Custom navigation bar with MasterDetailPage
At present my app uses normal ContentPages inside a NavigationPage which works fine. I have a ControlTemplate for customising the top navigation bar away from the default. <ContentPage...
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We would like to create an app in Xamarin for phones and tablets (both Android and iOS) that can use Google ChromeCast (like YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, etc.). The app should be able to crhomecaste a...
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Entry control is firing Focused event on every cursor blink
Hi, I found out that the Entry control's event "Focused" is being fired up every time the cursor blinks... So let's say you have simple code: MyEntry.Focused += (object sender, FocusEventArgs e) =>{...
View ArticleHow to get the length in seconds of a WAV file?
Hi guys, I have been trying to find out how to get the length of a wave file recording for both Android and iOS. Can it be done in the PCL, or there are specific platform methods to get this length?
View ArticleNeed help debugging random crashes in GridCalc.cs
Hi, it's been a year or so that im getting random crashes in GridCalc, totally fail to repro, making it impossible for me to avoid. It's just random, on both iOS and Android, whatever forms version,...
View ArticleCarouselView state of the union?
What is the status of the CarouselView component? Here is what I think I know: Microsoft created CarouselPage but has deprecated it since it is not flexible since it is a Page and can't be used in a...
View ArticleNot sure what it is called in mobile apps... but how you alert a user after...
Hi All, I am Not sure what it is called in mobile apps... but how you alert a user after button click? That the process has been completed. I think I would like for the after click action to give the...
View ArticleCan I send a value to my Webapi not to be stored in database but as a...
Hi All, So I am using web api to post data to a database on the server.. work great easy to understand how its working... But in this case.. the users want to be able to send and Id via their devices...
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Binding From list to labels and buttons from list
Hi , Im binding from my ViewModel to my view a list , but the client requested specific design , can I instead of binding to a list , bind data to labels and buttons that i have created by my self !...
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How to remove gaps in the splash with 9 patch images?
Dear, After update my xamarin forms android app to use targetSdkVersion 27 (I don't remember surely but think that before was 16) my splash screen is shown with two rectangles and I don't found the...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms CardsView nuget package
Hi all) I've released new package for Xamarin.Forms (Something like Tinder's CardsView) Maybe, someone will be interested in it nuget.org/packages/CardsView/ -- nuget...
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CarouselView implementation, CardsView nuget package
https://github.com/AndreiMisiukevich/CardView I decided, that somebody could understand topic's title wrong https://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/117235/xamarin-forms-cardsview-nuget-package#latest...
View ArticleUI Tests with B2C login
I have created an app which uses MS B2C login. This all works fine. However, i am now trying to create UI tests for my app - but I cant interact with the login screen shown by B2C. B2C loads in a...
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TouchView | TouchImage | TouchFadeView | TouchColorView package
Hi all, let me introduce new plugin for Xamarin.Forms development. https://github.com/AndreiMisiukevich/TouchEffect This plugin allows developers to create UI-responsive controls/layouts with touch...
View ArticleIn .Net Standard 2.0 how I call specific fuctions like camera or open a file?
I would like to watch a video or anything that shows step-by-step how I can implement specific functions for each platform (iOS / Android). I find only snippets of code, but never a complete example...
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HotReload LiveReload LiveXaml [Mac] [Windows] [nuget package] [opensource]
Hi all I want to introduce a nuget package which allows reloading XAML views from Visual Studio on your running app. This package works for Mac too! https://github.com/AndreiMisiukevich/HotReload
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How to change the top color of IOS app(Color at the phone battery icon)
One screenshot of my xamarin forms ios app is adding below. I want the change the color on the top part, I mean on the color at the battery icon. Currently, it is white, I need it as yellow. For...
View ArticleHow to Use brezier curve in xamarin forms.
i Want to clip the path...like this how to do it
View ArticleApplication has horrible performance on Obi sf.
A client of my has a test phone called Obi sf1 with qualcomm msm8939 processor and android 5.0.2. My app performs well on most devices but I noticed a noticeable performance dip on that phone. The...
View ArticleText to speech is not read when navigate to other screen or click on back...
Hi Guys, I am Implemented Text to speech functionality using Xamarin forms Essentials package, Text to speech is not read when we navigate to other screen or click on back button. I have 5 pages in my...
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