Xamarin.FormsMaps
Does Xamarin FormsMaps cost anything or can it just be used in a project? I am targeting Android and iOS. Thanks
View ArticleIf want a snappy UI don't use Labels. Or anything else...
I'm sorry for the harsh title. But this is exactly the sentence we throw around the office for quite some time now when ever somebody complains about the slowness of Apps based on Xamarin.Forms....
View ArticleUnderstanding Grid Layout
I am a bit confused about the Add method of Grid with four args: grid.Children.Add(new Label { Text = "Span two rows (or more if you want)", TextColor = Color.Yellow, BackgroundColor = Color.Navy,...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 1.5.1 AppCompat Toolbar on API 16 back button color changes
Hello, I currently tested the AppCompat using a Toolbar with the DrawerLayout. We use a black back button on a white toolbar. This works fine on > Lollipop. But on API16 I noticed a strange...
View ArticleCant change android back button in Xamarin.Forms
Hi all, I tried 10120312 ways to change back button in toolbar at Xamarin.Forms, but still it same color. It change hamburger menu color, but doesn't change <- !!! Create custom toolbar theme. - Not...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms AppCompatActivity - deeper navigation "back" arrow is black
As the title says. The whole toolbar is using the proper coloring, including the hamburger icon, but as soon as one goes even one page deep, the back arrow turns black. The arrow has no such problems...
View ArticleHow do use setters in App.xaml to bind values to a custom class?
I have a custom class with custom properties that need to be retrieved. This works in the app.xaml: <cols:List x:Key="SchemaModifications" x:TypeArguments="SAL:SchemaModification">...
View ArticleWhat is the plan for TargetPlatform.Desktop ?
As well as Android and iOS, I am building my app to run on Windows phones, tablets and desktops. I run it on my Windows development PC and (working around various XF bugs) it works a treat. However,...
View ArticleBack Arrow Color on Lollipop with FormsAppCompatActivity
What is the proper way to change the back arrow color when using FormsAppCompatActivity? I created a new project and followed the instructions here to use Material Design:...
View ArticleHow to get the progress of WebView while loading the data, Xamarin.Forms
I am developing an App using Xamarin.Forms for listing the news from different sources. I use a webView to open the link corresponding to the news. But I want to show the progress while loading the...
View ArticleUriImageSource sometimes doesn't load image
Hi, I have page with 6 Image and every image is located on web. I get the list of URLs from API and I setting them to Images with UriImageSource, but sometimes random images doesnt load - no error, no...
View ArticleCall a Soap Web Service in Xamarin Forms
Hi All, I wanted to get a web service Soap envelope request and response using WSDL Libraries. Any good responses and samples would be appreciated. Thanks,
View ArticleUniversal Windows ListView Grouping Bug?
I'm adding a Universal Windows target to my PCL project and I'm getting Resource Token Not Found errors when I have grouping enabled on a Forms ListView. Disabling grouping for my UWP target makes my...
View ArticleTouchesCancelled being fired instead of TouchesEnded
Hi all, I'm learning Xamarin and I have an app that started as an iOS app but I've started to port into a Xamarin Forms app. I've created a custom page renderer for one of the screens and ported the...
View ArticleIMAGES: What steps to you guys do to get them right?
I find that working with images in a cross-platform manner is quite tedious. Android requires 5 versions of an image (ldpi, mdpi (actual size), hdpi, xhdpi, and xxhdpi). And iOS requires 3 versions...
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Stack two Labels horizontally (And a little bit of vertically :))
Hi, I had a hard time describing my problem so I made a picture:
View Articlexamarin Insights Error
while creating new xamarin form apps in xamarin studio.. Error occured like this one... Xamarin Insights Error Xamarin.Insights support could not be added to your project due to an error: An unexpected...
View Articlecross platform app
hi, If i develop single quiz app in xamarin studio. It can be viewed and accessed by all platform like , IOS and Windows Phone mobile... Is it possible with one single app?
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ListView row height
Hi everybody, I want to use ListView in my app, and on every row i need picture on the left, and title + text on the right next to the picture, aligned to center. I have basic template done (below),...
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AutoComplete Xamarin Forms Cross Platform Sample
Attached is a snapshot of our app. For the "Area" section we have almost 3000 items. If we used a spinner or picker it would be very user unfriendly to let him scroll through the whole list till he...
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