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xamarin-component.exe Error while creating component
Trying to create a component having such commandline xamarin-component.exe create-manually DBreeze-component.xam --name="DBreeze" --summary="Add a huge amount of awesomeness to your xamarin apps."...
View ArticleSlow connection to simulator
I've just started working with Xamarin Studio and when I launch my HelloWorld application I am typically seeing 7-8 seconds before the application launches in the simulator. I worked with MonoDevelop a...
View Article"Show iOS Simulator" does not do anything
I already had tons of issues connecting VS and the MAC build host properly. Now it's working as long as I do not update Xamarin on the Mac OS VM. However when I click on "Show iOS Simulator" in VS,...
View ArticleMicrosoft's Xamarin Acquisition; thoughts? wishlists?
According to CRN [1], Microsoft is in talks to acquire Xamarin. I'm interested in knowing what Xamarin community thinks of it (even if it is just a rumor). Good? Bad? Also, what are your wishlists if...
View Articleconnecting a printer using wifi
can you please help me in writing the code for connecting the printer using wifi
View ArticleUnable to build, native linking error
I have an app made with Xamarin.iOS. I haven't had any problems in the past year to build the solution, but starting today I can no longer build / run the solution. The error I get when I try to run...
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Complex, Custom Cross Platform UI's
Looking for some advice from the more seasoned experts, but what I'm trying to achieve is an iOS and Android Smartphone app, sharing a Core Class library for the data layer and application logic - not...
View ArticleWhy does my GUI lock?
I'm doing a project where i have to create the GUI programmatically and I'm having problems with the GUI locking whenever it's running any method. I assign a method to a button's event like so:...
View ArticleVideo Streaming with DRM - Microsoft Playready DRM
Our client needs video streaming with Digital Rights Management(DRM) for use with Xamarin.iOS and Android. They're looking at Microsoft Playready DRM. Any thoughts, suggestions on Xamarin-friendly DRMs...
View ArticleCan't build after upgrading to OS X Mavericks (unable to find mono?)
After several developers successfully upgraded to Mavericks, I got brave and decided to upgrade our build server. Of course, that is the upgrade that would go wrong... I'm unable to build our project...
View ArticleHow are you guys measuring how much code you share?
I always read about apps sharing "95%" of code. How is this measured? Assume I have a solution that contains Android, iOS and a core PCL. Is there a magic tool I don't know about that would return me...
View ArticleIs there a way to get Bitmap from ImageView?
I want to dynamically make a bitmap object which are loaded in an ImageView ImageView imageView = activity.FindViewById<ImageView> (Resource.Id.imageView1); Bitmap bitmap =...
View ArticleUsing Monotouch.Social and facebook authentication
What would the best way to authenticate my app user on facebook? I checked the documentation and examples but the sample code only showed how to post tweets/updates. I require that my users...
View ArticleUITableView Source vs. DataSource/Delegate
Hoping this is the right place for this...I'm guessing it affects Xamarin Studio too... I think this is a bug unless someone can point out what I'm doing wrong. Am new to Xamarin so it's very...
View ArticleXamarin Studio crashing when writing quotation marks
Every time I write the second quotation mark in any file Xamarin Studio crashes and I have to restart it. It's very annoying... the same happens to my colleague, also working on Mac. See attached...
View ArticleCreate PCL project in F#?
Hi, Is it possible to create a portable library and write the code for it in F#? I can only find a template for a c# portable library in Xamarin Studio. Is it possible to tweak this by modifying the...
View ArticleSkipping extraction of content resources
Hello, I'm looking at packaging my Xamarin.Mac app for the App Store and have hit a quirk in the build process. In the project are several class library projects, some my own, others 3rd party. A few...
View ArticleLocalization with Storyboard - error when moving storyboards to Base folder
I am trying to follow the tutorial posted on the Blog on how to localize with Storyboards http://blog.xamarin.com/howto-localize-ios-storyboards-monotouch/ When I create the folder Base.lproj and move...
View ArticleProblem Linking Application and Web services
The web service class used in the android project is located in a PCL. When no linking is specified everything runs fine. as soon as i "link sdk assemblies only" it fails on the BeginInvoke command...
View ArticleAPK Signed In Debug Mode?
Hi all I am trying to get my app ready for release, I have followed the steps outlined here:...
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