OnAppearing event
I would like to know whenever a page appears -- not just the initial time. OnAppearing seems to only fire when the page first appears. Did I set it up wrong? Do I need to wire up my own system for...
View ArticleProblem with navigation of pages after migrating to 64-bit app
I have problem with navigation of pages after migrating to 64-bit app Error: System.InvalidOperationException: PushAsync is not supported globally on iOS, please use a NavigationPage. btnOpcionAvanzado...
View ArticleButton pressed and released
I want to be able to handle the two separate events when the user presses a button and when the user releases that button, but I can't see any way to do it. The command or Clicked event only tell me...
View ArticleButton render doesn't receive gesture events (andorid)
I want to know when a button is pressed and when a button is released. I seen this example where the gestures are captured for a label here:...
View ArticleNative2Forms on Windows Phone
Hi, I am developing an app on all 3 platforms but have a page I need to render native on Windows Phone (pure XAML stuff) and come back to forms. The sample app on GitHub has been updated to include...
View ArticleVernacular and Xaml
I am trying to get vernacular working with Xaml. A few people (including the TodoL10NVernacular sample) have recommended using: <Label Text="{i18n:Translate Name}" /> The problem is this method...
View ArticleGlobal app styling does not work on modal pages
Global app styles (added without a style key) works fine for me on non-modal pages. Styles with a key also works great on both modal and non-modal pages. The problem is with global styles on modal...
View ArticleLeveraging native video players, iOS pops the view after video completes.
I've got a command object called PlayVideoCommand that leverages the native video players. Android is working as expected, whereby the video plays in whatever video player one chooses, and when the...
View ArticleListView/TextCell with Transparent Backgrounds
Hi I'd like to have a ListView which has transparent Background for both the list control and items. I currently have a ListView which is using a TextCell to render each item. var cell = new...
View ArticlePublishing iOS app, Linker breaks my app, ipa too big?
I've been having trouble on publishing my app on itunes connect. I cant publish the app with "Link none" because the .ipa file gets over the 60Mbs limit (according to application loader) I went to my...
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Resizing of Entry with large text makes other controls (in same Horizontal...
See the images below. As I keep on entering some text in the Entry, its size increases resulting in removing the "+" button that I have on the left. After the "+" button is completely off-screen, the...
View ArticleHttpWebRequest to check file is exist or not on web asynchronously
Hi, I have created app in Xamarin.Forms. On one page we are showing images in ListView by weburl. We are checking whether file is exists or not on web by using below code. This function is executing...
View ArticleXamarin.FormsMaps
Hello, I'm trying Xamarin.Forms.Maps, but i have a problem i have this error: C:\Users[USER]\AppData\Local\Xamarin\Android.Support.v7.AppCompat\21.0.3\embedded.\res\values-v21\values.xml(0,0): Error:...
View Article[Xamarin Blog] Webinar Recording: What’s New in Xamarin.Forms 1.3
Just posted: Webinar Recording: What’s New in Xamarin.Forms 1.3 Watch the video to learn more about the new features in Xamarin.Forms 1.3. The slides are also available for viewing. Use this thread to...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 1.3.1 / Unified API Image not showing & throwing exception
I have 2 issues with Image resources after upgrading to Xamarin.Forms 1.3.1 and migrating to the Unified iOS API. The first is that images created in XAML using <Image Source =...
View ArticleRefreshing ContentPage
Hey guys ! I want to ask if there is any possibility to refresh a ContentPage?
View ArticleSupporting Size Classes on iOS with Xamarin.Forms?
In the WWDC 2014 session on Building Adaptive Apps with UIKit, Size Classes play an important role in optimizing UI appearance and layout for different iOS devices ranging from iPhone 4 to iPhone 6...
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AppCompat v7 Crashes on launch
When including AppCompat v7 in a Xamarin.Forms project, I get the crash below when opening the app. My target SDK version is 21. If I change the theme the xml inherits from to Holo instead of...
View ArticleUsing Subclassed UILabel as Backing Control with Xamarin.Forms.Label Custom...
I have created a custom renderer for a Xamarin.Forms Label in order to give it a border and some padding. The border was no problem, accessing properties on Control.Layer in OnElementChanged, but I...
View ArticleEntry with clear button
How can I get a clear button just like on the SearchBar? Is there an existing control? EDIT : Forgot to mention this is for Android
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