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Tag: Auto Layout
Add an Animated Drawer
You’ve probably seen menus that pop out of the side of an app, but do you know how to make one? With the knowledge of some simple code you too can add these to your application using auto layout. If you take a look… Continue Reading “Add an Animated Drawer”
This Old App: Update to Xcode 9
A few months ago, Apple threw out my app Interval Runcalc for being too old. While it wasn’t the most innovative, complex or profitable, it was an app I used frequently myself. It was a calculator for time, pace and distance for running not… Continue Reading “This Old App: Update to Xcode 9”
Where is Update Frames in Xcode 8.1?
A tech author’s work is never done. As soon as he or she completes manuscript and gets it published, the manuscript almost immediately becomes obsolete. In my case, Practical Autolayout for Xcode 8 went obsolete a day before I published, but I had no idea about… Continue Reading “Where is Update Frames in Xcode 8.1?”
Adding Modal Views and Popovers in Swift 3.0
Modal views are one of the fundamental ways to present view controllers. Some early applications on the iPhone were completely modal views — some still do. Modals do not do their own housekeeping like navigation controllers or tab controllers, so they are not as… Continue Reading “Adding Modal Views and Popovers in Swift 3.0”
How to Add Stack Views Programmatically and (almost) avoid AutoLayout
Some people don’t like Interface Builder and like to code instead. Sometimes your layout is so dynamic you need to lay out in code. In either case, programmatic layout of views becomes the answer instead of auto layout. In Xcode 7 Apple introduced stack… Continue Reading “How to Add Stack Views Programmatically and (almost) avoid AutoLayout”
Why Stack Views Are Your Best Friend If You Hate Auto Layout
If you hate auto layout, you may be surprised to learn Apple does too. In Xcode 7 Apple introduced a new way to work with constraints called stack views. Stacks are containers that keep views aligned automatically. Originally announced as a lazy man’s auto… Continue Reading “Why Stack Views Are Your Best Friend If You Hate Auto Layout”
Practical Auto Layout: Are You Ready for iOS 9?
Apple messed up big time. They wanted a simple, powerful but flexible system to lay out buttons, labels, images and other objects on the storyboard. They wanted a way to make only one layout and have it work on any iOS device in any… Continue Reading “Practical Auto Layout: Are You Ready for iOS 9?”
6 Themes to Expect at Apple’s WWDC 2015 No One is Talking About.
Once a year, Apple developers get together in San Francisco. Some lucky people in person, most through on-line connections. The event is the World Wide Developer’s Confrence (WWDC), the event for those people and companies developing applications for OSX and iOS. As a developer,… Continue Reading “6 Themes to Expect at Apple’s WWDC 2015 No One is Talking About.”
Swift Swift: Making Background Images, Small Images and Custom UIViews with Autolayout
For those who have worked a bit with auto layout, there are two topics that seems to be a real challenge: using a custom UIView, especially when using Core Graphics , and displaying photos either in the foreground or as a background. Both suffer… Continue Reading “Swift Swift: Making Background Images, Small Images and Custom UIViews with Autolayout”
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