Label 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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Hi everyone, I am trying to implement a custom view cell for listview in Xamarin.forms. Is it possible to detect left and right swipe on the cells to do some custom actions ? Please help
View ArticleIs it possible to use Xamarin.Maps to add map pins in Xaml?
I would like to put a map in xaml with 1 pin on it with a bound location. I initially thought that: <maps:Map x:Name="map" Grid.Row="2" HorizontalOptions="Fill" VerticalOptions="Fill"...
View ArticleXamarin Forms Chart
Hi all, I was looking for a chart component to make some Charts using Xamarin Forms that can be used with IOS and Android. Then, i found OxyPlot or XLabs easy ways to start doing it. Using XLabs, i was...
View Articlebinding not firing in some cases
I have a view model, which is set as the binding context of my view. I have a view which binds to one of the properties of the view model, which is a complex object. I'm finding that the bindings are...
View ArticleJObject does not process in PCL of Xamarin Forms Project
I am writing to learn ask why during debug, in Xamarin Studio - a JObject, and other Json.Net processes, do not seem to process; The processing gets hung up within a method of a Portable Class Library;...
View ArticleHow to bind data to a Picker inside a ListView
I am using Xamarin forms and my app has a list of items as a list view and each list item need to have a Picker. How do I bind data to the Picker controllers? Is there a way to access the child items...
View ArticleXamarin Forms - Sliding menu (navigation drawer) RTL mode
I'm trying to find a good implementation of Sliding menu for Xamarin Forms in RTL mode. does anyone familiar with one ? Thanks in advance...
View ArticleMissing native ObjectiveC class after updating Xamarin.Forms and XLabs
I updated Xamarin.Forms to 1.5.1.6471 and XLabs to 2.0.5782 and suddenly I'm getting the following error when it hits the line of code to load a HybridWebView. Wrapper type...
View ArticleCustom Content View (Widget)
How do I create a custom content view that I can insert a custom view in between? Here's a pseudo code on what I'd like to do. SharedLayout.xaml <ContentView> <StackLayout> <Label...
View ArticlePass data between Page and Activity for external application
Ciao. I've a PCL Xamarin.Forms application. I've to call an external application, so I have to create a PageRenderer and an Activity. In the activity, using StartActivityForResult, I can start the...
View ArticleNavigating from Android activity back to forms
I have forms project where I use a custom ContentPage and a PageRenderer based on this code: forums.xamarin.com/discussion/18014/mixing-forms-content-and-native-activity I can navigate to my android...
View ArticleChanging the UI localisation within an app.
Hi, I have a localised app running for forms (I've effectively used the example from the xamarin website). What I'm trying to do is alter the UI language from a picker. While the code works, the...
View ArticleChange Referenced Assembly (.dll) Name
Hello, I'm Having an issue using diferentes assemblies with the same names. I need to use both of them but cant because the namespace has the same name. I saw that a solution could be external alias...
View ArticleComponent for showing image
Hi, I wonder if there is any component for full-screen image display, by clicking on the picture to show it in full screen, like on the Facebook app. Thanks!
View ArticleListView - jump list without group headers
Hello, We want a jump list on our list view, but no group headers. Is there any way this is possible? I am using grouping to get the jump list, but can't figure out how to hide / suppress the group...
View Article3D rendering performance : Xamarin.Forms with OpenGL/TK vs. three.js with WebGL
Hi, Is there any difference regarding 3D rendering performance to be expected between an application developed with Xamarin + OpenGL/Open TK, compared with a java-script application using...
View ArticleMasterDetailPage IsPresented is completely ignored.
Two issues: (1) If I set IsPresented = true on the OnAppearing() method of my MasterDetailPage, the Master menu is shown and then is immediately closed automatically. A video showing the Master closing...
View ArticleWhat will be the best MVVM framework in Xamarin.Form
Hi Folks, What will be the best framework for Xamarin.Form? Can I use MVVMLight in Xamarin.Form? Please advise. Cheers
View ArticleSelect a Grid in code behind
Hy guys, I am a bit baffled here. I want to select a grid declared in XAML but in code behind. Usually this is done by selecting the grid's name, id or any other identifier. However I am not able to...
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