Error Subclassing ContentPage
I am trying to implement a BasePage that subclasses ContentPage in a pcl library. I then would like to inherit pages from that subclass. I cannot seem to get this going. Has anyone actually...
View ArticleAdding backgroiund image to NavigationPage on IOS.
I have tried to add a background image to a NavigationPage. However the image does not appear. I added the image as a Bundle Resource and I know I am using the right filename as when adding image to...
View ArticleProblem with TextCell under iOS
Hello, in try to show a Text and Detail in 2 Lines. Example : "Textline" "Detailline" This works in Android without any trouble. But in iOS the Detailline is shown in the same line like the text line...
View ArticleCan I use UIViewController.DismissViewController to close modal pages...
I have a Xamarin.Forms app that I'm building that ends up having a number of pages presented, some modal and some via navigation pages. On user action, I have to dismiss a whole bunch of them...
View ArticleCarousel Page Children.Add not rendering correctly.
I have a strange issue trying to get some of the demos rendering correctly. public class TestPage : CarouselPage { public TestPage() { this.Children.Add(new ContentPage {Content = new BoxView {Color =...
View ArticleAuto Navigate between pages (after timer callback)
Hi: My goal is to display a splash-screen that will navigate to my app's main menu after a couple of seconds. This seems like it should be relatively straight-forward. I have the following......
View Articlehow to create a listview with more than 50 items in correct way ?
is there any sample for the need ?? loading 50 items ( image and label ) to a list view that is no laggy . scolling smoothly . is there any example to show me how to do this ??
View ArticleDoes Xamarin.Forms trap touches in the application?
Evening, I'm trying to implement a global activity timeout feature to auto log users out of my application after a predetermined amount of time. I've gone through a couple of different implementations...
View ArticleDoes Xamarin.Forms trap touches in the application?
Evening, I'm trying to implement a global activity timeout feature to auto log users out of my application after a predetermined amount of time. I've gone through a couple of different implementations...
View ArticleAdd New Forms Xaml Page not working?
I feel like I am missing something. I have a PCL project and am starting a xamarin forms application. When I add new item I don't see a Forms section on the left like the documentation shows but I did...
View ArticleXamarin Android ListViewRenderer Internal?
I was wondering whether there were any immediate/near future plans for allowing us to use the Android version of the ListViewRenderer? It is causing a fair bit of headache at the moment as I would like...
View ArticleHow do I correctly display exceptions in Forms?
Hi, it might be a stupid and obvious question but a good 30 minutes of searching have turned up in using DisplayAlert. I get the error message "The Name DisplayAlert does not exist in the current...
View ArticleXamarin Forms Portable Creates one Project Instead of 3 on Xamarin Studio
Hello, In looking at the help documentation here: http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-platform/xamarin-forms/introduction-to-xamarin-forms/, I noticed it created three projects when creating the...
View ArticleWhat is the correct way to fetch the input from an Entry field?
Hi, I'm making a Signup page to my app and the Entry.ToString(); Gives me Xamarin.Forms.Entry as value. How do I get the value the user has entered into the entry? Also if there's an example app which...
View Articleadding subviews to a container view in Forms?
I'm testing out Forms, and I'm trying to have basically a bar w/ background color with some views (labels, imgs, etc) laid over the top. It's going to be part of a larger control. My question is, what...
View ArticleDevice.OpenUri and WP8
I noticed that this method failed to launch custom Uri such as driving directions (ms-drive-to:?) on Windows Phone 8. It looks like it is calling WebBrowserTask task rather than using the system...
View ArticleNavigationPage BarTextColorProperty affecting StatusBar text color iOS
I'm trying to set the StatusBar's text color through the .plist file or using the StatusBarNeedsUpdate method. However, it appears that Xamarin.Forms overrides my changes to the StatusBar text color...
View ArticleHow to show Images from a List (Base64-encoded String) …?
I query data including images from a webservice. In Xamarin, the data are stored in a list with 1-n objects. The image-data in the list are stored as string (Base64-Coded). Now I try to show the result...
View Articlev1.2.2 Button text shifts to the left on tap. [Android]
EDIT: this solution isn't a complete solution, there are still issues (read my comment below). I was having difficulty with this and wasn't sure what the issue was. Whenever you touch a button, the...
View ArticleBinding Pins on Map view to Collection
Hi All, I have a solution where I have the need for a Map view. I've got this set up without issue. Now I would like to show a collection of items with location information in my viewmodel as pins on...
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