Disable Master/Detail menu from detail page
I am using a Master/Detail page for navigation. When I get to a particular screen I would like to be able to enable and disable the menu navigation while a process is running. Is there a way to disable...
View ArticleWP 8.1 element heights with custom font
When targeting WP 8.1, if you specify custom font which is included as Content in the project, the calculated height of the Button is incorrect (41 pixels). Since the height is set explicitly by...
View ArticleIs it right to use Singletons?
I am writing a class where I need to access data, set and get from different places in my app. There is also some functions Normally I would do this with a Singleton, but is there a smarter way? Is...
View ArticleUsing System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations in Xamarin.Forms?
I've referenced System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations in my iOS and Android projects, but I still cannot create a using statement to bring the namespace in... It's added to the project, but not...
View ArticleClear selected value from a Picker?
How can I clear the value from a Picker once selected (I'm assuming that this isn't possible through the standard UI as I haven't found a way to do it, so I'm trying to do it programatically). I'm...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms and F#?
Hi! How can I use Xamarin.Forms with F#? I'm getting: The type 'Object' is required here and is unavailable. You must add a reference to assembly 'System.Runtime, Version=4.0.0.0' etc... Is this...
View ArticleUsing SOAP services in Xamarin Forms
Can I use SOAP services in Xamarin Forms portable/shared project?
View ArticleInherited styles in XAML ResourceDictionary
Hi Guys, I'm having issues with Styles in a ResourceDictionary. I have a Basic style that is applied for an interface and works correctly, I'm then trying to extend this style for a CustomLabel (that...
View ArticleImage Cropping
I want to crop the zoomed image to rectangle laying over it. Please help.
View ArticleAds not loading within Test Emulator - InterstitialAd for Android
Hello, I have followed the article https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/gms/ads/InterstitialAd.html and https://blog.tommyparnell.com/admob-with-xamarin-part-2-interstitialad/ to...
View ArticlePinterest Authentication Failed
Hi, we need to implement "Pinterest Authentication" in xamarin forms. we have used below code : void LoginToPinterest () { var auth = new OAuth2Authenticator ( clientId : "1442181", clientSecret :...
View ArticleHow to save model to database without savebutton, Best practises
Hi My colleague and I want to create an application with some pages, where the user is allowed to change some settings. These settingspages do not have savebuttons. There is a main settingspage and two...
View ArticleImplement google maps api to find distance between users current place and my...
I am trying to implement Google Map API in my application using xamarin.froms. Is it possible to code share in this case or do i have to do it for platform specific? Where do i begin? I need to be able...
View ArticleHow to add a carousel page inside content page?
I have a requirement to add carousels in login page? So how could i add that? Please see attached image. I added seperate content pages which has only images named CarouselImage1 and CarouselImage2...
View ArticleIs there any solution to unzip the files for Xamarin.ios 64 bit?
Hi, There is ZipArchive component for 32 bit to zip and unzip files. But is there any solution to unzip files for 64 bit iOS in Xamarin?
View ArticleHow do you set the navigation bar to translucent for iOS platform?
I see that if you have the NavigationController, you can set a flag to turn it off. http://developer.xamarin.com/recipes/ios/content_controls/navigation_controller/change_the_nav_bar_transparency/ How...
View ArticleUpdating 1.4.2.6355
Today, I'm updating Xamarin.Forms 1.4.2.6355 but when build ios app, I get: Could not load type Xamarin.Forms.Platform._ButtonRenderer, Xamarin.Forms.Platform, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,...
View ArticleForms call RestSharp support Windows Phone Platform? Save cookies,
Forms call RestSharp support Windows Phone Platform? Save cookies, Http://components.xamarin.com/gettingstarted/restsharp is the only Android and IOS? I want to make HTTP communication, cookies, in PCL...
View ArticleMigrating Microsoft solution to Linux environment
Hi there, First of all, I'm sorry if here is not the best place for this question, but honestly I'm not sure what is it. So, we develop a Windows (winforms) solution with VS2013 and now we're studing...
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