View animated with LayoutTo is disappearing after few seconds
Hi. I have a Custom SideMenu (subclass of ContentView) with the following methods. public void Show() { var rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, Width, Height); Device.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(async () => {...
View ArticleAndroid AcwMapFile: Compilation problem
I have been experimenting with Xamarin.Forms versions 123.6257, 1.3.0.6280-pre2 and 1.3.0.6284-pre3. Upgrading to 1.3.0.6280 fixed a crash in my Android app when using a Master-Detail view...
View ArticleAlarms as Service
I would like to use some repeating operations scheduled every 10, 30 or 60 minutes. I will create interface IAlarm with some methods to schedule periodic actions. This actions have to live independent...
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Button.Image not working on iOS?
I'm trying to get some images added to my Xamarin Forms project. I've added the image to the EmbeddedResource and AndroidResource for the build actions. On Android, things work fine. On iOS, a straight...
View ArticlePull To Refresh for Android using Xamarin.Forms
I want to use pull to refresh functionality in my App. I had implemented it for ios. Unable to implement for Android. Please suggest how to implement for Android using Xamarin.Forms. Thanks
View ArticleCan i build apps for WinRT with Xamarin Forms?
Hi, Reading.... http://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/29242/xamarin-forms-1-3-0-prerelease-2/p1 "Still to come: Some things coming post-1.3: Android bitmap optimization (automatic downsampling to...
View ArticleListView / ImageCell separator
We're trying to add a separator between items in a ListView. Our items are ImageCell objects. Here is the XAML code I try to use to add a border in the template: <ListView x:Name="MenuListView"...
View ArticleWhat is the equivalent of resource strings?
Assuming I have a Strings.xml file with this content: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <resources> <string name="hello">Hello World, Click Me!</string> <string...
View ArticleGraphs/Charts with tap functionality
Hi there all I am looking for a graph/chart control that supports specific user interactivity. The users need to be able to tap on individual bars on a bar graph which then changes the data displayed...
View ArticleFacebook integration and Xamarin.Forms
Hi Xamarin folks. I need some pointers on how I can integrate Facebook functionality in my app. I have looked at Xamarin.Social but I haven't found any solution there. I might be missing something...
View ArticleTabbar Image not showing correctly
Hi all, I have some code as follows: var home = new Home () {Title = "Play", Icon = "icon_play.png"}; var learn = new Learn () { Title = "Learn", Icon = "icon_learn.png" }; var MainPage = new...
View ArticleIssue with vertical and horizontal scroll in Xamarin Forms (Android)
I am new to Xamarin. I am trying to create a sample in Xamarin forms with 5 custom horizontallistviews (I have used renderers to achieve the same in different platforms. It works perfectly (scrolls...
View ArticleHow to autoFill the rest of the screen
In Android Native axml, we have a view which have Weight = 1. By doing so, the view will expand itself to fill the remaining of the screen. Currently im coding the layout into my cs file. How do i do...
View ArticleHow to handle „No network-access available“?
Hi all Our app needs network access to be usable (all the data are queried from web-service). My question is: What is the best practice to handle, if no network is available? This can be by start of...
View ArticleThere dialog xamarin.froms it?
My needs: There is a button on the page , when clicked , displays a control , 5s minutes later, the control is hidden . I used CancellationTokenSource, where you can work on ios , but not in the...
View ArticleCustom Controls in Xamarin.Forms
I am new to Xamarin so I would need an opinion or suggestion. I have a client requirement to implement a custom map control that utilizes an custom image as the base of the map. This will obvously...
View ArticleFree Image Resources After Leaving Xamarin Forms Page
Hello, I am working on building an application that utilizes several images. Because the app is intended to be cross platform (Android and iOS), I have been using Xamarin Forms to create the...
View ArticleHow to write a billing system?
Hi guys, it's a pleasure. I'm a new developer in xamarin, and i'd like to study a billing system, how is compose and everything. I've been thinking in write the program with 3 tables and use SQLite...
View ArticleNavigation Page Stacks + Back Press override
I've been trying to override the back button on Windows Phone to show a dialog that asks the user whether they would like to proceed with moving "back" which logs them out, or cancel. I set the...
View ArticleGet User Location
Hi, I have an object with a field distance like this: public double distance { get { var pos1= //USER LOCATION var pos2=new Xamarin.Forms.Labs.Services.Geolocation.Position() { Latitude = x,...
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