How to save the images into the phone
I need to cache some images which the apps will download them from a url. How to save it?
View ArticleXAML Intellisense?
It appears there is no intellisense when editing a Xamarin.Forms XAML file or did something go wrong with my install? If there is none, is there an XSD that could be used when editing the file in the...
View ArticlePrevent Entry soft keyboard from showing on Android
I am programmatically entering text into a bunch of Entry controls in a ContentPage. I don't want the keyboard to show since the user isn't supposed to type into them - the text comes from a different...
View ArticleMultiBinding support
Does Xamarin.Forms have any sort of MultiBinding support? If not, how might one go about applying the following. IsVisible="{Binding AltFileLocation.IsVoiceLoading, Converter={StaticResource...
View ArticleEntryCell colors
Hi, I have a few questions regarding colors in entry cells: 1) Running on Android, it seems like the EntryCell does not honour the LabelColor property when setting an implicit style: Is this a bug? 2)...
View ArticleConsume Self Signed SSL based WCF Service
Hi All, I have created a valid Self Signed certificate on my local machine and I can access the webservice through browser. However, I am getting the following exception when consuming on Xamarin.forms...
View ArticleDetect a tap and add a pin to the map?
I'm new to Xamarin, and am developing an application that will use a map. We're using Xamarin Forms, and I am able to properly get a map displayed. I can scroll around, etc. I want to simply detect a...
View ArticleIs there a way to restrict the orientation of a page within Forms
I want to be able to restrict the page orientation for different pages. Is there a common way of organising this?
View ArticleReally slow build speed with iOS
I've been running into this issue since we started testing on an actual iPhone, not a simulator: the build process seems to hang, for up to 5-10 minutes, without any feedback of the process. After some...
View ArticleBug: Unable to run a copy/pasted solution with updated file names on Emulator
Bug: Unable to run a copy/pasted solution with updated file names on Emulator. Steps: 1. Take an existing solution that has been run on emulator. 2. Copy and paste solution and rename some files (i.e....
View ArticlePass data from Android Project to PCL
Hi, I need to take photo from a PCL project (only in Android at the moment). Tried to use XLabs but fail to use it. So I am trying to use native code and dependency service. So this is what I did and...
View ArticleUsing Objective-c and Java libraries with UI in xamarin.forms
I am working on a xamarin.forms project that scans checks and deposits them. The company that supplies the component that I am using has an iOS and Andorid library. The iOS library (.a file) actually...
View ArticleHow to call Windows Native Application Page from Xamarin.Forms ?
in my application working in xamarin.Forms PCL ,Is possible to navigate page in Windows 8.1 solution Kindly help me
View ArticleSetting orientation of one page
The app I'm currently working on requires me to set the orientation of one single page to landscape (the rest of the app is strictly portrait). However I can't find a simple way to do so. Has anyone...
View ArticleEntry.Focused/Unfocused not working on Android XF 1.4.4.6387?
Hi have a quite simple code for capturing the Focused/Unfocused events on an entry (This entry is added as content of the page) var txtForFocus = new Entry { Text = "Hello" }; txtForFocus.Focused +=...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms.Maps clicking Pin programatically without custom renderer
Hi, Looking at the disappointingly limited functionality that Xamarin.Forms.Maps offers I was wondering how I could click on a Pin programatically so the tooltip label appears without having to...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms WebView content debugging
Hi All, Is there a way to make the contents of a Xamarin.Forms WebView debuggable? On android I see this method:...
View ArticleSearchbar by correcting one character in the middle, cursor goes to the last...
I have a few problems with the SearchBar under Android. I typed a word and then I want to change something in the middle of the word. After change only one character the cursor goes to the last place...
View ArticleCustom renderer on Android with Content not working
I'm working on a custom renderer that shows content inside a scrollview - based on James Montemagno's parallax idea. Essentially I have a control that shows an image with a scrollview on top, with...
View ArticleCrash when using ViewCell in ListView, but only on Windows Phone
I have a Xamarin.Forms app that has a ListView with around 2000 items. I provide a search so the size is not really a problem. I designed the app initially to use a TextCell, but now I want to switch...
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