How can I install Xamarin.Android.Support.Design SDK
I had Xamarin.Forms 1.3 and I updated the Nuget package to V1.5 but my project won't compile Error Unzipping failed. Please download...
View ArticleXamarin Forms 1.5.1 troubles on new project
(Using VS2015 on Windows 8.1) I created a new Xamarin Forms PCL project. The Xamarin forms version was 1.3.3.... I decided to get this upgraded to the latest-and-greatest. That process in itself went...
View ArticleListView firing ItemAppearing always on iOS
Hello everyone, i got a problem using the ListView event ItemAppearing, the problem is on IOS for each cell that the ListView loads the ListView fire the event itemAppearing instead of only when the...
View ArticleStarting with Xamarin.Forms 1.5.1 pre-2
Hello, I started to check the new pre release from Xamarin with Material Design support, and I get this java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to find application Mono.Android.Platform.ApiLevel_23 or...
View ArticleChecking Forms version programatically
Is there any easy way to check for current Forms version programmatically? There are scenarios in which it could be really handy (hacks for some bugs in earlier XF versions in custom controls, etc).
View ArticleOverlay and Image (building layout) on a map
I have an image with the office layout for my office. I want to overlay that on a map. I can create a rectangular version of the image and find the geocoordinates of the corners. How and I then add...
View ArticlePerformance
I have a Xamarin Forms project working with iOS and Android. Nothing special, some tabbed pages, and lots of navigation. Testing in: iOS -> Iphone 6. Android -> Samsung Galaxy S6 I'm having some...
View Articlexamrin activation error
hello all, i have mac book pro and i insatlled the xamrin but after installing and click on activating it gives me un handled error please help me out from this situation
View ArticleSystem.ArgumentException: 'jobject' must not be IntPtr.Zero
My app is crashing with the error message System.ArgumentException: 'jobject' must not be IntPtr.Zero . i checked the log files in the attachment .This is happening while i remove an item from my...
View ArticleSetting MainPage throws exception on Android
Hello all, I have a strange Android-only bug that throws when I go to set the App's MainPage. Here is the code that throws: private void onTryLoginComplete(object sender, EventArgs args) { try {...
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Problem with custom view with multiline UILabel
I'm creating a custom control from the ground. It basically has two labels inside a view, the view is resized based on the content of the labels (font, lines). All works as expected unless the labels...
View ArticleXAML button not triggering?
I have a XAML layout (see below), with a number of buttons. They were all previously working, but since I have updated some of the sizes and positions, one is not working any longer? It appears, but...
View ArticleContinuous shot using XLabs library
Hi, I'd like to ask how can I get the possibility to make continuous shot using XLabs library? When I run camera and try to make such shot I get notification: "Does not support continuous shot". Thanks
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ListView does not update on scroll when the source is NOT modified
Hello, I ran into the following problem when using ListView in Forms. Here is how the list looks when it is loaded for the first time: Then, I scroll down to see other items with less stars: Then, I...
View ArticleCustom renderer for HTML Label
Hi, I have the need to display HTML in a Label. Some webservice returns me HTML content that i need to show in a listview page and a detail one. The utilisation of a WebView will not be an answer...
View ArticleXml text reader can't find xml file
I'm trying to read a custom xml file which I'll then be loading the data into a ListView for a user to select. I've created the xml file, and placed it in the resources folder in another folder called...
View ArticleDevice info ( Id, name, platform and version)
How can I get Device infos in Xamarin.Forms?
View ArticleProblem with custom control ItemsSource
I'm having some trouble with a custom control. It's based very heavily on: http://www.spikie.be/blog/post/2015/04/02/.aspx In addition it's got bits learnt from the BindablePicker example I've found on...
View ArticleAdding Android Theme Causes Crash
Hi All, When I add a Theme to the Android build of my project, it crashes. When I change my Activity from this: [Activity (Label = "AppName", MainLauncher = true)] to this: [Activity (Label =...
View ArticleLabel LineBreakMode WordWrap behaves as CharacterWrap when using Bindings
I have a Label in which the Text or FormattedText property is populated with a binding towards a property on my ViewModel. The LineBreakMode has been set to WordWrap, but it behaves as a CharacterWrap....
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