Load a FileImageSource from an embedded resource
The XAML Button has an Image property which can be loaded with an image bundled with each OS version. This is not helpful for cross-platform development with hundreds of images. Can this image be...
View ArticleOpening solution in VS2015 results in project loading errors: Unknown Tools...
I receive an error for each project that's in my solution when I attempt to open my solution that was created in VS2015. For each project I receive the error: Unknown Tools Version '14.0' I am using...
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Can't download and open local PDF file on Android tablet device using Xamarin...
Hi, I am trying to write a test app in debug mode using the dependency service from Xamarin.forms to download a PDF file from the internet onto my app's special folder on my Lenovo Android tablet...
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Can you have dynamic cell heights with either the ListView or TableView views?
Can you have dynamic cell heights with either the ListView or TableView views?
View ArticlePLEASE remove Starter edition!
Starter utterly worthless. You can't do anything with Starter. I tried "getting a taste" (per the website) of Xamarin.Forms and low and behold upon running the app, I get the "Your app is using native...
View ArticleMasterDetailPage in NagigationPage
Has anyone realized that a MasterDetailPage cannot be launched as a NavigationPage after moving the app to Unified API with the latest stable Xamarin Forms? Basically this code doesn't work anymore...
View ArticleiOS images in Xamarin Forms
So I have an image with 3 different resolutions: camera.png camera@2x.png camera@3x.png All with a build action of "Bundle Resource". If I do ImageSource.FromFile("camera.png"); it always retrieves the...
View Articlec.Delegate = null; crashes App on iOS < 8
Hey guys, I am using Xamarin Forms to develop an App as part of my master thesis. Now I got stuck with an iPhone 4 and iOS 7.1. With iOS 8 and 8.4 @ iPhone 6 everything works like a charm. Also on the...
View ArticleGet BindingContext of cell in a ListView
I'm converting a C# layout to XAML. The layout displays a list of Contacts that each have an Id, a PhoneNumber, and a Name property. I have a method CallContact that accepts a Contact as a parameter....
View ArticleImage As Background
Hello, I am working with Xamarin Forms and would like to use an image as the background for some pages. I have several Views and Layouts on different pages, and would like to overlay them onto a...
View ArticleIs Xamarin Forms ready for production?
Hi, I would like to know whether Xamarin Forms is ready for real-world development? We are planning to develop a cross-platform application, whose major part is data-entry and uses negligible platform...
View ArticleHow to exit out of app ???
Hi, i am trying to write exit functionality at some certain page for that i have got a solution i.e--- system.diagnostics.Process.GetCurrentProcess().Closewindow(). but here in my PCL project am unable...
View ArticleNested StackLayout does not render completely within a DataTemplate.
I have observed that a nested StackLayout does not render completely within a DataTemplate. Specifically, only name, labor, and LaborCost gets rendered. All other values are ignored. <ListView...
View ArticleMultiBinding support
Does Xamarin.Forms have any sort of MultiBinding support? If not, how might one go about applying the following. IsVisible="{Binding AltFileLocation.IsVoiceLoading, Converter={StaticResource...
View ArticleUnable to use a grid within a DataTemplate
I am unable to use a grid within a DataTemplate. Specifically, text does not get rendered when using a grid. <ListView ItemsSource="{Binding Services}"> <ListView.ItemTemplate>...
View ArticleIssue with zxing after 1.4.4 update
Before the update my app was working fine, but after updating to xamarin 1.4.4 I'm getting this error /Users/J********/Desktop/MyApp/iOS/MTOUCH: Error MT2002: Failed to resolve assembly: 'zxing.ios,...
View ArticleSetting button's IsEnabled to false does not disable button
I have observed that when setting a button's IsEnabled property to false, the button continues to be enabled. This button is located at the bottom of the grid. I do not observe this behavior in other...
View ArticleXamarin iOS Build App
I'm connected from network MacMini to compile XamarinForms application in iOS. In MacMini i have installed XamarinPlatform. I not locate (in the Mac) the required application to connect VisualStudio...
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Error creating new Forms project in VS 2013 and Xamarin Studio
Hopefully someone can tell me what I am missing here. I get the following error when I try to create a new Xamarin Forms (Portable) project: "Specified argument was out of the range of valid values....
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