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Category: ios12
Actions in Table Views
Sometimes table views could use a few buttons. There’s two delegates which create swipe buttons on table view cells. Let’s learn how you can implement these buttons and an interesting hidden feature you can do with them. There is two delegate methods, one for… Continue Reading “Actions in Table Views”
Fix Stack View Disasters
Learn how to take a disaster of nested stack views and untangle it into a great user interface.
Sliders as Knobs
You’ve seen other apps rotate views, but you may have no idea how to do it yourself. Let me show you one way to rotate views. We’ll make a simple knob control you might be able to use in your apps. Download the example… Continue Reading “Sliders as Knobs”
CALayer Masks
UI doesn’t have to look like a rectangle. You might want a different shape for your icon. You can do that with layer masks. Let’s learn how to set them up. Download the example files. You’ll find an app with two square buttons. If… Continue Reading “CALayer Masks”
Tip: Add Drop Shadows
A video of this tip can be found on LinkedIn Learning User Interfaces often use shadows to make them look less flat, but it isn’t obvious how to add one to a view on your app. In this tip, I’ll show you how to… Continue Reading “Tip: Add Drop Shadows”
Embed Table Views
Here’s an app I started from the downloaded example file. It is a restaurant check with a total, but I have to press the Order button to see the details in a table view on the next view controller. That button is a waste… Continue Reading “Embed Table Views”
Layout iPad Landscape and Multitasking Apps
Note:You can find a video of this tip here on LinkedIn Learning If there’s one thing in auto layout that drives me nuts it is laying out for landscape different than portrait on an iPad. Phones are easy since the class sizes are different… Continue Reading “Layout iPad Landscape and Multitasking Apps”
Make Round Buttons and UIViews
In the good old days, Apple used a lot of rounded corner buttons. Many developers use several images to get the effect of round buttons. The CALayer of UIButton does have a feature for you to easily get rounded corners, and even circular buttons.… Continue Reading “Make Round Buttons and UIViews”
Use the Speech Synthesizer
It’s sometimes nice to add a little sound to your applications, and even better to add a voice. Outside Siri, you can use a cool and simple AVFoundation API to make iOS devices talk. Let’s learn how to use the Speech synthesizer. Download the… Continue Reading “Use the Speech Synthesizer”
The Settings Bundle
You’ll often want default settings that users can change. iOS provides the settings bundle for storing this information. Let’s look at how to use the settings bundle. Download the starter example file. I created a project which eventually will display the user’s default pizza.… Continue Reading “The Settings Bundle”
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