Shared resources
Hi, My X.Forms app is obviously sharing the UI between the three platforms and a pile of other shared UI code. I have a number of shared resources which all 3 will use (such as images and some HTML...
View ArticleCells and custom backgrounds
Am I correct that the only way to provide a different background to a cell is with a custom renderer?
View ArticleAny Redis client as PCL?
as in the subject, is there anything out there to talk to a redis instance in the xamarin.forms shared project?
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Unable to load image from my device documents
Hi, I am unable to load an image which is there at path "/private/var/mobile/Applications/4772CE3E-2552-410F-937D-823ED0C40671/Documents/temp/IMG_20140718_181542.jpg" on my Image. What the exact...
View ArticleHow to solve this problem?
Package creation failed. The directory is not empty. Xamarin.Android.Common.targets Path= C:\Program Files(x86)\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets
View ArticleNew release still contains listview binding issue
I noticed that there is a new nuget package available (1.2.1.6224) so I decided to see whether the bug I reported is now fixed: http://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/comment/64332#Comment_64332 It is...
View ArticleGrids within ViewCell do not scale height according to Grid height?
When I use a Grid within a ViewCell of a ListView the items won't scale height anymore. This can happen when, for example, some label within the grid has multi lines. (XAML like below) ` <ListView...
View ArticleUnable to cast object of type 'Xamarin.Forms.ContentPage' to type...
Ok, I must be missing something. I am running into an odd issue below when I add a BindingContext and Set the IsBusy property at the Tabbed Page Level in one of my Xaml Files `<TabbedPage...
View Article[INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_MANIFEST_MALFORMED] error using PushSharp in...
Hey, So I am trying to implement Push notifications via Pushsharp on Android. The moment I reference pushsharp - I get Manifest malformed error. Here is my android manifest: pastebin.com/heEu4X8M This...
View ArticleRelease Quality & Content Page as Initial Page in Android App
I'd like to set a ContentPage and not a navigation page as the first page shown in my Xamarin Forms android app. This doesn't seem to work on 1.2.1.6229. To recreate create a new Blank App (Xamarin...
View ArticleHow can i change the MainActivity view in android ?
Hi, Initially when my app loads i get a blank activity. Is there any way that i can use this as a splash screen by setting some layout. Or at the max can i hide the top navigation bar. I tried many...
View ArticleHow to prevent android app from re-installing during debug mode ?
hi, My app is getting reinstalled on every build.. I have no idea what i am missing. Initially it was working fine. I was getting build error for fast dev mode. I changed some solution properties and...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms.Portable Android MainActivity.OnCreate() - An unhandled...
Hi, Using VS2013, Win8.1. In a Xamarin.Forms.Portable project, in the Android project I have the following code: [Activity(Label = "XamarinFormsPortable", MainLauncher = true)] public class...
View ArticleShow Video - Xamarin.Forms
Anyone have any resources on displaying a Video when using Xamarin.Forms? Thanks, couldn't find any yet.
View ArticleCrush after receving a message and calling DisplayActionSheet
Hi All, I have really simple scenario, I have a viewModel with timer and when the timer is 0 this viewModel sends a message to the view that time has ended. MessagingCenter.Send<ViewModel>(this,...
View ArticleScrollView inside absolute layout not working
I'm trying to create something like this: ->absolutelayout ->scrollview with some content ->a label the scrollview is supposed to fill out the entire page while the label should appear...
View ArticleHow to set different height for GroupHeaderTemplate and ItemTemplate?
I want to set variable height for my list both header as well as items in the list. I have set HasUnevenRows = true, but when I set a value for RowHeight that value sets the height for both GroupHeader...
View ArticleTimer in Portable Class Library?
I would like to access System.Threading.Timer in my PCL targeting iOS, Droid, and Windows under Xamarin 3. I can't get it to happen. I know Microsoft accidentally left it out at one point, but they've...
View ArticleDesktop container for laying out Xamarin.Forms screens?
Are there any plans for a Windows desktop target for Xamarin.Forms apps to go along with the iOS, Android and WP8 targets? I'm asking not because I want to build Windows desktop apps (although that...
View ArticleHow to Make a Gradient Background Like Android in iOS
If you like: 1. Matching your iOS ContentPages to the default dark background gradient of Android 2. Dark background gradients in general 3. Applying your own background effects Here's a template for...
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