Using ImageSource to efficiently load camera photos
My current app needs to display photos taken by the user and these will potentially be large images and require commensurate RAM. The CarouselPage allows me to load a single image at a time, or to...
View ArticleHasUnevenRows bug in iOS
Hi i am facing an issue when i set the "HasUnevenRows = true" in iOS. The whole ListView gets disturbed. Are there any work around to solve this. My rows in ListView are Uneven i cannot fix the row...
View ArticleSimilar to ExpandableListView
is there anything in X.F that is similar to an Expandable List View in Android? Is that just the MasterDetail view? I think the ExpandableListView in Android is pretty cool and am looking for something...
View ArticleIs there a way to scroll the view in Forms so keyboard does not hide the...
Here is my scenario: My forms are using a Grid Layout. When a field at the bottom of the view is clicked the field gets covered by the keyboard. Problem I found, if I try putting the Grid layout inside...
View Articlebug reports being confirmed when they're not bugs.
I'm confused by this... shouldn't ONLY approved people be allowed to confirm a bug? I just took a look at this one, and ran it for myself. It's listed as confirmed, but it's not a bug, as far as I can...
View ArticleProblem with navigation
Hi, I´m beginner. I try navigation between two page, but back doesnt show back button. I have this code: gess.Tapped += async (object sender, EventArgs e) => await Navigation.PushModalAsync(new...
View ArticleProblem with showing ImageButton (Labs)
Hi, I have ImageButtons, if i delete reference Xamarin.Forms.Labs.Droid so I have this errors: Error: Attribute "state_current_month" has already been defined Error: Attribute "state_today" has already...
View ArticleNavigation.Push and Pop - garbage collection (?)
Hello, cannot find it in the API reference: when I do PushAsync on ContentPage, and then the user press the Back button - does the page that has been popped out of the stack gets collected as garbage,...
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One View (Label, Image...) instance can't be added in two or more layouts
If I create an instance of a let's say Label, it can't be added in two or more layouts. This instance should not be dependent on Layouts, that's why I am pretty sure it's a bug. Thanks to this, I can't...
View ArticleQuestion regarding best practices for performance using Xamarin.Forms
Scenario: I have a content page instance, in header is some sort of switcher - you can choose between ME and ALL. If ME is chosen, it shows below scroll view with my news feed. If ALL is chosen, it...
View ArticleIs it possible to use ImageSpan in Xamarin.Forms.Labs?
I'm trying to tweak the ImageButtonRenderer in Xamarin.Forms.Labs so that I can create ImageButtons with the image & text centered (as a block) on the image button, rather than having the image...
View ArticleCarouselPage and ObservableCollection
Somehow I am unable to get it work (i.e. CarouselPage with ObservableCollection) This is how my app works (It displays images and description about it) 1) Read database and get the file name and...
View Articleproblem with LayoutTo and positioning of subsequent views
Hi everyone. In the application I am working on I need to show/hide a view whenever a button is clicked. I have achieved this by simply setting IsVisible to true or false. But I would like to show a...
View ArticleAndroid Error: error XA2006: Reference to metadata item...
Hi I am getting the error below when I deploy my application to an Android tablet. The app works fine in the simulator Other XF demo apps are working fine when installing on Android Has it to do with...
View ArticleView is not loading in iOS if added to navigation page
Hi, I am trying to load a detail page on to a MasterDetailPage as below. var displayPage = PageForOption(option); NavigationManager navMan = new NavigationManager (displayPage); displayPage.NavManager...
View ArticleSearchBar forms problem
Hi All I'm trying to add a SearchBar object (programmatically) to my content page in xamarin.forms. It works perfectly well in iOS, but when i run the app in android i get the error below when i start...
View ArticleError on Android Packaging while using Linker
Hello everyone. Great job on the Xamarin.Forms, very easy to use, very quick too. Got one issue though, while using Linker to package an Android APK. The "LinkAssemblies" task failed unexpectedly....
View ArticleListView vs TableView
Could someone indicate what's the use case scenario for a ListView and what for a TableView? When one would use a ListView and when a TableView? For me it seems that sometimes the two overlap in...
View ArticlePossible to load Constraints defined on a class into views on a...
Can I achieve something like this: <ContentPage.Content> <RelativeLayout> <Label x:Name="Label_Name" Text="First Middle and Last Name" Font="{x:Static...
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