![]() ![]() Gorilla lets you integrate data at any point in your process. In this particular sample, we add images to the solution, add styles to the App.xaml, and create accessory views such as ProductCardTemplate to then use within the page.Īs the video shows, Gorilla follows your workflow, previewing each screen you code without getting in your way. The video below shows you how to walk through building out our user interface with Gorilla Player. At UXDivers, we always use at least one Android and one iOS device, but if you need to support tablets, multiple orientations or several languages you can add more devices. Gorilla allows you to use multiple devices simultaneously. The app is now ready to deploy in Gorilla mode to all devices, and you are ready to start working on your XAMLs. To make it easier to switch between Gorilla mode and Debug/ Release, create a Gorilla solution configuration by making a copy of the Debug configuration and adding the GORILLA symbol there. You want to be able to preview the XAML files, and still have the option to run the full app in debug and release mode. Note that since UXDivers.Effects and xamanimation are referenced only in XAML, you need to include a typeof to force their assemblies to load otherwise, the XAML Loader will fail. Note: The Gorilla AutoConfig package is in Beta, so make sure to enable pre-release nugets to see this package available! As seen in the video below, after creating the solution, you add both NuGet packages UXDivers.Effects and xamanimation to all projects, and the Gorilla AutoConfig package only to the platform-specific projects (iOS and Android). Once that’s ready, add Gorilla to start working on the user interface with our designers.įor this sample app, we will use the UXDivers.Effects and xamanimation NuGet packages. When starting a new app, one of our developers typically creates a new project and adds dependencies like community controls, libraries, MVVM frameworks, and custom fonts. Let’s create an app to honor one of our favorite beverages: coffee. To show you why Gorilla is so important to us, let’s do a quick demo of how to develop custom projects at UXDivers. Run the app, connect to the server, and start previewing!.Add two files to the ConferenceVision project: a.) DesignTimeData.json containing design time data, and b.) Gorilla.json to configure the custom navigation bar.This ensures the app starts in Preview Mode. Add GORILLA as an additional symbol to the Debug configuration.Add the NuGet package to the ConferenceVision.iOS project.This app was built entirely in Xamarin.Forms using cool community components, custom controls, effects, behaviors and CSS styling. The installer includes a Visual Studio add-in necessary to sync the XAML file you are editing with the previewing surface.Īs an example, let’s preview the Conference Vision app created by David Ortinau for the Build 2018 Conference with Gorilla Player. To get started, install the desktop application, available for Windows and macOS. Gorilla makes crafting great mobile UIs an enjoyable, lightweight, and collaborative process for developers and designers. ![]() Thanks to Gorilla, the projects at UXDivers have three stages: (1) our designers work on the UX/UI using their favorite design tool, (2) once the customer is happy with the design, either the designer or the developer codes the UI in XAML with the help of Gorilla Player, (3) the developer writes the logic and finishes the app. Gorilla improved our development process so much that in 2016, we turned this internal tool into a free public tool help the Xamarin community.Īs mentioned before, Gorilla Player imposes no limitations on the previewed files, runs on multiple real devices and simulators at once, and supports data bindings through JSON sample data. So, we built Gorilla Player to help us craft the beautiful XAML UI templates that make up Grial UIKit and the custom projects for our clients. We quickly realized that translating rich designs into XAML required fast feedback loops, but we didn’t have the right tooling. When we started UXDivers (in mid-2015), we were a small team of designers and developers on a mission: Take XAML UIs to the next level by bridging the gap between design and Xamarin.Forms development. Gorilla doesn’t impose constraints to your XAML, supporting custom controls, custom renderers and MVVM frameworks like Prism. ![]() It supports previewing in multiple simulators and real devices simultaneously. Gorilla Player is a free XAML previewer for Xamarin.Forms designed to efficiently create multi-platform UIs. UXDivers specializes in designing and coding engaging mobile experiences using Xamarin technologies. Leo is co-founder and CTO of UXDivers, creators of Grial UIKit and Gorilla Player. This is a guest post contributed by Leonardo Rodríguez Viacava.
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