Xcode 4 has introduced many improvements, but you have to know how to use them – and know they exist. One extremely useful feature is Xcode 4’s capability to create outlets and actions automatically with a simple drag and drop operation. This means that you can create your @property, @synthesize methods, and declare your instance…
Tag: interface builder
Found out about a great library by Matej Bukovinski for easily adding stylish progress notification graphics to your app. The library is MBProgressHUD, and a full example is included. It is very straightforward to implement, and includes it’s own thread creation so you don’t have to worry if threading is a topic that you are…
I found an interesting tutorial today on how to create iPhone interfaces easily with Keynote. This is something I hadn’t really considered doing. Basically what the author does is draw out interface elements in keynote, and then copy/paste them into a graphics utility called Acorn although any image editor should work that allows you to copy/paste…
This is the second part of the tutorial on building your iPhone App’s interface in interface builder. In this video I quickly drag out all the elements, and connect the interface elements with the appropriate outlets, and actions, and build the class file automatically. This is the 5th video/tutorial in this series, and I hope you…
Hi everybody, this is the fourth installment of my series Your First Apple iPhone App Store App Step-By-Step tutorial series. This is a 2-part lesson on building your App’s interface in Xcode’s interface builder. Here is the video: In this installment I create a basic project, and explain a little bit about interface builder. I…