Brand new install and getting weird build errors.
Hello! I have just recently reinstalled fresh copy of Mavericks and also installed Xamarin studio and Xcode 5.1.1 on my MBP. I have code repo setup @ bitbucket and the current project in my iMac is...
View ArticleScreen corruption on retina MacBook Pro while debugging
Has anyone else seen this...while debugging the entire XamStudio turns to "snow" just like on TV - complete screen corruption? The Mac OS menu bar is fine. I have to restart XamStudio to fix but it...
View ArticleItemSelected and ItemTapped events not firing in Android part of a...
None of these are firing for a ListView when an item is tapped. This is happening only for the .Android project on both emulator and the phone (GS4). That's working perfectly for iOS & WP projects....
View ArticleWindows Phone Light Theme?
Is there a best practice approach for implementing a light theme for a Xamarin Forms Windows Phone app? For the other platforms, you can specify the theme and the controls will use a dark or light...
View ArticleUIProgressView with Images Don't Work
It seems that UIProgressView with images don't work. It uses the default look. Does anybody have an idea why? A workaround would be great. var vBarGraph = new UIProgressView { Frame = new RectangleF...
View ArticleCommunicating with Android-based Tablets using WIFI
I am planning to develop a system for a restaurant in which tablets will be the mode for ordering and the order list is sent to another tablet via WIFI. Any thoughts on how to do it? Thanks!
View ArticleBest practice to upload image selected to a web api
Hello everyone, I want to know which is the best way to upload an image that i have in (any platform device , android, ios, winphone) to a web api, should i use put or post, how i have to convert the...
View ArticleAndroid External Image source not working
I'm developing a Xamarin Forms application and i have page with a ListView with some images and is working fine in iOS but in Android the images does not appear, there's something is i must know about...
View ArticleHttpUtility class
I'm trying to develope my first application using Xamarin Studio but so far without success. The reason for that is because i can't Access the HttpUtility class even if i can declare it? each time i...
View ArticleStoryboarding a custom UITableViewCell
In Xcode, when you specify a UITableViewCell as having a Custom style in the storyboard, to drag subview elements (labels, images and so on) directly onto the Table View Cell. With Xamarin Studio,...
View ArticleMake button detect long tap.
Hello, I'm trying to make my Forms.Button to recognize long tap. I've tried to search Forms API and this forum for answer and I suppose it possible with GestureRecognizer. Althrough, I didn't find any...
View ArticleChoose image from gallery or take photo - Combination
Hi all. In my app, I need to add photo from gallery (already taken photos), or take photo using camera. Maybe someone give me some tips how to implement it. I don't want to have two buttons: "Take...
View ArticleLayout not visible until added twice
I'm trying to create an "Overlay" of sorts using relative layouts. When I add my child element (that fills the screen) it isnt visible, but if I add a second one - it is. I'm going to be swapping pages...
View ArticleScrollView auto scrolls on keyboard visible?
I can see that the ScrollView automatically scrolls up to keep the Entry I clicked on visible when the onscreen keyboard opens. Is there a way to further control this behavior? There is a Login button...
View ArticleKnown compatible micro ORM's?
I was looking at the various micro ORM solutions and I was wondering if you guys could all chime in on what micro ORM solutions you have successfully used with Xamarin. Thanks in advance for any...
View ArticleWrapper type 'MonoTouch.UIKit.NSParagraphStyle' is missing its native...
It only happens on iOS 5, hence couldn't easily test it... Wrapper type 'MonoTouch.UIKit.NSParagraphStyle' is missing its native ObjectiveC class 'NSParagraphStyle'. But no NSParagraphStyle appears on...
View ArticleGCM notifications
Hi guys, We're just getting started with the fabulous GCM notifications. Here are our issues: The notification works well and the app receives it. But when the app is not started and a notification...
View ArticleLocalization
Are the any tips or strategies for localization with a Forms app? I'm looking to localize some simple strings for button labels.
View ArticleResource.Designer.cs only refreshing on build
Hi everybody, it seems that the Resource.Designer.cs file is only refreshing for new layouts for example, if i build the hole Project. But it took some time to do, quite a bigger Project. Have anybody...
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