot. I'm...
View ArticleHow can we Integrate Xamarin.Forms Application/Component with Xamarin native...
Hi All, I have developed an app/component using Xamarin.Forms and as per the requirement I need to integrate that component with another app which is developed on Xamarin Native in Android as well as...
View ArticleTrouble with localization in XAML extension class
Hey guys, While using the exact example found here : https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/xamarin-forms/localization/ I am getting the following error at TranslateExtension Error 1...
View ArticleNavigation and AppCompatActivity
Hi all, I switched from XFormsApplicationDroid (I'm using XLabs) to FormsAppCompatActivity (of course for the Android part of the app) But now I have a problem... I have to push a new page and remove...
View ArticlePlaceholder Editor
How can I have a placeholder in an Editor in the same way as I can in an Entry field ? Regards
View ArticleAdd a button to WebView
Hello. I'm using WebView to view .pdf documents. Also i need to print them. Is there any way to add some button on WebView? Problem is in adding this button to page's content.
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VS13 breaking on handled exceptions
Hi there - I'm trying to figure out why VS13 is breaking on exceptions that have clearly been handled. The exception is thrown and handled within an external library, if it matters. I have a RESTful...
View ArticleSystem.MissingMethodException: Default constructor not found for type...
Hi Folks, I created a small project that uses a custom control. I'm trying to run this project and I get the error message: System.MissingMethodException: Default constructor not found for type...
View ArticleHow to make a translated button clickable?
I'm trying to make a drop-down menu. The way I tried to do this was adding buttons in an AbsoluteLayout and giving them TranslateY in a for loop. The problem is, the buttons are not clickable, and are...
View ArticleHow do I trigger an update of CanExecute in a custom implementation of ICommand
I've created an AsyncCommand that returns false for CanExecute while the command is running, which is great except I can't seem to update the CanExecute so it never gets disabled. In this article it...
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Toolbar area stays visible when navigating to a page without toolbaritems...
Hi, I'm having some trouble with the toolbar on WinPhone. When navigating from one ContentPage with toolbaritems to another without toolbaritems, the second page shows a black area (where the toolbar...
View ArticlePlay Services 25 --> results in hundreds of "does not contain a definition...
I'm using a package (Kinvey Android) that requires Google Play Services 25 (all of them). This results in hundreds of errors like "Resource.designer.cs(141,141): Error CS0117:...
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