Is it possible to generate buttons and outlets dynamically from e.g. data. I am used to developing web-applications where I can generate the links from the data, but I can't see how this can be done in MonoTouch?
I basically want to create a UINavigationController and fill the layout from data I receive from a database or a-like, and then link the button to a page displaying some information about the topic. Can this be done in MonoTouch?
I suggest you to look at the MonoTouch.Dialog library (scroll down for documentation and screenshots). It comes with a sample application that shows you how you can, very easily, create UI based on code, reflection...
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So basically I have made a storyboard based app which consists of table views and text. It is designed to help new programmers like a handbook. You have a table view which allows you to choose a language, a table view which allows you to choose a section (eg initialisation) a table view to choose a subject (e.g. integer) then a text view of how to go about this.
When it was reviewed, they said
Did not include iOS features. For example, your app was just largely
text table views. It would be appropriate to use native iOS buttons
and iOS features other than just web views, Push Notifications, or
sharing.
I feel like adding these things would degrade from the simplicity and educational purpose of the app. Also, I feel it might be more difficult to navigate if its all iOS button based. Also it might be more difficult to add things later.
So how would you go about adding these things to a table based app so that it can pass the review? I just don't know what they want me to add/change. I have just added a title page with a background image and iOS buttons that direct to the main section a small section and the contact us page. What else can I do?
how would you go about adding these things to a table based app
I'd start by trying to forget about what I'd already done (since that was rejected) and ask myself: how can I design this using the tools available so that the user can quickly get to the information they need?
UIPickerView comes to mind. Instead of going through three screens just to say what you want, a picker with three sections would let you select all three parameters at once.
It'd be nice if you could provide access to the information in the app several ways. What if I want to browse through all the topics? Do I have to choose one section at a to,e, or can I just start reading? A search feature would be nice, so I can find stuff even when I don't know what section it's in. A tab bar and search field would be useful for these.
Perhaps the most important thing is that however it's designed, your app should look polished. It should look like you spent time making it useful and beautiful. Give it some personality.
What is this control? Or is it something that has been custom made? I see it in the Twitter and several other applications. I'm referring to the two triangles, and if you've ever used them, they refresh the view below them, usually going through a list of content items.
(I'm not referring to the navigation controller with a back button)
They are UISegmentedControls with custom images and the style set to UISegmentedControlStyleBar.
Its right there in Apple's NavBar sample code. You have the entire source code for the project. Search for NavBar within the Documentation and API reference item under the Help menu of Xcode 4.
I have noticed that in some apps they use what appears to be the the native display screen for a contact, it shows the contact photo, name, phone numbers and options to text message and add to favourites.
But it also will have some customized fields in it also like missed calls or some other non native contact information,
Here is an example screen shot taken from the Viber application:
I am quite new to iPhone development and I was wondering if this screen is made available to developers so that a contacts information can be presented from within an application with custom fields or if it is not and has to be developed from scratch?
EDIT:
Thanks for the help, with it I have successfully recreated the screen in a static manner, I have one more question and that is how would I make the cell that has the outgoing calls in it react to dymanic data?
So for instance there could be 10 calls there, so how do I adjust the size of the cell on the fly? And also whats the best object to use to allow the calls to be displayed? At the moment I'm using a UITextView to display the static data but I dont think this will work for dynamic data?
I think the developer made this screen there self, it just an UITableView with some custom UITableViewcells.
You can use the UITableView haderView property to insert the the top view with the image.
The just add sections for all the white cells, make use the the tableview style is set to grouped.
The screenshot is probably showing a custom UI that is made to look similar to the standard one.
You can get a similar interface with some limited customization options with the ABPersonViewController class (in the AddressBookUI framework). It basically takes an address book entry (ABPerson, you can also create this from scratch) and allows you to specify which properties (phone numbers, email addresses...) to show.
You can also customize what happens when you tap on a property by implementing the personViewController:shouldPerformDefaultActionForPerson:property:identifier: method in the view controller's delegate.
The above screen can be created by using UITableView. Since u're new to iPhone..I would suggest you to first go through some basics.
For UITableView, Here's the Link..
UITableView Class Reference
Also look for UITableView Cell Formatting in google.
Hope dat helps... :)
happy coding
I'm developing the settings page for an iPhone application I'm working on. The basics are simple enough but there are some interesting things I've seen in the settings for some of the default iPhone and I was wondering if they are easy to create.
Two things in particular are having a UITextView as a child pane (an example of this is the signature in the Mail app settings) as well as having settings appear and disappear based on a switch (an example would be in the Wifi settings).
Any ideas if these are somewhat easily achievable?
EDIT: I'm aware I can achieve a similar effect by creating a custom settings page. What I want to know is if the things I mentioned are possible for application creators.
Use UITableView and build your custom subclasses of UITableViewCell class for various settings. You can easily manipulate a table view for making things appear and disappear dynamically.
As #Kakosquid suggested you can try a table view with custom cells. You can go through this tutorial for more info on custom cells
I'm new with objective-c (and obviously iphone development) and I have to dynamically create UI layout of my aplication, to be more precise I have to create N (3 for example) different views which are connected with UIPageControl (link). After that, I have to add various dynamically created controls on created views. Any suggestions? some links? (maybe links on whole topic on dynamicall creation of controls?) or is it possible? can I achive same functionallity on some other way?
A good example of Page control is the PageControl sample code available on developer.apple.com. In the UIPageControl link you have in your question, just refer to 'Related sample code' section to download and look at the PageControl source code.