How to size to fit?
An Entry looks just fine on iOS, but a Button is unnecessarily too tall. How would I request that a control, like a Button, set its height to fit its own content?
View ArticleIs it possible to change font details, colors and border on a TimePicker?
I want to display a time in the same way as I display other piece of information, so with the same font size/attributes/family, and using the same colors, and the same lack of a border. However, if the...
View ArticlePrevent autoscroll of ScrollView when keyboard becomes visible?
I have raised this issue a long time ago. I need a way to control, modify, or remove the auto scroll behavior of a ScrollView when the keyboard becomes visible. This is most useful on a login screen...
View ArticleHow to add global background color style?
Im trying to use an implicit global style to set the BackgroundColor property of ContentPage like this: <Style TargetType="ContentPage"> <Setter Property="BackgroundColor" Value="#ff0000"...
View ArticleActivity indicator color
Is it possible to change the color of ActivityIndicator in Android? The Color property seems to get ignored in 1.4.1 stable. <ActivityIndicator x:Name="ActivitySearch" Grid.Row="2" Color="Black"...
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iOS LaunchScreen always showing Xamarin image
Hello I have messed up my project while trying to change the launch image, first I was using and Asset Catalog, but now I am not, I have changed the image for the launch screen but the image shown is a...
View ArticleMasterDetailPage menu button
I implemented a master detail page today and the Android menu button appears as an arrow button instead of the hamburger button. How do I go about changing it to the hamburger button with the animated...
View ArticleDisplay assigned layout
I have a problem to display some waves in a specific View layout that I assigned. How to assign the function "FilledPolygon" to a specific ID in the layout. "View for example". Thank you...
View ArticleWhich is the better option to use Relative layout and Absolute layout
I am confused to when to use relative layout and when to use absolute layout. Can anyone explain me. Thanks
View ArticleHow to use more images in a page?
I have observed that an image of about 8-10KB taking 2.5MB of space on RAM. We have a requirement to display more than 20 images in a XAML page. After adding 5-6 images the application is...
View ArticleHow to reduce margin between fields?
Hi I generated a form thanks to Xamarin.Forms. My form fields are displayed into a vertical StackLayout. I would like to reduce the vertical margin between my Labels and my Entries. What is the best...
View ArticleCustomize picker popup on XF?
Is there any way to either decrease the font size or increase the window size of the picker's popup window? I have some long text that's cutoff when making a selection.
View ArticleShare ViewModel between Views
I am using XLabs to do my MVVM. I have a page with a listview. When I select a row I push to a new page. In my head it would be obvious to share the same ViewModel between the two views/pages. That way...
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Which combination of layouts to recreate Windows Phone Calendar UI
I'm trying to recreate the windows phone calendar UI in my app. But I have a hard time figuring out which layouts would be best to do so. No day selected: Wednesday selected: Right now I'm only...
View ArticleHow to customize the Scan Page in ZXing.net.mobile
Hi, I am new to the Xamarin Forms Development. When i using the ZXing.Net.Mobile scan page it occupying full screen but I want to customize the Scan Page, check the attached screen short. please...
View ArticleHow to set an appropriate font size on a Xamarin.Forms Editor control
When using the Editor control, how can I set the font size to something appropriate for the device being used? The default font seems to be adequate on phones, but seems tiny on an iPad. Many thanks,...
View ArticleLong running task whilst continuing to use the app
Hi, I want users to be able to set an upload going, and then carry on using the application. Can I do this cross-platform or do I need to use the dependency service to create native tasks? Just to be...
View Articleunable to install SimpleStorage for shared project
Hi, I was not able to install the SimpleStorage under nuget, for the shared project. The error message is as follows (also in attached screenshot): Could not install package 'SimpleStorage 1.3.1'. You...
View ArticleEntry IsPassword=true losing cursor
On Windows Phone I have an Entry control with IsPassword="true". When you click on it is shows the cursor and goes bright white, which is what it should be doing. However as soon as I start typing the...
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