Bug: Unable to run a copy/pasted solution with updated file names on Emulator
Bug: Unable to run a copy/pasted solution with updated file names on Emulator. Steps: 1. Take an existing solution that has been run on emulator. 2. Copy and paste solution and rename some files (i.e....
View ArticlePass data from Android Project to PCL
Hi, I need to take photo from a PCL project (only in Android at the moment). Tried to use XLabs but fail to use it. So I am trying to use native code and dependency service. So this is what I did and...
View ArticleUsing Objective-c and Java libraries with UI in xamarin.forms
I am working on a xamarin.forms project that scans checks and deposits them. The company that supplies the component that I am using has an iOS and Andorid library. The iOS library (.a file) actually...
View ArticleHow to call Windows Native Application Page from Xamarin.Forms ?
in my application working in xamarin.Forms PCL ,Is possible to navigate page in Windows 8.1 solution Kindly help me
View ArticleSetting orientation of one page
The app I'm currently working on requires me to set the orientation of one single page to landscape (the rest of the app is strictly portrait). However I can't find a simple way to do so. Has anyone...
View ArticleEntry.Focused/Unfocused not working on Android XF 1.4.4.6387?
Hi have a quite simple code for capturing the Focused/Unfocused events on an entry (This entry is added as content of the page) var txtForFocus = new Entry { Text = "Hello" }; txtForFocus.Focused +=...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms.Maps clicking Pin programatically without custom renderer
Hi, Looking at the disappointingly limited functionality that Xamarin.Forms.Maps offers I was wondering how I could click on a Pin programatically so the tooltip label appears without having to...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms WebView content debugging
Hi All, Is there a way to make the contents of a Xamarin.Forms WebView debuggable? On android I see this method:...
View ArticleSearchbar by correcting one character in the middle, cursor goes to the last...
I have a few problems with the SearchBar under Android. I typed a word and then I want to change something in the middle of the word. After change only one character the cursor goes to the last place...
View ArticleCustom renderer on Android with Content not working
I'm working on a custom renderer that shows content inside a scrollview - based on James Montemagno's parallax idea. Essentially I have a control that shows an image with a scrollview on top, with...
View ArticleCrash when using ViewCell in ListView, but only on Windows Phone
I have a Xamarin.Forms app that has a ListView with around 2000 items. I provide a search so the size is not really a problem. I designed the app initially to use a TextCell, but now I want to switch...
View ArticleShowing Android GridView using PageRenderer
Hi! I try to show GridView in the ContentPage, using such way: ` public class Page1Render : Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.PageRenderer { public Page1Render() { } protected override void...
View ArticleWhere to get the Add Xamarin.Forms.Labs.Controls from?
Hi there I'm trying to use the Calendar from Add Xamarin.Forms.Labs.Controls. The how-to documents reads: Add Xamarin.Forms.Labs.Controls reference to your projects I cannot find that assembly to add....
View ArticleCustomRenderer with subviews (children/content/etc.)
I'm currently attempting to use a CustomRendered Frame to get rounded (not round) frames in which I can embed other visual elements (and image and label). However, after following the excellent Xamarin...
View ArticlePlease install package: 'GPS SafetyNet' available in SDK installer
When trying to run an Android Forms app, I get this error from Xamarin Studio: Error XA5206: Please install package: 'GPS SafetyNet' available in SDK installer. Android resource directory doesn't...
View ArticleShould Pages be Disposable?
There seems to be a little bit of issue with pages not being released when their popped. I'm wondering if pages should implement IDisposable? I posted a comment here, and I wonder if it would work with...
View ArticleUrgent: MpMoviePlayerController not playing the video after latest...
Hi All, The following code in Xamarin IOS was working fine prior to the Xamarin IOS update to v2.0.50727 This is the code in a custom renderer in a Xamarin Forms app class WatchVideoRenderer :...
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Refreshing ListView + Header = Strange Behaviour on Scrolling
I've got a list view using the pull down to refresh functionality. I also have a view in the table header that is used to filter the listview. The data in the listview is grouped. If I pull down to...
View ArticleDevice.OpenUri Encoding Problem
Hi, I have a URL which I try to access using the Device.OpenUri function. This URL contains a bunch of query string paramerte with redirect links. When I try to simply paste the URL is works fine an...
View ArticleAnalyze camera feed with Xamarin.forms
I am trying to create an iOS and android app using Xamarin.forms that take the video stream from the back camera, and analyzes it in real time to see if a certain color is in that feed. I have Emgu CV...
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