NavigationDrawer scenario, errors related to overriding of...
Hello. I'm trying this one just needed some help cleaning out the errors. Basically I am attempting a Navigation Drawer code in android app. using Xamarin. There is an example/tutorial available on...
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Hi! I was wondering if anyone has used Satellite Menu component with Forms. I guess you have to implement some sort of interface and custom control mix since satellite menu component is implemented for...
View ArticleContext Actions problem after Android update
I have just finished to read and apply James's suggestions about updating Android apps with material design. Everything work well and looks.....wonderful! Except for the context actions in my list...
View ArticleAndroid - Embedded Resource and CustomRenderer
Hi, currently i am Xamarin.Forms with Android and it's pretty cool. But i now faced a problem and i cant find a solution so far. Inside my PCL i've created this class public class DDSButton : View {...
View ArticleXamarin Forms Video github
iOS / Android Xamarin Forms Video Player (updated) https://github.com/amccorma/xamarin-amccorma/tree/master/VideoPlayer download the zip file. samples attached.
View ArticleApplication Notification Subscription Service
I am currently in the process of developing an app for our clients that sends them updates. I can go into more detail, but to keep it simple - the user downloads the app, logs in, and then receives a...
View ArticleCreating simple control with custom renderer
Hi. I'm starting a project with Xamarin.Forms an cannot create the most basic custom rendered control with child controls, I always get a "SetElement did not create the correct number of children"....
View ArticleSocial Login in Xamarin.forms
Hi I need to implement facebook login and google plus login in my xamarin.forms application. For Facebook Login i'm really confused about whether to use xamarin.auth or azure mobile services. I did'nt...
View ArticlePop Display Alert/ Message from ViewModel
Guys. How do i invoke/ call display alert/show message once my program did some logic in ViewModel (MVVM)? E.g Login Form --> Enter Login Data ---> Click Login Button---> Bind button command...
View ArticleObservableCollection.AddRange()
If your Models expose an ObservableCollection, and you are adding lots of elements, you don't want this adding to fire a UI event every time. You can use this ObservableCollection which only notifies...
View Articleawait not working correctly
Hi, I am making an app using Xamarin Forms (PCL) and I am having trouble with an await call that seemingly exits prematurely. What I have is button on a login page when the button is pressed it makes...
View ArticleXamarin Forms Not Rendering Google.SignIn.SignIn.Button Correctly
Hey folks, I've posted the following question over at SO: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33421702/xamarin-forms-google-signinbutton-in-ios-missing-labels Any thoughts on what is causing the Google...
View ArticleLooking for information on how to play a video on ios/android from xamarin forms
I would like to play a video which is local on the device with xamarin forms. Ideas on how to accomplish this. I am thinking i am going to have to use a custom renderer for each platform but struggling...
View ArticleHow to use Xamarin UI Test for my screen
Hi , I would like to see how my UI looks like in all the phone.I studied some information about the Xamarin UI Test.How I can use in my project .Any one provide the links[apart from...
View ArticleGestureRecognizer is not working on android using Xamarin.forms
public void EnableSubmitButton(){ LeftMenuItem.IsEnabled = true; TapGestureRecognizer OnLeftMenuItemClicked = new TapGestureRecognizer ((s,e) => { OnSubmitClicked (s,e); });...
View ArticleXF Listview on Android Marshmallow giving very large blank area before first...
Suddenly my app (in debug or release) on my Nexus 5 running Marshmallow has a massive (about 1 screen length in size) blank space before the first item in the list. This same issue exists if I build...
View ArticleEntry Next/Finished Buttons - Android
When placing multiple Entry controls on a page in Xamarin forms, there appears to be no (obvious) way to enable the Next/Finished buttons that appear on the device keyboard. The buttons appear, but...
View ArticleCreate custom XAML objects?
Hi, I'm working on an application (my first Xamarin application) that shows data based on a json string from a REST API. I would like this data to be displayed in white squares similar to a cardview. I...
View ArticleButton Background Color not changing
Hi all, I've a button custom renderer. What i want is when the button is enabled, background = red. When disabled, background = gray. Tried adding a button trigger but the backgroundcolor does not...
View ArticleError retrieving parent for item:...
I updated to xamarin forms 1.5 and am now getting this error when buildilng my Droid project. PCL compiles fine. It is also producing the same error on android:Widget.Material.Button.Colored...
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