Private and Internal API
There are a lot of goodies that are seriously buried down in private and internal classes and methods. One example is Device.PlatformServices - I don't see anything there that should be internal but...
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So in my app I allow the user to take some photos, and I show the photos in a ListView by doing a custom ViewCell. So the model is simply: public ObservableCollection<String> Photos { get; set; }...
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Adding RateMyApp for Windows Phone
Hi, I'm trying to add RateMyApp to a XF Windows Phone app (yes I will be looking at the Xam Components for iOS/Android later!). RateMyApp is in Nuget (also see...
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The people want it.
View ArticleProblems with the shared references not showing up in the different projects.
I am using VS 2013 prof. w/ update 2 I installed SAPReferenceManager.vsix: When I start a new project solution using Blank App (Xamerin Form Shared) the solution begins without the references to my...
View ArticleTable View unpredictable rendering and behaviour in Android
I have been working on a dynamic forms application and I am trying to get a consistent behaviour between devices. I am running Xamarin 1.2.1 and developing between Visual Studio 2013 and Xamarin Studio...
View ArticleMasterDetailPage - similar to iPad email app
I am new to Xamarin and am using Xamarin Forms. To learn I am starting with an app that with the UI and Navigation of the iPad email app - list of mailboxes, list of mails from the selected mailbox and...
View ArticleBUG: Can't add multiple items to ListView (ArgumentOutOfRangeException)
I have confirmed this with both v1.1.1 and v1.2.1 Repro create new PCL project update Xamarin.Forms copy the below code into your App.cs run public class App { public static Page GetMainPage() { return...
View ArticleYour bug reports and suggestions
When reporting bugs, please file them at https://bugzilla.xamarin.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Forms Ensure that your NuGet package is up to date and the version you are reporting against matches what...
View ArticleViewcell contents is not taking the full page width within Windows Phone...
Howdy, I'm trying to figure how to make my Viewcell contents to take the full width of the page within the Windows Phone platform. This behavior is not happening within the Android client. The full...
View ArticleBug? Modal dialogs do NOT prevent the dialog hidden behind them from...
Hi, I have been testing a Xamarin Forms application with an Android simulator (GenyMotion), and have noticed some disturbing behavior - When using the PushModalAsync method to display a modal login...
View ArticleChanged button text alignment after button clicked
Hello, I am not sure why the button change text alignment after button clicked if the button is in a grid and there is a label and grid in StackLayout for android. Here is a test case of the source...
View ArticleButton renderer iOS
Hi, I'm new to Xamarin and start with Xamarin.Form API. I look video for using renderer to customize each component for each platform. I try to make a button with a background gradient but can't find...
View ArticleScrollView that can always be scrolled
I have some controls wrapped by ScrollView. If controls are exceeding the parent view size the view is draggable (scrollable). How to make the view always draggable even if if its content is not...
View ArticleUnable to push a page on tableview
Hi, In my application, I have customized list view with some buttons and labels. When I tap on button, I want to push a page on the existing. But, I am unable to do this. Nothing is performed when I...
View ArticleHow to create a ContentView-Renderer for Android?
Hi, I tried creating a custom renderer for a ContentView. I tried by inheriting from ViewRenderer but it keeps crashing. The error message is : SetElement did not create the correct number of children...
View ArticleOnPropertyChanged throws exception on android in xamarin.forms app
i'm making an android app with Xamarin.Forms. My iOS app is already finished an released. My android version will not stop throwing multiple exceptions. The first exception is a NullReferenceException....
View ArticleRemoving the background to optimize overdraw
Hello, I am using Xamarin.Forms for my application and I would like to optimize the overdrawn areas. Is it possible to remove the background drawable (android version) of the Activity like described in...
View ArticleText added in Editor is not shown - Is it bug?
Hi, I am just simple assigning some string to Editor view as below Editor multiLine = new Editor(); multiLine.Text = "Why text is not visible"? But nothing is shown in layout. Actually text exist, i...
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