#resourcedictionary

I just blogged: Use the #iOS system colors in #XamarinForms

Overview Let me give you a short overview first. To achieve our goal to use the iOS system colors, we need just a few easy steps: Xamarin.Forms interface that defines the colorsXamarin.iOS implementation of that interfaceResourceDictionary to make the colors available in XAMLMerging this dictionary with the application’s resourceHandling of the OnRequestedThemeChanged event Now that the plan…

I just blogged: #XFQaD: Compile #XAML without code behind in #XamarinForms

How I discovered this #XFQaD When I was reorganizing the application resources on my current side project, I decided to create some thematically divided ResourceDictionary files. This has led me to do a quick research on Xamarin.Forms resource dictionaries. If you’re doing this research, you will stumble upon this post from 2018 (!), where the hint to the magic I’ll show you soon was…

I just blogged: A workaround for Xamarin Forms 2.5 bug that prevents resource declaration in App.xaml #xamarinforms #bug #workaround

If you have a Windows background like I do, one of the most normal things for applications is to create keyed Resources in App.xaml to make them available throughout the app. Something like this should look familiar:

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How to: ResourceDictionary in a separate assembly

ResourceDictionary in a separate assembly

I have resource dictionary files (MenuTemplate.xaml, ButtonTemplate.xaml, etc) that I want to use in multiple separate applications. I could add them to the applications’ assemblies, but it’s better if I compile these resources in one single assembly and have my applications reference it, right?

After the resource assembly is built, how can I reference…