How to overlay an ActivityIndicator in the middle of a StackLayout in XAML?
Given the following full screen StackLayout, how can I simply center an ActivityIndicator both vertically and horizontally over top of the StackLayout? <ScrollView BackgroundColor="#d3d6db">...
View ArticleToolbarItem Icon Property - Blue Box instead of Icon Image in NavigationBar
Hello, can anyone post an example of the toolbar item icon implementation? I only see a clickable blue box with the dimensions of my icon in the navigation bar when I implement it in XAML or in...
View ArticleFind out where a android license is needed in a forms solution.
Hey, Is there any help in finding out which part of a foms solution needs a specific license? The android version is developed with another xamarin account and we use conditional compilation at some...
View ArticleIs it possible for me to develop in Windows 8 Store PC and run in Android and...
Dear Xamarin Developer or Software Team, Is it possible for me to develop in Windows 8 Store PC and run in Android and IOS ? I mean write the source code one times and run in all platform(PC Window and...
View ArticleCustomize TableSection
How can I achieve to customize the TableSection? I could not find a render or the possibility to add a view to the section like Monotouch.Dialog?
View ArticleBlog geolocation sample app does not work with current Xamarin Studio and iOS...
Hi all, I am interested in the current Xamarin blog sample concerning geo location, Xamarin Forms and device features. Here is the link to the blog sample app on github:...
View ArticleStacklayout label
Hi, I have a stacklayout which has three labels inside it. But when i display it there gap between those labels. I want to avoid the space. Can anybody help me which property will avoid this problem....
View ArticleToolbarItem Icon from url is possible?
var item= new ToolbarItem { Icon = "image.png", Name = "name", Command = new Command(...), }; Icon requires a string, any ideia?
View ArticleListView ImageCell Renderer
I am trying to create a Renderer for Android, IOS and Windows Phone for the ImageCell template to be used in a ListView. I'd like to add a second and third image to the cell and set their sources, but...
View ArticleAccess to xaml element from code
Hi! This is my first post in this forum. Maybe is a silly problem but... I came to xamarin.forms from visual studio and i have problems to access from code to a label defined in xaml. I want to change...
View ArticleHow to change default Icon in MasterDetailPage Bar?
I am using a MasterDetailPage and set the icon to a hamburger icon but the little robot icon is still there, how do I remove/change it? I want to replace it with a custom image.
View ArticleHow can I manually render a custom view from Xamarin.Forms into a native view?
I've been rewriting some parts of my app to use custom renderers to avoid some of the Xamarin.Forms bugs. For example I had a problem with a ListView headers, so I switched to using a ViewRenderer with...
View ArticleHow to handle page close event?
Hi, What is the proper way to handle page closing event? I'm closing page by executing PopAsync(); I tried following code: var page2 = App.getPage2(); page2.Disappearing += page2_Disappearing; await...
View ArticleXamarin Forms distance
Hi All! I am writing an application which works with map and I need to show the distance in Kilometers from one Position to another. I have found an extension method in XAmarin.Forms.Labs library but...
View ArticleProblem with Toolbar with many Items
Hello! I have a Xamarin.Forms Project that needs a Toolbar with many items, and I'm having some problems to accomplish this. When I have just one Item, my code Works, but when I have more than one...
View ArticleXamarin .exe files not working
Hi, I have installed trial of version Xamarin on my MAC machine and created a GUI in C# of Xamarin.The code runs well in the preview.But the exe created does not run on MAC as well as Windows and no...
View ArticleCustomEntry Bindable Property
I trying to create a customEntry which calls Unfocus method if MVVM boolean changes to false. <local:CustomEntry ChangeFocus="{Binding MyViewModelPropertyVisible}" /> public class CustomEntry :...
View ArticleGrouped ListView - can you detect when the group header is selected/tapped?
Using a Grouped ListView, is there a way to detect when the group header is selected or tapped?
View ArticleChange Flow Direction of a Content Page?
Hello, how can I change the flow direction of a Xamarin Forms Content Page from Left to Right to Right to Left? something like Windows Phone Flow Direction property?
View ArticleBackgrounding API for Forms
Hi, i just finished the Backgrounding xam u class with rob gibbens. Great class. One thing that was kind of discussed was that xamarin forms doesn't really have a common api for backgrounding and that...
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