Added NuGet packages, now Android app won't run due to missing...
I'm not referencing System.Diagnostics.Tracing anywhere. Perhaps one of the NuGet packages I just installed do, but as far as I can tell they don't. Anyway, after installing the packages below and...
View ArticleUse msbuild to deploy to emulator
The page http://docs.xamarin.com/guides/android/advanced_topics/build_process/ gives information on "build targets" for msbuild but there is not enough detail. How do I specify the emulator that will...
View ArticleGetting Started Building a Component???
Does anyone have a good recommendations or best practices when attempting to build a component? I found the resources/guidelines provided severely lacking in content and without any pattern of...
View ArticleXML Parser / Android / XmlTextReader
I'm new to Xamarin environnement and I get an error when my code reach " while reader.read I'v tried to do reader.read in a test application and the application crash and i get this error "Could not...
View ArticleUIButton Click within a UITableViewCell
Hi, I am seeing a strange behaviour when using a UIButton within a UItableViewCell. When the button is clicked, the event is being called multiple times. Here is the code that I am using, when I ran...
View ArticleHow to create conditional symbols to check iOS version
Hi, My app supports iOS 5+, but I need to exclude the use of a library if iOS < 7. So I think I need to use conditional compilation and create conditional symbols that I can use to check the iOS...
View ArticleUIBarButtonItem Image and Text
Hi, It's possible create a UIBarButtonItem with image and text ?
View ArticleHow to Change Emulator Language (Build 4.2.1)
I am running Xamarin under Windows. The emulator 5554:MonoForAndroid_API_15 language is not English. How do I change the language back to English? Thx
View ArticleCreating a new IOS Application in Visual Studio 2012
Hello Everyone, i am using Visual Studio 2012 with the Xamarin.IOS for Visual Studio Plugin. The Hello World Template works quite well. But the question is how to exit and/or create new ViewControllers...
View ArticleHow To style/theme/change colors of UITableView Sections and Cells?
What is proper way to style/theme/change colors of UITableView Sections and Cells? I am having no luck. The sample with the Appearance Api does nothing with tables. Thanks ahead of time.
View ArticleF# Samples: Console, Tasky?
After first building and installing F# and F# bindings from source, and then connecting the alpha channel, got F# support in Xamarin Studio along with the Web, iOS, Android templates for F#. However, I...
View Articlegetting started with F#
I followed the C# tutorial hello,_mac here: http://docs.xamarin.com/guides/mac/getting_started/hello,_mac I would like to repeat the same exercise with F#. I don't see the any header files in xcode or...
View ArticlePrevent Point in Canvas Drawing from Clear?
I am working on a drawing tool. There are two mark-up types: highlighter and pen. Currently I have to create 2 bitmaps for each because it's vector based and when they "erase" part I use...
View ArticleDecember 16: 'PCL Deep Dive with Xamarin's James Montemagno', Houston, Texas
Following the .NET Rocks Roadshow event in Houston, we'll have a special presentation from Xamarin's James Montemagno - "Xamarin + Portable Class Library Deep Dive"...
View ArticleDecember 3: Seattle Mobile .NET Developers Group: 'Cross Platform Mobile...
Here are the details: http://www.meetup.com/SeattleMobileDevelopers/events/146547542/ Dec. 3rd at 6PM downtown! Both myself and Frank Krueger will be there presenting. Going to be amazing!!
View ArticleCannot check SDK Status VS2012 Ultimate
I currently have a Trial Version of the full package of Xamarin installed on my Windows 8 with Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate. The package has also been download and installed on a macbook pro. Downloaded...
View ArticleNo Archive in xCode
I am following the instructions for App Store distribution as I have done before and have created an Archive in Xamarin Studio. The instructions now have you launch xCode, go into the organizer, select...
View ArticleThings working on DEBUG but not on RELEASE why is that ( Zipstorer ).
I am using zipStorer to zip and unzip files and it was all okay while debbug till today that i made a release version and nothing happens when i try to zip no freezing, literally no nothing !!! It just...
View ArticleUIBarButtonItem Image and Text
Hi, It's possible create a UIBarButtonItem with image and text ?
View ArticleUISegmentedControl in UIToolbar
Hello! I've been experimenting with displaying an UISegmentedControl at the bottom of a screen in the NavigationControllers UIToolbar, but I haven't had any success so far. The code below is what some...
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