UI: How to flip a card with animation?
How could I add animations and transitions to an app that shows cards that can be flipped to see the reverse side? Tapping a card should flip it with animation, swiping a card should bring the next one...
View ArticleAndroid Maps error in 1.3.1
When I try to compile to Release mode in Android, I get this. Any ideas? Found conflicts between different versions of the same dependent assembly. In Visual Studio, double-click this warning (or...
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Xamarin XAML: Placing a Grid over an Image (responsive to screen size)
I'm a complete newbie to XAML and Xamarin forms. I was looking for a way to design a UI where transparent buttons are placed on a background image, which will function as a remote (The buttons will be...
View ArticleThe "XamlG" task failed unexpectedly
Hi all, I am encountering an error very randomly when I try to build my project. Sometimes I can rebuild my project without problems for a day or so, but somehow this error keeps coming back after some...
View ArticleProblem with Xamarin Forms Shared in VS2013
When I create a new Blank App (Xamarin.Forms.Shared) I get the following errors:- "This computer must be upgraded to windows 8.1 to load this project" and "A problem was encountered creating the sub...
View ArticleOpen EntryPicker-like Dialog
Hi, is it possible to open the dialog of an EntryPicker without actually having an EntryPicker on your Page? I have something like this in mind: DisplayEntryPickerDialog("Entry1", "Entry2"); Cheers
View ArticleIssue with BaseUrl in WebView
So i'm having issues with stylesheets and images using a WebView. Here is what i do: - I POST to an URL and download the response html - I add this to HtmlWebViewSource(), which i then add to a WebView...
View Articleget error when navigate to a CarouselPage in Android
Hi I have a problem when navigate to CarouselPage in Android. Below is the my source code in PCL. it works well in iOS, but got System.ArgumentNullException: Argument cannot be null. please advice....
View Articleandroid:imeOptions="actionNext" & "actionSend" equivalent
There is any tags equivalent to android:imeOptions="actionNext" & "actionSend" in X.F XAML? Thanks
View ArticleForms 1.3.1 Android Splash Screen : Here's How
Create 2 Activities in your Solution. SplashScreen.cs and MainActitivity.cs The SplashScreen.cs is set as the Launcher and just calls the MainActitivty.cs. [Activity( Label = "Baha'i App", Icon =...
View ArticlePostAsJsonAsync causing System.AggregateException
I'm trying to mimic a Xamarin Android app i created in Xamarin forms but am having an issue with postAsJsonAsync. The goal is to post to an API controller and return an HTTP Response Message. This is...
View ArticleWhy does my GUI not refresh although I have implemented Binding (MVVM)
Hi Guys, So the point of complete desperation has arrived... I work with Xamarin.Forms and MVVM. I created a Content page containing a StackLayout. Then I added a Child to the StackLayout wich contains...
View ArticleCustom Xamarin.Forms.Page
I've been looking at the MasterDetailPage and CarouselPage. they don't quite meet my need so I want to implement my own custom implementation. e.g. a number of pages with transitions between them...
View Articleaddress and phone number parsing
Is there a special control I can use that will automatically recognize phone numbers/addresses and launch the native dialer/maps app? Thank you!
View Articlenew Geocoder()).GetPositionsForAddressAsync error for android
I got this error, I don't know how to fix [MonoDroid] UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: Java.Lang.NullPointerException: Exception of type 'Java.Lang.NullPointerException' was thrown. [MonoDroid] at...
View ArticleCan you set the ToolbarItem Text Color?
On Android, the default ToolbarItem text color is white, which does not contrast well against our background color. Is it possible to set the text color? I've found several references to this same...
View ArticleHierarchical ListView
Is it possible to have hierarchical ListView in Xamarin Forms where hierarchy can go more than 2 levels deep. Thanks.
View ArticleX.Forms Labs and 1.3
do we know when XForms Labs will support 1.3 ? Labs is a great toolset, thanks to the devs on that project.
View ArticleCentering a page title
public App () { // The root page of your application MainPage = new NavigationPage(new Test.MainPage()); } public MainPage () { InitializeComponent (); Title = "Testttt"; } The title is left justified...
View ArticleListView.SelectedItem throwing an unknown exception.
In my app, I set the selected item in a ListView programmatically using the SelectedItem property. This worked before 1.3. It continues to work on Android. However, on iOS, it crashes with an unknown...
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