Xaml Intellisense in Visual Studio 2013
Hi everyone. I hope that I am putting this into the right forum. if not, please tell me where it needs to go. :-) I have setup the Mobile Essentials pack from :...
View ArticleData binding of a ViewCell in a TableView
I have a ViewCell subclass -- let's call it MyViewCell -- that I use as the ItemTemplate in a ListView. Works great. I'd like to also use MyViewCell as an item in a TableView, within a TableSection....
View ArticleFacebook Native Login Using Forms
Using the example in Facebook SDK package which is Android project (not Forms) I created a page renderer for facebook login. I got the facebook permission dialog open but no matter what I click, Cancel...
View Articlewhich social authentication to use?
Hi, I'm developing a Xamarin forms app. And now I want to implement user authentication. And later posting on facebook. I have looked at teh component store and found many different components. So...
View ArticleHow to make TableView fit to content, with no extra rows
When rendering a TableView, on either Android or iOS, it takes up a certain amount of space, regardless of the size of the content. My sample code is the following XAML: <TableView>...
View ArticleAutomatically select all text on focus in Entry,Editor,Label
How to automatically select all text on focus in entry ?
View ArticleHow do I add a small Popover with Forms?
I need to add a button that drops down a pop-over view like the attached image. How do I go about doing this using Forms so it is cross-platform.
View ArticleOxyplot Run Xamarin forms iOS not found ref to OxyPlot.Xamarin.iOS
I am creating an application in Xamarin Forms and I'll show graphs with OxyPlot, running the Hello World OxyPlot on Android and Windows Phone running, but I have a problem with IOS. When the emulator...
View ArticleThe status of F# support for Xamarin.Forms?
I don't see an option to create a new cross-platform mobile Solution project using F# in the Xamarin Studio. Is there another way to start a cross-platform F# Xaramin.Forms project?
View ArticleFind correct file path for image file in a Shared Project to use Xlabs...
Hello! I wonder how i can find correct file path for images i got in a Shared Project as Embedded resource to send them as attachment in mail using XLabs emailservice. I have easily managed to send...
View ArticleiOS remove ToolbarItem doesn't refresh the toolbar?
On Android works fine, but if I add an ToolbarItem on iOS and eventually remove him, it is still showing on the tabbar. And if I click, crashes my application. There are anyway to force a "refresh"?...
View ArticleQuickstart-guide to start developing with Xamarin(.Forms)
Hi all I have created a description (.pdf) how to start work with Xamarin(.Forms) and Visual-Studio. It contains a lot of information's for starters but also information's, like "how to use the forum",...
View Article[iOS] Page.BackgroundImage scaling
Hi everyone, I added background images for every iPhone resolution (so with @2x and @3x + with 568h for the iPhone 5 for example). On an iPhone 4 the background looks fine but on an iPhone 5s the image...
View ArticleXamarin Forms STILL recycling images in ListView in latest release
So there have been previous threads on this, but images are STILL being recycled in the latest release of Xamarin Forms. So I use a single image on the left, that is downloaded from a URL. The listview...
View ArticleHTML markup
Hi there Is there any way to display the HTML markup in Forms (iOS specifically)? Something kind of: " dasas as aas asas d a sasda asd asd aasdasas a asda sdasd " Thanks.
View ArticleHow to use async await for getting data for a content page
Dear, I am learning using Sqlite-net for PCL and listview as the TODO List example. I was based on that and create my own project. and modify the item cell with a card view as show in this link...
View ArticleAlphabet Scrollbar In Labeled Sections Listview ala iOS Contact List
Hello, I'm wondering if it's possible to make an alphabet scrollbar in a listview that has alphabetical labeled sections like the iOS contact list: I know I can use the build in control for iOS, but...
View ArticleLocalization with resources - do I need dependency services?
I localize my Xamarin.Forms app with resource files by using this description: http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-platform/xamarin-forms/localization/ It works like a charm, but in this...
View ArticleHow to get data from inbuilt Barcode scanner (not camera) to appear in Entry...
I am using an Android device TC70, with a built in scanner. The scanner is working as I can scan the barcodes into the datawedge test app. However they are not appearing in the entry control when I run...
View ArticleiPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Screens scaling issue or missing configuration?
Hello friends, I'm developing a new app using PCL with Xamarin.Forms, all starts to work without problems at all, however I do have an issue when I run the app on iphone 6/+ simulator the app scales...
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