Trying to create an IntentService, but facing problems
Hi, I took the sample StockService as an example to create a service within a Forms app, but basically the problem is that OnHandleIntent is never called, although the in the IServiceConnection the...
View ArticleSet Root View Controller / Clear Back Stack
Is this not possible? With iOS I could set the view controllers manually, android I can set activity flags, and windows phone I was able to remove stacks... I noticed other users are having similar...
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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 ArticleCustom rendering of a Droid checkbox
I need to change the default border color of an Android check box. According to http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26447709/how-to-set-checkbox-border-color one should use android:buttonTint for this...
View ArticleNo plans to implement a visual designer for Xamarin.Forms (like Blend for XAML)
I had this e-mail today. I would like to share it with you who wait an UI designer for Xamarin Forms. Andrew Ditmer NOV 20, 2015 | 08:54AM EST Hi Volkan, While we will definitely be making improvements...
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SIGABRT Crash on Xamarin IOS Foundation
Hi Guys, My Xamarin.Forms App is crashing in production with the following error reported on insights. I have no idea where to start or what this means. Can anyone shed some light on this please?...
View ArticleScrollView does't scroll to the end
Hello to you! I have a problem which I can not find a solution. I have a scroll view that blocks scroll up to about half of the page. I Post my XAML to give a better idea: < ?xml version="1.0"...
View ArticleHow to manage app localization ?
Hi, What are the guidelines to manage apps localization using Xamarin.Forms ? Each platform has its own localization process (RESX on WP, XML on Android, etc.) so how to do that localization part on...
View ArticleUnable to find a version of XF compatible with...
I have 5 packages (Xamarin.Android.Support....) that can be updated, but I have this error (for all packages...) Attempting to resolve dependency 'Xamarin.Android.Support.v7.AppCompat (= 23.1.1.0)'....
View ArticleNavigation Master-Detail using MvvmCross Forms
Hello guys, I am having some problem in the nagivation between the Master ans Detail Page using MvvmCross Forms, the page opens up in blank. class MasterPage : MasterDetailPage { public MasterPage() {...
View ArticleTableView section text color on iOS
Hi, I am wondering if it is possible to change the color of the TableView section font. So far I was able to do that by using custom TableViewRenderer, overriding the Draw method and using: for (int i...
View ArticleKey detection on form plus making the keyboard disappear on a device with...
Quick background. I've used Xamarin for years for iOS and over last 12 months have been using Forms to developer iOS/Android apps. I haven't developed specific Xamarin Android apps before. I have an...
View ArticleDesign issues with xamarin forms 2.0
Hello all, I have 1 issue with the design. In my project, I have Reset Password View. There are two ways to go at this page. When I m going from 1st way then the design of this page is not looking...
View Articlehow to make Contentview reusable?
According to the documentation Contentview is like UserControl of WPF. But we arent able to make it reusable, are we? I tried to use it as below but It doesnt work. this <ContentView>...
View ArticleHow do you use jamesmontemagno's Xamarin.Plugins Settings?
I cannot find any sample code or instructions on how do use this plugin. All it says in the readme is: "Open up Helpers/Settings.cs in your PCL for directions on how to use. *" What does that even...
View ArticleA sample project using Camera control (MediaPicker) of XLabs
Here is the link to .zip of a sample project for using Camera control of XLabs. It's named XPA_PickMedia_XLabs_XFP. XPA stands for 'Cross Platform App' and XFP stands for 'Xamarin Forms PCL'. In my app...
View Articlehow to prevent closing of dialog when user touches outside of dialog area?
Dear xamarin dev team, I'm using Xamarin Forms in my project. When I pops up AlertDialog or ActionSheet by calling await ((Page)p).DisplayActionSheet (caption, null, cancel, opt1Text, opt2Text); or...
View ArticleAdd badge icon in xamarin fomrs
Anyone know how to implement badge on an icon using Xamarin fomrs ?
View ArticleIs it possible to wait for content to be rendered before attempting a...
Hi, Within a ContentPage (after it's been displayed), I'd like to have a user action generate a ScrollView (on the same page), add controls to it (via a vertically-oriented StackLayout), and then...
View ArticleXaml intellisense in Visual studio 2015
Hello, I've been reading everywhere that Xamarin Forms should have XAML Intellisense. However, for some reason it doesn't work. I have a PCL version of Xamarin and also have the latest updates...
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