How to get UINavigationController from Xamarin.Forms on iOS
I need to get the UINavigationController of a iOS application, but after the method "CreateViewController" of Xamarin.Forms is always null! `public override bool FinishedLaunching(UIApplication app,...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms mixed with MonoGame?
Hi, would this be possible? I mean, there is an OpenGL-View, but I want MonoGame/XNA-Code inside them. Thanks. Regards ps. Xamarin.Forms is like my GitHub-WPFLight Project, but with more native feel.
View Article[Xamarin Blog] Build Your Own Selfies App with Xamarin.Forms and Azure
Sending selfies to all your friends has never been easier thanks to Moments: a Snapchat clone built with Xamarin.Forms and Microsoft Azure. Best of all, Moments is also open-source and freely available...
View ArticleHow to set Padding of Button
I want to discrease the distance between text and border。How? And I found that the smallest size of button is 80*40?Right? When I set HeightRequest = "20" ,the text of Button display incomplete.
View ArticleWhy UIMenuController doesn't work anymore after displaying a Xamarin Forms...
Hi, I have a UIMenuController that appear when a longpress is performed on a UIView. This menu contains 2 items : Item 1 : open a native iOS UIViewController Item 2 : open a Xamarin Forms Page with the...
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 ArticleHow to pass ConverterParameter to a binding, when using SetBinding in code.
When using ValueConverters in bindings, you can pass arguments to them from the binding like this using XAML: (Excerpt from Xamarin tutorial) <Label Text="{Binding Color.R, Converter={StaticResource...
View ArticleOpen new Page
This is probably a really easy answer, but how do I open up a ContentPage from an existing ContentPage (from button click event) without using NavigationPage?
View Articlehow to move layout up when softkeyboard shown?
Hi All, I am working on one project, where I had an issue. The issue is when I tap on entry control the softkeyboard hides the bottom content, I need it in the way when I focus 2nd entry from bottom,...
View ArticleXamlSamples doesn't compile w/Xamarin Studio & iOS
When I attempt to compile XamlSamples I get the following compiler error: AppDelegate.cs(20,37): error CS0234: The type or namespace name `App' does not exist in the namespace `XamlSamples'. Are you...
View ArticleBackground Tasks
In my application I have a Socket Connection to a server, in Android this is running in a Android.App.Service, this works as it should even when the app is minimized/suspended. I am no working on the...
View Articlesorted listview
I have a list view that is binded to an observablecollection. Is there something like a collectionviewsource to do the sorting or do I have to do I everytime I add an item.
View ArticleXamarin System.IO Read/Write file not persisting between sessions
I am unable to write and then read files between sessions. Within a session everything works as expected, however, when I close the app and reload it I receive a "FileNotFoundException" when I do my...
View ArticleDisable scroll in ListView
Hi! Is it possible to disable scrolling in a ListView if you have only a few items? Thanks // Johan
View ArticleBusy indicator is not visible while loading the page first time.
Hi all, I have added pull to refresh in my app. The busy indicator is not visible when I enter in the page (while loading the page) which contains pull to refresh for windows. Does anyone know, how...
View ArticleTabbedPage bug?
Is this a bug or I should use it in another way? public class MyQuestionsPage : ContentPage { public MyQuestionsPage() { Title = "My Questions"; Icon = "TabBar-Icon-MyQuestions"; } } public static Page...
View ArticleHow to find the image that is not found on iOS
Hi all, I get this error: System.Exception: Could not initialize an instance of the type 'MonoTouch.UIKit.UIImage': the native 'initWithContentsOfFile:' method returned nil. It is possible to ignore...
View ArticleMaster Detail Layout - Detail Positioning
I am using the master Detail Layout in Forms and have it implemented, looks pretty good, but noticed a behavior, not sure if there is a defect associated with it or if I missed a switch or something So...
View ArticleRowHeight of a grouped list
Hi, in my application I cannot use the RowHeight Property of a grouped list. It is always -1. My Code in which I needed the Property is: this.<ListView>.HeightRequest = (...
View ArticleHow to profile application
Is it possible to measure memory and CPU usage in the Xamarin.Forms app for the different platforms (iOS, Android, Windows Phone)?
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