Archive for October, 2009
Cocoa developers were treated to a nice Interface Builder makeover in version 3. One effect we’ve all been admiring is the morphing animation when dragging an item from the Library palette onto a window. It’s actually not too hard and just takes a little showmanship. I’ll show you how it’s done.
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XTabulator 2.001 is now available. The update is free to all 2.x users and is available by direct download from the web site or through the software’s automatic update system.
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Ah, iStockphoto. They bother me. They really do. Their “credits” system – a throwback to carnival days – is just plain hostile toward consumers and only benefits them. Why do consumers support businesses that use these systems?
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Someone asked me how to add visual elements to a text field. This someone had several ideas that were “creative” but bat-shit nuts. I’m always hesitant to “give a man a fish” but figured the example I was thinking of was not only a good lesson to Cocoa newbies but a useful bit of code for others to use. It’s a text field cell subclass that draws “total bars” top and/or bottom in several styles and in any color.
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I am plagued by a problem. A usability problem. With my shampoo and conditioner bottles. Seriously.
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Friends, family, customers, and co-workers have all asked me when I’m going to develop an iPhone application. For a time, my answer was, “when I come up with a good idea.” Now my answer is, “when Apple changes its attitude.”
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So I finally did it. I pushed the big red Deploy button and released XTabulator 2. Okay, there is no big red Deploy button in reality, but there’s one in my head. And I pushed it. And damn, did it ever feel good.
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