Is it posible to create an instance of the abstract Cell class in xaml? Or is...
I'm looking for a workflow similar to iOS and Prototype cells; that is, being able to design customs cells without writing code.
View ArticleXamarin Forms references disappearing in Xamarin Studio
For some reason, my references to Xamarin.Android.Support.v4, Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android, Xamarin.Forms.Core, Xamarin.Forms.Xaml disappear at times, particularly when I'm working with the Android...
View ArticleXamarin Forms: Any Clue about Swipe item in listview?
Guys does anyone have a clue how to swipe an Item of a list using Xamarin Forms even if it was by using renderers ?
View ArticleHow to catch problems with WebService in iOS and Android properly?
In my app (based on template “Blank App (Xamarin.forms Shared)”), I call our WebService (JSON). Installed version of Xamarin.Forms: 1.2.2.6243. With the WebService everything works as expected (with...
View ArticleUsing StringFormat in Binding in XAML
How can I use StringFormat in Binding in XAML? For the life of me, I can't find the magic string of characters to enable this - I've tried a gajillion iterations. Here's an example that doesn't work:...
View ArticleCustom XAML component in Xamarin.Forms
I want to create a "component" that need to use in all my pages. Under my project i have a folder where i store the component, using contextual menu (Add / New File / Forms / FormsContentView Xaml),...
View ArticleStyle on iOS
Hello, I would like to do something like the themes of Android but on iOS. It means that I would like to manage all the styles in a file and apply it to the whole application. Is it possible in iOS? I...
View ArticleAbout WebRequest/Restful web api/Json
I need a Xamarin.Forms sample about WebRequest/Restful web api/Json, Thanks a lot.
View ArticleError while using NLua
Hello, if i try to use NLua in my Xamarin Forms Project i get the following linking error error MT5214: Native linking failed, undefined symbol: _lua_call. This symbol was referenced the managed member...
View ArticlePop two views not to rootViewController
Hi, I want to pop to the two views behind the current view but not to the rootViewController using Navigation page.If I use popAsync() im able to pop only one view.Is there any way to achieve this....
View ArticleHow do you detect a Grid click/tap?
In the WP world aGrid/Border etc can detect when it is clicked/tapped event - ideal for light dismiss etc. consider the following example, what is the best way to capture the grid _bgLightDismiss...
View ArticleBroadcastReceiver & OnReceive
Hi everyone, how can I implement OnReceive in my Forms Activity? I want to listen for "BOOT_COMPLETED" but don't know how to do it because my Activity is already inheriting from AndroidActivity so it...
View ArticleWhy I can't open this project in MobileCRM sample?
http://www.screencast.com/t/puIwc2rOtNi OS: windows 7 Xamarin.Forms is latest version IDE: VS2013
View ArticleHide the keyboard
Hello mates!! I have a xamarin forms project with Android and iOS especifications. I cannot achieve to hide the keyboard when I leave to use an entry control (ANDROID) Is it possible to force to launch...
View ArticleHo can I retrieve a local IP adress on portable dll
Hi, How can I retrieve a local IP address from a portable dll that supports IOS, Android, WP 8.1 and Windows 8.1? Thanks
View ArticleWhere to make feature requests?
Howdy, After using Xamarin Forms for a month or two, we have accrued a fair number of feature requests, ranging from small to large. What is the best way to communicate those to the Xamarin team? Forum...
View ArticleiOS touchDown & touchUp in custom button render
Hello, I have a text-less button in my Xamarin.Forms application. The button is a sublcass of the Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Button and has a custom renderer built. My issue is that because there is no...
View ArticleHow to show more the one field in a ListView / other control…?
Hi all I am an absolute newbie to Xamarin.Forms and need some help. I have created an app, that queries our web-service and shows the result in a page with a listview. My app is based on the template...
View ArticleAndroid image scale problem?
When I scale an image, Android appears to shift that image (or scale it from a different anchor point than expected). My main use case is centering a logo horizontally on the screen, but Android will...
View ArticleSaving Image in SQLite Database
Hi guys, I'm creating an App for storing Notes and showing them in a List View. This Notes also have a Picture. I created a Database with ADO.NET. I'm able to store the Note in that Database, the only...
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