Overview of all the posts on Gerald's blog
2018
Implement grouping in the Xamarin.Forms ListView
·3 mins
Want to learn how to implement grouping in the Xamarin.Forms ListView control? You’ve come to the right place. This post shows you how to implement it.
Spicing up your Xamarin app with Lottie animations
·4 mins
Lottie allows you to add great animations to your apps in a very easy way. In this post we will see how to add Lottie to your Xamarin.Forms apps.
2017
Showing PDF files in Xamarin.Forms
·6 mins
Do you want to show PDF files in your Xamarin.Forms app? In this post I will show you one way to do it on iOS and Android.
Using iOS 11 Large Titles in Xamarin.Forms
·2 mins
iOS 11 introduced the large titles as a new design. By default, this is not enabled. In this post, you will learn how to add them to you Xamarin.Forms app.
Creating flight-mode safe Xamarin apps with Akavache
·8 mins
Making a network resilient app can be quite the challenge. With the Akavache plugin your life will be a lot easier. This post teaches you how to use it.
TapGestureRecognizer in Xamarin.Forms for Android
·2 mins
On Android, the Xamarin TapGestureRecognizer does not work for more than two taps. In this post I will show you how to get around this.
Implementing value converters with IValueConverter for Xamarin.Forms
·4 mins
When using XAML the IValueConverter might be needed for values that aren’t directly of the required type. This post teaches you how to implement them.
Boosting Your Productivity with MFractor
·5 mins
MFractor is a great addition to the Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms tooling on Mac. This post shows you why that is and why you need this.