- #Xamarin visual studio 2012 android how to#
- #Xamarin visual studio 2012 android install#
- #Xamarin visual studio 2012 android android#
I won’t go into design detail since there are lots of demo tutorials on JetBrains’s site, just want you to see some of the plus of IDEA and why it is more productive than Visual Studio’s integrated editor/designer.
#Xamarin visual studio 2012 android android#
On the left you’ll see the project structure, under app node expand the Resources folder and you’ll see the familiar Android folder structure together with your renamed main.xml file. Step 5: Switch to IDEA IDE and, for sure, rebuild the project Click Yes, and you’ll get a final dialog reminding you to recompile your project inside Android IDE and that plugin options are available under Visual Studio’s Tools menu: These modifications are necessary since Android layout files use a different extension (.xml) and project structure is slightly different than Xamarin Android apps, just say yes unfortunately these changes will prevent you to use the integrated Xamarin Android designer further unless you rename the layout file back to. Step 4: Right-click the Main.axml file inside Resources\layout folder and you should see a new option: Open in IDEA/Android StudioĬlick it and you’ll get an initial configuration dialog that should point to IDEA/Android Studio path, if not select it manually, together with other plugin optionsĬlick Ok, and you’ll see a warning dialog saying that your project needs some modifications: Step 3: Create a new blank Android app using Visual StudioĪnd wait until initial project skeleton creation process ends. No idea if something similar exists for Xamarin Studio (sorry, I’m not an pro Xamarin Studio user)
#Xamarin visual studio 2012 android install#
Step 2: Install XamarIdea extension for Visual Studio, this extension, recently updated for Visual Studio 2015, will make integration between the two IDEs a lot faster, thanks to Egor Bogatov ( for sharing. Step 1: install your favorite IDE: Android Studio or IntelliJ IDEA (they’re practically the same since Android Studio is based on IntelliJ IDEA)
#Xamarin visual studio 2012 android how to#
This post is about how to use IntelliJ IDEA based IDEs for Android UI design together with Visual Studio, following the same approach we use with Blend for Windows development. While Xamarin did a monster job integrating Android and iOS designers in both Visual Studio and Xamarin Studio as soon as your project becomes larger you’ll soon hit their limitations, that why many pro developers end up using native designers for UI design.
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