How can I customize the border of stack Layout?
I have created a square blocks using stack layout and have some elements inside the stack layout and now i want to customize the border color of stack layout? Can anybody let me know how can i create...
View ArticleNo performance gain with ListView RecycleElement?
OK, we got Xamarin.Forms 2.0 now, and performance should be better for ListView by setting a property (at least that's the simple version)....
View ArticleHow to make a splash screen that plays an mp4 as a background.
What would be the best practice for playing a small mp4 file as a background for a splash screen?
View ArticleXam.Plugin.Geolocator Fail
Hello, I'm using the Geolocator Plugin (https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/Xamarin.Plugins/tree/master/Geolocator). It works great on Android, but on iOS I get the following error on build: "Failed to...
View ArticleAndroid manifest permissions don't match the ones asked during install
In my AndroidManifest i have set the following permissions: uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"...
View ArticleHow can I add View in StackLayout?
I have created a simple StackLayout app and want to install the Google Mobile Ads component provided by Xamarin. How can I add the BannerView onto my app right under my hackLabel? I'm not sure how to...
View ArticleWhy does Layout.IsClippedToBounds affect sibling (not just children)?
I've got this: <Grid> <MyCustomShadowControl /> <StackLayout IsClippedToBounds="true"> <!-- some child controls here --> </StackLayout> </Grid> The Grid is...
View ArticleWill Xamarin consider supporting ScrollView that scroll in both directions?
ScrollView in Xamarin.Forms does not scroll in both directions. I could see that, iOS has a UIScrollView which can scroll in both horizontal and vertical directions and similarly the WindowsPhone and...
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Can we use another project to store image resources ?
Hi, is it possible to have the images resources in another project than the XFormsNameApp.Droid ? and then use images from XFormsSharedLibrary.Android/Resource/drawable ? I can't find how to target...
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CachedImage FFImageLoading for Xamarin.Forms
https://github.com/molinch/FFImageLoading or https://github.com/daniel-luberda/FFImageLoading/ (new Forms features) DEMO:...
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UserInteractionEnabled and IsHitTestVisible
I'm building an application where I need to lay a reticle (cross-hairs) over a map to show the center of the map in the display. The overlay is a PNG file. I have created a custom image renderer to set...
View ArticleWebView: Make Call and Send Email
Hello, i need to make call and send email by WebView. I used Platform Renderer to take link and then I send link to my Shared Project with static method in App.cs. public static void...
View ArticleXamarin Forms 2.0 intellisense issue with VS 2015 update 1
I'm having issues with Xamarin Forms 2.0 and VS 2015 Update1 with Resharper: New properties like CachingStrategy are not recognized and also types exposed by a PCL references by Form's project PCL too...
View ArticleTwo-way data binding on a galaxy s6 does not work
I am having issues with two-way data binding on a galaxy s6. On one page one control updates and another does not. On another page I cannot get the UI to update based on ViewModel changes. I am using...
View ArticleSettings Plugin vs Sqlite Database
Hi Guys, I found the Settings plugin - which makes it easy to load/save Settings - but what is the advantage of it? Is using an sqlite db not the same? I just want to understand tue difference. Thx
View ArticleTest Recorder not generating .Marked properly for controls with a StyleId
I'm trying to generate UITests using Test Recorder for an Android app created using Xamarin Forms. I have a login page with a username, password and button all containing a StyleId property. I added...
View ArticleScrollView in Xaml
Im trying to make a page using xaml but I having some problems. I want it to have a buttom fixed at the top and a button fixed at the bottom and a scrollview in the middle where I can scroll between a...
View ArticleAndroid new project xamarin forms 2.0 issues
I created a new pcl xamarin forms application, using vs.net 2015. I have the latest stable release. What are the steps to just get the project to build. I had to update ios project, that seemed to...
View ArticleMR.Gestures handles ALL touch gestures
With MR.Gestures you can handle the Tapping, Tapped, DoupleTapped, LongPressing, LongPressed, Panning, Panned, Swiped, Pinching, Pinched, Rotating and Rotated gestures on all layouts, cells, views and...
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