Paul P paulpatarinski

Setting up a device for automation

Turn off auto-sleep
Turn off iCloud Backup (otherwise you get a popup preventing automation from running)
Insert Sim (otherwise you get a popup preventing automation from running)

#OpenGL error on launch > https://creativewebspecialist.co.uk/2015/07/22/how-to-use-visual-studio-android-emulator-on-vmware-fusion/

#Network Adapter issues :

Run : VirtualBox-5.0.11-104101-Win.exe -msiparams NETWORKTYPE=NDIS5 > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33725779/failed-to-open-create-the-internal-network-vagrant-on-windows10

Ways to create a nuget

Other tools

MaYVgr

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License.

This gist aims to demystify how Xamarin Forms Xaml works.

Here is the call stack executed to render a Xaml File.

1.LoadFromXaml - BindableObject Extension

2.XamlLoader.Load - uses XmlReader to read the xaml file

using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create((TextReader) new StringReader(xaml)))

public static void RemoveMenuButton(this ApplicationBar applicationBar)
{
  var appBarMenuButton =
  applicationBar.Buttons.Cast<ApplicationBarIconButton>()
    .FirstOrDefault(x => x.Text.Equals("Main Menu"));
  
  if(appBarMenuButton != null)
  {
 applicationBar.Buttons.Remove(appBarMenuButton);

These are setup steps to get a Mac working with a Win 8 VM running Visual Studio 2013.

Goals :

Be able to dev using Visual Studio(or Xamarin Studio) utilizing AppBuilder and Xamarin for all platforms:
- Win Phone 8/8.1
- iOS
- Android

Mac Setup :

Software :

How to do error handling? Is there a global error handling event?

You can use the MessagingCenter

Styling? Is there a way to apply global styles, templating?

How to create a slide up/down effect for a footer? (Similar to Google Maps)

Images Render differently depending on FromFile vs FromResource?
Support for SVG?

How to create a performant listview?

	public static readonly BindableProperty $propertyName$Property =
	BindableProperty.Create("$propertyName$", typeof($propType$), typeof($controlType$), default($propType$));

	public $propType$ $propertyName$
	{
	get { return ($propType$)GetValue($propertyName$Property); }
	set { SetValue($propertyName$Property, value); }
	}