For asset catalog icons, Xamarin lets specify a single PDF, and it does all the bitmap conversion for you.
Is there a similar method available for the application icons? It would be nice to not have to generate by hand all the different sizes required?
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I am trying to set the icon for a ToolBarItem to an image loaded from an embedded resource in my Xamarin Forms project. Something like this:
SearchToolbarItem.Icon = ImageSource.FromResource("Namespace.folder.imagename.png");
I am aware that this does not compile, but it gets to heart of what I am trying to do; set an icon to an image loaded from an embedded resource.
I know I could add the image to each individual project (e.g. iOS, Android, etc.) and reference it via a string, but I would prefer just to have one image in the Xamarin Forms project and just use that. Thanks!Q
The easiest way I found is to create link of the png file in Android resources. Then you just use it as local native resource.
As the picture shows above, when we use Pages, and open several pages, then on the "Show Recents" menu from the app icon on the dock, you can see the thumbnail. I designed my own app, which when I register a customised suffix file into the recent files, then my thumbnail will be like this.
How to make it more native like Pages?
I just want to get that static picture.
Implement a Quick Look generator. That's a loadable code bundle that various OS components use to get thumbnails and previews for custom document types.
I'm using Xamarin for Visual Studio, and am getting frustrated trying to do what I would think should be a very simple thing: creating a launch (splash) screen for iOS, that has a single image that is centered on the screen (vertically and horizontally centered).
I'm creating it the recommended way, using a storyboard (other methods, like using an assets catalog, are considered deprecated as of iOS 9). In the storyboard, I have a View Controller, which contains a View, which contains an Image View. In the Properties pane, I've tried messing with the Mode (in Widget tab), and I've tried playing around with contstraints - which I think might be the key, but it is difficult to understand how it all works together.
You need to add the Splash screen in the applications properties (Launch Images). You need to create the image and upload it via that section. I couldn't find anything saying that the use of Asset catalogues are depreciated.
How do I add an icon to my finished application in apex 4.2.6 .. Not seen this in any of the books..in both desktop and J-query mobile UIs
You cannot modify the icons very easily. These application icons are some background images that are displayed using the CSS Sprite technique.
For each of the app report it's generated a class attribute from internal packaged app metadata.
That is the way to control which icon is displayed from those available in the sprite image.
Take a look at this discussion on Oracle community.
I am familiar with the standard application icon images that come with the Windows Phone sdk, but I would like to use some of these images as demonstrated on the standard start screen, with the 173x173 dimensions for the application tiles. I've tried resizing these, but they are so blurry they aren't worth using. Is there a place to download the same (or similiar) images that come with SDK except in a larger size?
Also have a look at the Icons8 icon pack, they only ask for a link to their site or $199 without a link
Have a look at Metro Studio by Syncfusion. I use it in all my applications and its free.