How to dispose a view?
As ContentView does not implement idisposable, should I do it in my view class instead? // when user click button A placeholder.Children.Clear (); placeholder.Children.Add (new HomeView ()); // when...
View ArticleCutom Frame Renderer
I am developing an application using Xamarin Forms that will target both iOS and Android. One of the pages in the application has a series of questions and answers. These questions and answers should...
View ArticleAn error message log occurred while installing xamarin on mac os ,
Hello, An error occurred while installing xamarin on mac os , The following error message log, [2014-12-01 08:04:53.446] [Info] Installation ID: 1d050a4d-dfc9-453d-898e-d287224f82f7 [2014-12-01...
View ArticleMulti line Entry
The separation of single and multi-line entry text-boxes feels wrong to me. One has a border the other doesn't, multi-line has a fixed font size ... I hope we'll see an update that smooths this rough...
View ArticleNavigationPage in MasterDetailPage or NavigationPage as Detail page?
What is the best approuch to a good UX for all three platforms? I want to use the Master section in MasterDetailPage for the main Menu within the app, all other content/pages can be placed in the...
View ArticleIValueConverter use in Xaml
Hi, I have a IValueConverter that handles the text in my app from my resx files. I use it like this: Is there a way to not use the word Binding so I can just type the key for the text that I need...
View ArticleSwappableRootNavigationPage (Changing the Root page in pure Forms)
I've been trying to make it so that I can change the root page of my application, specifically so that I can show an ActivityIndicator until the app is ready to start, and then navigate to either a...
View ArticleFiles sample code does not compile,
Hi, The portable project in this files sample code below doesn't compile: http://developer.xamarin.com/samples/WorkingWithFiles/ Any idea?
View ArticleDetermine in a Page if it's is being Popped or just being hidden by...
Due to the different/invalid sequence of events when a Page is Popped (and Pushed) in Android and iOS compared to WP (which appears correct as detailed in the thread link below) it’s impossible in a...
View ArticleMasterDetailPage – Width of the Master Page
Good Day Forum Currently I am developing an app that uses a MasterDetailPage as Menu…. It all works fine but the Master page uses up too much space when it’s displayed. Is there a way to reduce the...
View ArticlePushModalAsync() - Android L (5)
Hi, I've noticed one of our apps has stopped working for devices that have updated to Android 5 (Lollipop). I've narrowed it down to the Navigation.PushModalAsync() calls. The exception/Stack Trace I'm...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms iOS Label word wrap problem ?
First line appears immediately but the results of next calls like void button_2_Clicked(object sender,EventArgs e) { bottom_label.Text+="Hello, Forms!\n"; } appear with some big delay, after many...
View ArticleHow to get available free space on device?
I am developing an Android application using Xamarin Forms. I am using "IsolatedStorageFile.AvailableFreeSpace" property to get the available free space on device. This works perfectly on windows phone...
View ArticleCrash with UriImageSource with particular URI's
Hi I'm trying to show Facebook profile images in an Image within a ListView using UriImageSource on Android using Xamarin Forms 1.3 pre 1 The following URI works fine:...
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Setting an Icon image on a Navigation Page
Hi Guys, I'm currently struggling to set the icon on a navigation page. I read a few forum post all saying that I should be using this.Icon = "Image.png" which I is what i tried right from the start....
View ArticleMvvm/Xaml example
Anyone have a decent Mvvm/Xaml example project? Just a shell with a few examples would be great.. For some reason I've been struggling try go piece this together. Not sure if my Silverlight background...
View ArticleRight aligned toolbar items disappear in landscape orientation in iPad
Hi, I'm using MasterDetailPage. Everything is working fine in iOS(iPad/portrait orientation) but when I change orientation to landscape , right aligned toolbar item disappear and I never see that item...
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