UILabels in UIScrollView misaligned despite using CGRectIntegral? - iphone

I have a UILabel with an attributed string that I'm creating in a UIScrollView:
CGRect frame = self.view.frame;
frame.origin.x = 10;
frame.size.width -= 10;
frame = CGRectIntegral(frame);
UILabel *textView = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
textView.numberOfLines = 0;
textView.lineBreakMode = NSLineBreakByWordWrapping;
textView.backgroundColor =[UIColor clearColor];
[self addSubview:textView];
Despite ensuring the frame is set using CGRectIntegral, the iOS Simulator still shows the label as misaligned.
To try to get rid of the misalignment, I also tried this without any luck:
textView.frame = CGRectIntegral(textView.frame);
textView.bounds = CGRectIntegral(textView.bounds);
Can a UILabel with attributed strings be properly aligned in scrollView?

I'm not sure it will solve your problem, but you have nothing to lose to try another method :
CGRect frame = CGRectOffset(CGRectInset(self.view.frame,5,0),5,0);
UILabel *label = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
label.text = #"Test";
[self addSubview:label];
If it's not working the error may come from your label itself (maybe adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth, lineBreakMode, sizeToFit or contentMode). All your label code is here ?
Try an incremental debugging because it may not come from the frame at all.

You have set the frame.origin.x =10; try by setting it to zero.

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UITableView separator lines briefly bleed through overlaid UIView

Further to this question I asked recently, I was able to get the explanation view appearing in front of the tableview successfully, but I now have a problem whereby the tableview's separator lines are briefly visible underneath my explanation view when the tableview first loads. This is in spite of setting the explanation view's background colour, setting it to opaque and bringing it to the front. It's just a brief flash, but it's noticeable and distracting.
Here is my code (_explanationView is a UIView instance variable that I set to nil in the view controller's dealloc method):
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
self.tableView.separatorColor = [UIColor darkGrayColor];
CGRect frame = CGRectMake(50.0f, 120.0f, 220.0f, 155.0f);
_explanationView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
_explanationView.userInteractionEnabled = NO;
_explanationView.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
_explanationView.opaque = YES;
_explanationView.layer.borderColor = [UIColor darkGrayColor].CGColor;
_explanationView.layer.borderWidth = 1.0f;
_explanationView.layer.cornerRadius = 10.0f;
_explanationView.layer.masksToBounds = YES;
UILabel *label = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(20.0f, 0.0f, 180.0f, 145.0f)];
label.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
label.textColor = [UIColor darkGrayColor];
label.numberOfLines = 0;
label.lineBreakMode = UILineBreakModeWordWrap;
label.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:14.0f];
label.text = #"Explanation of this screen...";
[_explanationView addSubview:label];
[self.tableView addSubview:_explanationView];
}
I found that I had to bring the explanation view to the front in the viewDidAppear: method, otherwise the tableview's separator lines are permanently visible underneath.
- (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
[super viewDidAppear:animated];
[self.tableView bringSubviewToFront:_explanationView];
}
What can I do to stop the tableview's separator lines from briefly being visible underneath my custom view?
I found this answer which indicates that handling the order of a custom subview in tableView can be done in the layoutSubviews method.

iOS - UIScrollView doesn't update its content and some UIViews disappear after reload

I have UITableViewController with UIScrollView inside UIView as its header.
UIScrollView is used to display slideshow of images:
UITableView
-UITableViewHeaderView
-UIView
-UIScrollView
-UIImageView
...
-UIPageControl
Every image has a subview with its title and description:
UIImageView
-UIView
-UILabel
-UILabel
When I need to update my tableView a delegate method is called which reloads data in a tableView and calls addImages method:
- (void)eventsUpdated
{
if ([self respondsToSelector:#selector(setRefreshControl:)])
[self.refreshControl endRefreshing];
[self.tableView reloadData];
[self addImages];
}
Here is how I add my images:
- (void)addImages
[self.scrollView.subviews makeObjectsPerformSelector:#selector(removeFromSuperview)];
for (int i = 0; i < images.count; i++) {
CGRect frame;
frame.origin.x = self.scrollView.frame.size.width * i;
frame.origin.y = 0;
frame.size = self.scrollView.frame.size;
UIImageView *subview = [self createImageViewForEvent:[images objectAtIndex:i] inFrame:frame];
subview.frame = frame;
[self.scrollView addSubview:subview];
}
self.scrollView.contentSize = CGSizeMake(scrollView.frame.size.width*images.count, scrollView.frame.size.height);
pageControll.currentPage = 0;
pageControll.numberOfPages = images.count;
}
- (UIImageView *)createImageViewForEvent:(Event *)event inFrame:(CGRect)frame
{
UIImage *image;
NSString *imageName = [event.imageName lastPathComponent];
NSString *bundleFilePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:[imageName stringByDeletingPathExtension] ofType:[imageName pathExtension]];
image = [UIImage imageWithContentsOfFile:bundleFilePath];
UIImageView *output = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:image];
output.frame = frame;
UIView *descriptionView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, frame.size.height*0.7, frame.size.width, frame.size.height*0.3)];
descriptionView.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:0 green:0 blue:0 alpha:0.5];
descriptionView.alpha = 1.0;
UILabel *header = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 5, frame.size.width-20, 12)];
header.textColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:210/256.0 green:217/256.0 blue:231/256.0 alpha:1.0];
header.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"Helvetica" size:17];
header.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
header.lineBreakMode = UILineBreakModeTailTruncation;
header.numberOfLines = 1;
UILabel *description = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 22, frame.size.width-20, 28)];
description.textColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:255/256.0 green:255/256.0 blue:255/256.0 alpha:1.0];
description.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"Helvetica" size:12];
description.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
description.lineBreakMode = UILineBreakModeTailTruncation;
description.numberOfLines = 2;
header.text = event.title;
[descriptionView addSubview:header];
description.text = event.shortDesription;
[descriptionView addSubview:description];
[output addSubview:descriptionView];
return output;
}
After first launch everything works fine, but if I try to reload my tableView and call addImages again, all UILabels disappear, only UIImageView and UIView are visible.
UPD:
What I have noticed, is that my UILabels appear after some time, approximately after 30 seconds. I have never experienced something similar before
UPD 2:
After I reload my tableView and scrollview, scrollView's content is not updated right away, only after I start scrolling
I reproduced a sample project from the code you posted, and didn't find any refreshing issues on the labels nor on any other component. This leads me to think the problem is not in the code you posted, but rather somewhere else.
Usually when you see such a delay, it is because some code that should not be running in parallel, is running in parallel.
I would suggest you check how and when you perform your call to eventsUpdated. You must make sure that call is performed on the main thread, and only once your array of events has finished updating. To check that, you can add add the following line in eventsUpdated:
NSLog(#"Current: %#, main: %#", [NSThread currentThread], [NSThread mainThread]);
Please post the log! :-)
I would suggest you also add to your question the code from the method that calls eventsUpdated, as it could also be of help.
At first, never do something like
[scrollView.subviews makeObjectsPerformSelector:#selector(removeFromSuperview)];
Scroll view has some internal views (scroll indicators, for example), so you're removing them which may dealloc them and cause strange crashes any time later.
As for your problem - try calling bringSubviewToFront: of your UIImageView to get your labels infront of everything else

UITextView breaks line automatically if string is shorter than 2 lines

I set up a UITextView that acts strange. If I set it's content to a long text it breaks it correctly at the boundaries however if the content is single lined it automatically breaks it before the last word even if it fits in one line. It created sort of a minimum of lines.
I wasn't able to find this issue posted on the web so I had to ask.
Here's the set up of the UITextView
Message * displayedMessage = [messages objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
UIFont * messageFont = [UIFont fontWithName:#"Helvetica" size:13];
CGSize messageSize = [displayedMessage.content sizeWithFont:messageFont constrainedToSize:CGSizeMake(240.f, 3000.f) lineBreakMode:UILineBreakModeWordWrap];
UITextView * messageTextView = [[UITextView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(46.f, 0.f, messageSize.width, messageSize.height + 25)];
messageTextView.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
messageTextView.font = messageFont;
messageTextView.editable = NO;
messageTextView.scrollEnabled = NO;
messageTextView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsetsZero;
messageTextView.textColor = [UIColor blackColor];
[messageTextView setDataDetectorTypes:UIDataDetectorTypeAll];
messageTextView.text = displayedMessage.content;
[cell addSubview:messageTextView];
I managed to solve it eventually i just had to define the textview like this, with a fixed width:
> UITextView * messageTextView = [[UITextView alloc]
> initWithFrame:CGRectMake(46.0f, 0.0f, 240.0f, messageSize.height +
> 25)];

UITextView, user scrolls uitextview but then it snaps back to original position, whats wrong?

I currently have a UITextView which is contained in a UIViewController using the following code:
UIViewController *container = [[UIViewController alloc] init];
container.view.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0,
[UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.width, 1000);
//[UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.height
container.view.userInteractionEnabled = YES;
container.view.clipsToBounds = YES;
UIImageView *imgView = [[UIImageView alloc]
initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"myImage.png"]];
imgView.frame = container.view.frame;
imgView.userInteractionEnabled = YES;
[container.view addSubview:imgView];
[imgView release];
UITextView *textContained = [[UITextView alloc]
initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, container.view.bounds.size.width, 1000)];
//container.view.bounds.size.height
textContained.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"Calibri" size:14];
textContained.scrollEnabled = YES;
textContained.editable = NO;
textContained.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
textContained.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
textContained.font = [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:14];
textContained.userInteractionEnabled = YES;
textContained.alwaysBounceVertical = YES;
textContained.contentSize = CGSizeMake(container.view.frame.size.width,
container.view.frame.size.height);
I then set my UItextView text property with some text, which extends past the current screen size. I then add my UITextView to my container using the following code.
switch (indexPath.row) {
case 0:
textContained.text = #"LOTS AND LOTS OF TEXT";
[container.view addSubview:textContained];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:container animated:YES];
[textContained release];
break;
default:
break;
}
[container release];
When I test this code, the text appears just fine in the UITextView and everything looks ok. But the problem is when I try to scroll down to see the remainder of the text. Everytime I scroll down the UITextView scrolls back in to its original position. I have tried several ways to get this to work, but I think I need some fresh eyes to see what I'm doing wrong.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
First, you don't want to set the contentSize of a UITextView, since it is determined by the length of text automatically.
Try to make the height of textView smaller. For example:
UITextView *textContained = [[UITextView alloc]
initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, container.view.bounds.size.width, 50)];
And give it more text, like:
textContained.text = #"LOTS AND LOTS OF TEXT\nLOTS AND LOTS OF TEXT\nLOTS AND LOTS OF TEXT\n\nLOTS AND LOTS OF TEXT\nLOTS AND LOTS OF TEXT\n";

Text is not getting placed as mentioned in CGRect frame of UILable

this might look simple but i am not able to Find the solution for this...when i use this below code the text get placed at right postion as mentioned in the CGRect frame.
[self.view addSubview:[self createLabel:CGRectMake(50,480,50,20):#"Status:"]];
-(UILabel*)createLabel:(CGRect)frame :(NSString*)labelTitle
{
UILabel *myLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
[UIFont fontWithName:#"Arial" size:13];
myLabel.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentLeft;
}
But when i use this below Code the text is getting placed at rightmost corner of the frame...its not getting placed at right position as mentioned in the CGRect frame..can anyone tell whats the problem happening with this..
[self.view addSubview:[self createLabel:CGRectMake(50,340,150,20):aRequests.request_details]];
NOTE:aRequests.request_details is coming from webservices..
Your method doesn't return any object. Try to add return myLabel; at the end of it.
And you are not setting new title: myLabel.text = labelTitle;