If want a snappy UI don't use Labels. Or anything else...
I'm sorry for the harsh title. But this is exactly the sentence we throw around the office for quite some time now when ever somebody complains about the slowness of Apps based on Xamarin.Forms....
View ArticleXamarin license issue + build error
Hi I just downloaded xamarin and created a trial account. I followed the steps in xamarin forms to create a the helloworld solution. Issue1: It gave me a dialog that said "This project requires a...
View ArticleCompilation in Maps sample code with Xamarin.Forms
I have got the error below when building the code below: http://developer.xamarin.com/samples/WorkingWithMaps/ Error 2 Unzipping failed. Please download...
View ArticleHow to get Geolocation to work on Webview?
Hey guys, I'm trying to develop an app that displays a webpage with google map on it that shows the user's location using webview. I've tried many methods on getting it to work to no avail. Do any of...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms WebView Control in Windows Phone 8.1 App
Hi, I have developed a rather simple Forms App which has a Forms WebView control on a TabPage. In the WebView control a mobile website (with jQuery behind I think) is displayed. The Android and iOS...
View ArticleSupporting the Unified APIs and 64 Bit Apps
All, As you might be aware, Apple will be requiring that all new iOS app submission support 64 bits by February 15, 2015. As a result all Xamarin Applications, Components and Binding Library Projects...
View ArticleHow can I identify my unwind segue?
Hi I have a view controller with two unwind segues to a previous view controller. One is a cancel action and the other one is a save action. I want to set an identifier on my segues so that from the...
View Articledisplaying dynamic columns in a listview with xamarin forms.
Hi Everyone, I am using the Microsoft SQLite PCL classes to access a SQLite db on windows phone/android (and eventually ios). In our app an end user (consultant) can configure sql statements to run and...
View ArticleForms Labs fontsize on WP
Has anyone gotten ExtendedLabel fontsize working on Windows Phone for Xamarin Labs? It wasn't working for me in the v1.2 NuGet package, so I deleted that and pulled the master dev branch zip off Github...
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Custom renderer PagerAdapter not rendering children
I've been banging my head against the wall and the decompiler for hours on this. Maybe someone smarter than me could help a guy out I put together a Carousel renderer for Android that uses a ViewPager....
View ArticleHow can I call an Unwind Segue from code?
Based on the Unwind Segue Recipe developer.xamarin.com/recipes/ios/general/storyboard/unwind_segue/ How can I call the "UnwindToPinkViewController" segue from code? Basically, I want to do some...
View ArticleCan I use the Xamarin Android Player on OSX + Visual Studio on Virtual Box...
I've seen the helpful guides for accessing the Xamarin Android Player in Visual Studio that's on a virtual guest (in my case, Virtual Box)...
View ArticleHow to set the location of PopupMenu on gadget screen to specific location?
void ShowPopupMenu(object sender, bool e) { // Image location on gadget screen is at the bottom left corner Xamarin.Forms.Image xamarinImage = sender as Xamarin.Forms.Image; Android.Views.View...
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How To Hide/Disable Toolbar item On MasterDetailPage(On Drawer Open)?
Hi, Is there a way to hide toolbar items of the detail page when Menu option is clicked in Xamarin Form MasterDetailPage? Details- I have a MasterDetailPage with menu option pointing to different...
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VB.NET support
I know, there's an FAQ about this, but I wanted to put my vote in for it! I know VB6 very well and making the jump to allow me to make a multithreaded app. on iOS and Android with VB.NET would be very...
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Announcing the new Objective Sharpie
I am pleased to announce a new public release of Objective Sharpie, the tool we use at Xamarin to produce C# bindings of Objective-C libraries for Mac and iOS! Since the last public release, Objective...
View ArticleDetecting KeyDown in an entry?
Hi, I'd like to detect when the backspace keyboard button is pressed in an Entry even when there is no text in the entry. I've tried creating a custom renderer and overriding OnKeyDown but it doesn't...
View ArticleHow to call SecRandomCopyBytes?
How do I call the obj.c function SecRandomCopyBytes? https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Security/Reference/RandomizationReference/index.html#//apple_ref/c/func/SecRandomCopyBytes...
View ArticleAlpha chan, the return of The "DetectSigningIdentityTask" task was not given...
Hi all, I've installed the alpha channel version on Windows and mac. When compiling a monotouch project (a project not converted to 64 bits), i have this error: Error 3 The "DetectSigningIdentityTask"...
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"Missing 64-bit support" warning when validating apps for the App Store
Apple has recently added a warning during app validation to caution users that apps for the App Store will require 64-bit support starting on February 1, 2015. This warning does not yet prevent...
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