Simple Custom Control - How to set child height = Parent Grid height?
I have a simple control deriving from ContentView that is a grid with a boxview in it. The grid expands to the height of the view using HeightRequest, but I cannot get the child BoxView to use the...
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I'm trying to remove the animation on Navigation.PushModalAsync without much luck. I have already created a custom renderer "UnanimatedNavigationPage" that overrides NavigationPage OnPushAsync,...
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Set property to dynamically build XAML?
I have made a reusable button layout class which can range anywhere between 1-5 buttons. It is currently set up as a bunch of grid columns with buttons inside. The columns are built in a loop defined...
View ArticleCreating a custom view and laying it out in XAML
Is it possible to create a custom view, such as one with a RelativeLayout parent and other views laid out inside it, in XAML?
View ArticleMixing Tabbed Page with Navigation Page, is it possible?
I have a tabbed page where I am going to show bunch of buttons (tabs) on the bottom of the screen (iOS). When a user select a tab, the top part of the screen is to show a navigation page while keeping...
View ArticleHaving problems working with RefreshListView and IsLoading binding.
I've created a GitHub solution that can be downloaded which has 3 questions I'm trying to solve. The project can be found here and can be launched on the iOS simulator. I'm trying to do a few things: I...
View ArticleProblems with Picker in iOS
Hi all In my project (based on template “Blank App (Xamarin.forms Shared)” I have a page with Pickers. Installed version of Xamarin.Forms: 1.2.2.6243. In iOS, the Picker is showed correct, but if the...
View ArticleHow do you localize Text in Camera Options?
We are currently using XF Labs Camera in our project. In our app, we've managed to change localizations by using Resx and assigning names to the text of the controls eg: In the Resx file, the button...
View ArticleButton event for while clicked
I'd like to know if there is an event for the press/hold of a button, which is called on a press, and not after the press is released? Clicked event only works after the press is released, and the tap...
View ArticleScrollview stops scrolling after LayoutTo
Hi there. The problem I'm facing is that I've a RelativeLayout composed by 4 StackLayouts, they're all side by side. Only two of them are shown at the same time. The two that are hidden have a...
View ArticleUsing a ValueConverter with a Picker in XAML
I'm using the following code to convert values, but I never see the ValueConverter code get triggered. Any clues? <Picker SelectedIndex="{Binding SelectedIndex, Converter={StaticResource...
View ArticleXamarin form and Admob Component
Hi, I wrote an iOS renderer to display an ad from Admob but the DidReceiveAd event never fires. I'm using an iOS8 simulator and a version of the component dowloaded from someone on the forum which is...
View ArticleIs it possible for one view to displace another view?
In the beginning there is only one image covering the whole screen. Now I want a label to come from the bottom of the sreen and displace the image as much as necessary to display the whole textbox. I...
View ArticleNumeric keyboard differences between iOS and Android
I have a date entry field (mm/dd/yyyy) and a social security number entry field (xxx-xx-xxxx) that I have set to use the numeric keyboard. I would like to allow the user to enter the "/" in the date...
View Articleregistering push notifications doesnt add actions
Hi! Somebody has add actions to the push notifications in ios 8 , i'm trying to adding the actions and the categories, such like indicate the documentation of IOs8 but running the app and testing the...
View ArticleListView BindingContext issue
There seems to be an issue with the setting of the BindingContext on ViewCells within a ListView. Specifically, if you have explicitly set a BindingContext on an element in the visual tree that is an...
View Articlewhat is GC_MINOR: (Nursery full) means ??
[Mono] GC_OLD_BRIDGE num-objects 321 num_hash_entries 18165 sccs size 4559 init 0.00ms df1 54.71ms sort 10.08ms dfs2 32.82ms setup-cb 2.29ms free-data 15.68ms links 33282/33282/149944/50 dfs passes...
View ArticleTrouble binding Constraint to View
Hello, I'm trying to bind a Constraint from my view to my view model so I can update it depending on the presence of an extended status bar (Turns out regular pages adjust to extended status bars just...
View ArticleHow to focus a button when page is displayed?
I added the code below to my page but when it is displayed the Button btn is not focused. Why? Thanks! protected override void OnAppearing () { base.OnAppearing (); btn.Focus(); }
View ArticleCrossplatform media streaming solutions in Xamarin Forms?
I'm currently digging around looking for a solution to get some basic video streaming working with Xamarin Forms. Has anyone had any success on this front yet? Just straightforward 'chop streaming...
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