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Behaviors for Xamarin Forms v2.0
I’ve pushed version 2.0 of my behavior implementation for Xamarin Forms and moved it to a new location on GitHub: https://github.com/corradocavalli/Corcav.Behaviors The reason for this is that, in...
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Visual Studio 2013: Fixing NuGet package install error in Xamarin Android...
Recently, quite often indeed, I’m facing an issue trying to add some NuGet packages to a Xamarin Android project, in this particular case I was trying to add Xamarin.Android.Support.RecyclerView...
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Application wide resources (reloaded)
Back in September 2014 I blogged about adding application wide resources to Xamarin Forms applications, that technique is no longer needed since starting from v 1.3 Xamarin added support to app wide...
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Adding a splash screen to Xamarin Forms apps
Every Xamarin Forms app should ship with a splash screen, it is the first thing a user see and it contributes to reduce the perceived application boot time. Adding one is quite easy, let’s go from...
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Blend 2015: Cannot add additional fields to a type… error
Yesterday repaved my machine and installed Windows 10 and Visual Studio 2015, I then loaded one of the projects I’m working on and I’ve a been shocked to discover that none of my views was rendering in...
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Dynamic localization of Windows Store apps
Localizing a Windows Store app is a fairly easy task thanks to the x:UId attribute introduced with WinRT. If you need to create a Multilanguage application just add to your Visual Studio solution a...
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Genymotion issue with Windows 10 10586
I use Genymotion for my Xamarin Android development, I know that both Xamarin and Microsoft provide their own emulator but, for my machine configuration Genymotion is the one I like most at the moment....
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Here’s a quick code snippet that allows you to change the row height of an Android ListView in Xamarin public override View GetView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) { View view =...
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Fixing SDWebImage issue on Xamarin.iOS
Loading an image into an ImageView control using Xamarin.iOS is a straightforward process: Add a ImageView to a ViewController and give it a name (e.g: MyImage) Add an image to Resources folder (e.g...
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Use IDEA IDE for Android UI design with Visual Studio and Xamarin
While Xamarin did a monster job integrating Android and iOS designers in both Visual Studio and Xamarin Studio as soon as your project becomes larger you’ll soon hit their limitations, that why many...
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XAML relative binding trick
MVVM newcomers find creating a UI like this (a simple ListView containing a button that removes current row) quite intricated. This because, while you can add a command to the item bound to each row,...
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Xamarin Forms preview with Gorilla Player
One of the major complaints about Xamarin Forms is the lack of designer with relative preview so, at the time of this writing, the development process is made up of a continuous sequence of: write...
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Xamarin.Android Status bar color not set
Not a very descriptive title, but good for search engines The problem: You’re using Xamarin.Android.Support.v7.AppCompat in order to have Material Design’s Toolbar available also devices running o...
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Add a SnackBar to you Xamarin.Android app
Material design introduced a new lightweight way to provide feedback to a user, something that sits between the AlertDialog and Toast alternatiives with a funny name: SnackBar. A Snackbar appears at...
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Using Xamarin Forms Effects
Version 2.1 of Xamarin Forms introduced Effects, a nice alternative to custom renderers when all you need is to tweak some properties of the platform native control, they should be seen as an...
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Xamarin Forms: CarouselView in action
Xamarin Forms are getting better with each new release, version 2.2, actually in preview, includes new interesting addition like Effects and CarouselView. CarouselView replaces the now deprecated...
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AutoHide FloatingActionButton in Xamarin.Android
My main phone is an Android and as a news app I use a 3rd party aggregator that, al nearly all Android apps today is based on Material Design. Using it everyday I couldn’t ignore a nice UI feature it...
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A Smart RecyclerView Adapter for Xamarin.Android
RecyclerView is the recommended way to represents a collection of items in Android applications, the good and old ListView is now deprecated since RecyclerView offers a lot of improvements like...
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I am a Xamarin MVP!
Xamarin, like Microsoft has its own MVP (Most Valuable Professional) program that awards people “who have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to helping others get the most out of their experience...
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Joining IBV
Effective June 1st, after nearly 14 years as independent consultant I’ve joined the Swiss based company IBV as Senior Software Development Engineer, decision comes from the great work and career...
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