Tag: layer property

Sliders as Knobs

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Steven Lipton

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”

Category: GUI, ios12, LinkedIn Learning / Lynda.com, Swift 4.0, Swift Programming, TutorialTags: ios, knob, knob control, layer property, rotation, storyboard, swift, UI, UIView, Xcode

Swift Swift: How to Make a Drop Shadow in User Interfaces

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Steven Lipton

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Flat User interfaces are a lie. They are not completely flat. One effect continues to be used with them to show depth: Shadows. In flat interfaces it can look like there are some views floating above others by the use of shadows. In this… Continue Reading “Swift Swift: How to Make a Drop Shadow in User Interfaces”

Category: GUI, ios8, Swift, Swift Swift, Tutorial, UncategorizedTags: Auto Layout, Autoalyout, CALayer, Drop Shadows, Drop Shaodws, Glow, ios, iOS 8, layer property, Shadow Radius, Shaodw Opacity, swift, Swift GUI, UIButton, UIbutton.layer