How can we drag a button in xamarin.forms using custom renderers?
Hi, I have to drag an element in the page using custom renderer. I am currently referring the following link from XLabs....
View ArticleProblem on XF 1.5 with standard Picker control not rendering completely
I am using standard Picker controls in my iOS app. They sometimes misbehave, by not rendering the Done button. See the attached screenshot. This issue has been present since XF 1.3 I use Picker...
View ArticleBinding issues and assemblies
Hello, I have implemented a List that I want to populate with custom cells. So I made a working Model/ViewModel/View logic for this. My problem is that in the view "Cell_View" i create my labels that I...
View ArticleHow can I access the values passed into my app via a custom url scheme from...
Hello, I'm working on a Xamarin Forms application. It has an Entry field for the visit code on the initial page. I need to extend its functionality so that the application will open when a custom url...
View ArticleHelp for error : android no resource identifier found for attribute
Hello, I'm developing an application with Xamarin studio. After an upgrade of Xamarin (currently I have the version 5.9.8) I found this error in my code when I Build it: android no resource identifier...
View ArticleXamlC Compile errors on a custom control with a list, expected behavior?
So I have a control that has a generic list List. In normal non compiled Xaml I simply use something like: <controls:CustomControl> <controls:CustomControl.FooList> <FooBar />...
View ArticleThe "xamlCTask" task has been declared or used incorrectly
The "XamlCTask" task could not be instantiated from "C:\"MyPath"\Documents\Visual Studio...
View ArticleXamlC errors on event callbacks in a DataTemplate, expected?
Normally doing this is fine in Xaml: <controls:FooBar> <controls:FooBar.ItemTemplate> <DataTemplate> <Image> <Image.GestureRecognizers> <TapGestureRecognizer...
View ArticleFreshMVVM and XLabs
Hi together, I’m currently implementing an app with Xamarin.Forms for all three platforms. Looks good so far using FreshMvvm-Framework. For having some extras in the app (geolocation, calendar, a...
View ArticleException on developer console, "You MUST call Xamarin.Insights.Initialize();...
Hi all, I have built and published my app in google playstore. Recently one of our user who uses Samsung Galaxy 3 reported that App is crashing frequently. Since Xamarin Insights is under renovation I...
View ArticleFound a way to make ToolBarItems Visible/Invisible..without a custom renderer
So from what I've seen in the API Docs (http://iosapi.xamarin.com/?link=T:Xamarin.Forms.MenuItem/*) Toolbar items don't seem to have an IsVisible property. I was able to accomplish this by defining a...
View ArticleMaps and absolute layout problem
Hi, I have a standard forms map. This map is stored inside of an absolute view like this var absMap = new AbsoluteLayout { HeightRequest = App.ScreenSize.Height * .35, WidthRequest =...
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Localize splash/launch image for android and iOS
How could you localize the launch image on iOS and android? I know you can edit an image properties on Xcode, but how do you this on Xamarin? (see image below) For android I'm using the tutorial on...
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XF 2.0 with GCM crashes app on KitKat
Hi All I've got myself backed into a corner with seemingly no way out. I upgraded my app to XF 2.0.0.6940, having previously installed Google Play Services (which is currently 27.0.0.0) to get GCM....
View ArticleAfter 1.5+ update along with the packages, I notice now my Android cannot...
I wonder did anybody face this problem with the recent update After I updated my project to 1.5+ and later 2.0 along with the required packages. I notice my Android (IOS is ok) can no longer parse URL...
View ArticleAndroid Scrollview and Keyboard not working correctly with Absolute layout as...
Using Forms 1.3.0 at the moment... OK I have a special hierarchy in my project and stacks and need the keyboard to activate the scroll view correctly however in Android there seems to be a bug because...
View ArticleCalabash and Xamarin Forms, what am I missing?
It seems that Calabash doesn't really play nicely with Xamarin.Forms in practice. First off there is the issue of sharing feature files (see my question here:...
View ArticleNamespaces unknown after xaml page code generation when using portable library
Has anyone else been experiencing issues with Unkown namespace errors or missing assembly reference errors after running the customtool to generate c# code for the Xamarin xaml pages? I'm using visual...
View ArticleConnecting to hostnames that end in ".internal"
Anyone have issues connecting to hostnames that end in ".internal"? I'm using the ModernHTTPClient with a Forms app. The iOS connections are working ok, but the Android client can't resolve the host....
View ArticleHow to customize the Android Action Bar to look like the iOS rendered...
Hi, I am using Xamarin.Forms to build my first cross platform app. My NavigationBar/ActionBar looks great on iOS and fits the design spec but not on Android. My main requirement is to have a centered...
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