Application.Current.Properties and forcing save
I'd like to know if there is any way to force flushing the persistent property store in Xamarin Forms 1.3 to persistent storage. I can't find any way, but the docs are usually lacking anyway...
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**I have a csv file that I want to put somewhere and at run time read it into a stream (so that I can use CsvHelper with it). ** It seems like I have to use something like var reader =...
View ArticleA simple animation to bring a label in Screen
Hi All, What will be a good way to bring a view into the screen (assuming the control is outside the bounds of the screen initially) Related SO query...
View ArticleNew Xamarin Form project Designer load error
Hello After many many problems trying to create a Xamarin Form project, I am finaly able to create a solution without a cascade of error message due to IOS (mostly) But now I have another error trying...
View ArticleCustom Renderer using a Border on Windows Phone
I have a custom control BoxViewEx which extends from ContentView to provide rounded corners. On Windows Phone, I have a custom renderer which uses a border control. When I set the background color on...
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Is there a way to change the behavior of the keyboard that when you return/ok, it will call a method?
View ArticleIs it possible to create a Xamarin Form project without a MAC ?
Hello I'm fighting with Xamarin since a few day tring to understand the best way to create a simple mobile application After resolving a few issues due to IOS missing Package / Licence I finaly can...
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Image doesn't align well in Button
Hi, Does anyone know how to align the image in a button? <StackLayout BackgroundColor="{l:GlobalResource DarkBackground}" VerticalOptions="Center" Orientation="Horizontal" Padding="5,5,5,5">...
View ArticleChange Status Bar Foreground Colour in IOS Forms
Hi All I am playing with a test project in Xamarin Forms. The top part of my initial ContentPage has a dark section, and the IOS simulator status bar has a black foreground which isnt what I want. I...
View ArticleCan't load basic ContentPage - XamlParseException "No Property of name Id found"
So I'm trying to get this app off the ground so I can actually start putting functionality in it and it's failing to load the first page. I'm getting a XamlParseException when it attempts to...
View ArticleAdding a Badge to a ContentPage - Does Nothing?
xForms 1.3.1 I have a simple page that is a child of a TabbedPage: public class MorePage: ContentPage { public MorePage() { this.Title = "More"; Icon = Images.Tab_Plus; } } Because it is an iOS only...
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Changing the input text color in EntryCell
Hey guys. I am struggling with this for awhile and I am out of ideas already. I want to change the color of the input text within my EntryCell but I am able only to change the color of my labels. Here...
View ArticleHow to navigate to new page on click of child item in Custom ViewCell of a...
I have an custom ViewCell which has a Label, Image and Button, on click of button i want to launch new page, how can i do this in Forms with MVVM?
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 1.3.2-pre3 Released
1.3.2-pre3 Notes Bug Fixes Fix regression in 1.3.2-pre2 when Label YAlign stopped functioning correctly on iOS. 1.3.2-pre2 Notes Enhancements Android now uses the correctly styled AlertDialog to...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms using native aproach to forms application
If I can use in android layouts to make my custom renderer to show me directlly the UI from that layout, how to do that when I have storyboard and ViewController how to load the UI from the storyboard...
View ArticleCurrentPage not updated when receiving OnCurrentPageChanged in a CarouselPage
I have a carousel page inside a navigation page and I am trying to update the title in the navigation bar according to the title of the current page in in the carousel. My code is the following: public...
View ArticleUITests with localized resources (using ResX)
In my Forms application I'm using localised resources using ResX files. Works fine. However, in my UITests project, how do I compare strings that are localised? How do I modify the following line of...
View ArticleImageCell - Set height, width, aspect fit ?
Hello, I have a problem with the imageCell in Xamarin Forms. I only can set the image wire ImageSource, but cannot make settings on the image, which will be displayed in the cell. For me it makes the...
View ArticleHow to set listview dividers properly on android?
Our Android app has been without list dividers on android and I have reasons to think this is due the Default theme. After I change the theme to Holo Light the dividers start showing up, but I didn't...
View ArticleHow to I hide the Navigation Bar in a PCL project?
Working on a PCL projects was wondering if there is a way to hide the navigation bar for a specific page in a Xamarin Forms PCL project?
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