Global Resources problem in Xamarin projects

Today I spent a lot of time to understand why my style doesn’t work. <Application xmlns="https://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms" xmlns:x="https://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml" x:Class="myProject.App"> <Application.Resources> <ResourceDictionary> <Style x:Key="WarmGreyLine" TargetType="BoxView"> <Setter Property="HeightRequest" Value="1" /> <Setter Property="HorizontalOptions" Value="Fill" /> <Setter Property="Color" Value="#EEE9E5" /> <Setter Property="Margin" Value="0,10,0,10" /> </Style> </ResourceDictionary> </Application.Resources> </Application> I followed a video about it on Xamarin University. Everything was the same. They say you can copy your style from a ContentPage.Resources and page in the Application.Resources section <ContentPage.Resources> <ResourceDictionary> <Style x:Key="WarmGreyLine" TargetType="BoxView"> <Setter Property="HeightRequest" Value="1" /> <Setter Property="HorizontalOptions" Value="Fill" /> <Setter Property="Color" Value="#EEE9E5" /> <Setter…

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Microsoft’s new adaptive shell will help Windows 10 scale across PC, Mobile, and Xbox

The Windows Shell is essentially the Windows environment we all know and love. In layman’s terms, it gives us access to system elements and objects necessary for running applications, and houses features such as the Taskbar, Start Menu, Desktop and more. Currently, the Windows Shell is different depending on the version of Windows 10 you’re using. For example, Mobile is using a different Windows Shell than desktop; but Microsoft is working to change and streamline that. Microsoft is building an "adaptive shell" into Windows 10 that’ll work across PCs and…

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Microsoft’s Channel 9 introduces .Game, a new series focused on game development using .NET

Microsoft has introduced a new show to its Channel 9 video platform aimed at teaching and showing off Microsoft’s products and services. The new show is called .Game and aims to teach people how to develop games using .NET. In this new series, viewers will be able to watch along and discover how game development works and how to do it themselves. The first episode of the show is already available and focuses on the basics with Unity, a popular game engine. The above video introduces the .Game show. Stacey…

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