Using a WebView in Xamarin.Forms, can I capture any data when a form is...
This might not be possible for security reasons, but here's what I'm looking to do. Within a Xamarin.Forms app, a user will load a HTML form via WebView. The idea is that these forms can be downloaded...
View ArticleNGraphics non default Font
I'm using NControl/NGraphics to draw text on a Content Page. I'd like to use a custom TTF font file and don't know how or if possible. I've tried setting the font to any of the ones installed in my...
View ArticleReally odd TapGestureRecognizer in ListView with changing visability
I have the following code <Grid Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0"> <Grid.RowDefinitions> <RowDefinition Height="1*" /> </Grid.RowDefinitions> <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>...
View ArticleVisual Studio works too slow while editing XAML
It was working fine but when I started typing this example, it got really slow. I press a key and it appears on the screen after a couple of seconds. Here is a video. Why does this happen?
View ArticleXamarin.Forms MVVM: How to pass parameter to detail viewmodel?
We're trying to follow an MVVM pattern as supported by Xamarin.Forms, but have had some trouble figuring out the best way to respect MVVM conventions while navigating from a master page to a detail...
View ArticleDLToolkit PageFactory - simple MVVM for Xamarin.Forms (github)
DLToolkit.PageFactory for Xamarin.Forms The main reason for creation of PageFactory was that I needed very simple to use library which would free me from implementing the same things for any...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms.Maps nuget won't let me add it Same with Xamarin Forms
I'm starting to thing that VS 2015 is not terribly compatible with Xamarin. I've had a number of issues crop up since I installed it. Currently I'm trying to install Xamarin.Forms.Maps into the PCL...
View ArticleUnable to add xamarin.forms package to project using Xamarin Studio
I am able to create & run Xamarin Forms project in VS2015 on same machine. I am even able to create the project in VS 2015 & then opening it in Xamarin Studio --> Run But if I create fresh...
View ArticleAnyone need drag-and-drop enabled controls for Xamarin Forms?
I have some basic drag-and-drop controls I created for a Xamarin.Forms project and I'm thinking of using them as a basis for a suite of drag-and-drop controls to be made available via nuget and/or the...
View ArticleHow to display HTML hex code in label?
I want to display html hex code in label, for example ₹ - which is currency code for Rupee. This works if I put it hardcoded in XAML, but won't work with dynamic text.
View ArticleTapGestureRecognizer on Slider
Hello, I have a cross platform project with Android and iOS. I'm using the Slider element and wish to make it recognize a tap as a change to a value in the slider. XAML <Slider...
View ArticleHyperlink for Windows phone
I want to display EULA text on login page. The EULA text should appear as hyperlink, so that user can click and read it. I have used the Lable control var tapGestureRecognizer = new...
View ArticleFooter for content page that will be static and wont move with page scrolling.
Hi, I need to have a footer for all my content pages of my PCL project. This footer will remain at the end of the screen and wont move even if the page scrolls. The footer will be a grid with some data...
View ArticleListview on iOS 9 not filling screen width - issue with custom ViewCell
In iOS8 a simple Listview would have separator lines that filled the width (especially in landscape mode) In iOS9 the Listview separator lines no longer fill the full width on a landscape iPad mini....
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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....
View ArticleShowing images from camera using Picasso component
Hi! Picasso doesnt show images on Android 4.4.4 (MotoX smartphone) from Camera. I can see only blank image, without any errors in the logcat. Another albums it shows correctly.
View ArticleiOS exception crash - This application is modifying the autolayout engine...
Hello I am receiving the following error after updating Xamarin Forms to 1.5.0.6 when I just try to focus a entry! 2015-10-08 16:33:06.972 PositiveDrive[675:395928] This application is modifying the...
View Article__IOS__ and __Android__ not working?
Hi, In my PCL i try to use Android and IOS but they won't work... When i define them in the PCL project settings( both debug and release) they will trigger, but they will both trigger! I also added IOS...
View ArticleQ: Can I actually develop iOS/Android apps on Windows using a WYSIWYG gui editor
I've signed up for a business trial, I've installed Xamarin Studio on Windows. It doesn't even come with the ability to build an iOS solution and run it on an emulator. Ok. So I try to build the stuff...
View ArticleAuthentication in PCL app
Hi, I would like to add an Authentication "system" to my app. I have never did something similiar, so I m searching to understand which is the best way (workflow) to do it. Some weeks ago i fall into...
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