Does Auto Layout not address this issue for you? Interface Builder Help: Auto Layout: Understanding Constraints
Regards, Jay O'Conor joco...@gmail.com On May 23, 2013, at 10:44 AM, Michael Crawford <mdcrawf...@gmail.com> wrote: > It is distressing to me that Interface Builder uses explicit, fixed > coordinates for positioning and sizing its widgets. > > That means that, for localization for example, to accomodate the different > numbers of characters in the various languages, you have to create > different nibs for each locale. > > ZooLib (http://www.zoolib.org/) doesn't have a visual design tool, so your > UI has to be laid out with explicit C++ code. But it has a very ingenious > layout mechanism which quite fluidly and intelligently adjusts for changing > sizes, as well as window resizes. > > Harmony, give ZooLib a try. It's a cross-platform application framework. > It runs in particular on OS X and iOS. > > It hasn't had a tarball release in eons. That doesn't mean its development > has been abandoned, just that all its users get the code from revision > control. > > It's on both sourceforge and github. I haven't tried the github stuff, but > that will be more current I think. The tarball on sourceforge, while quite > old, is quite stable. > > Best, > > Mike Crawford > mdcrawf...@gmail.com > > > On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Jens Alfke <j...@mooseyard.com> wrote: > >> >> On May 22, 2013, at 11:19 PM, Robert Vojta <rob...@tapmates.com> wrote: >> >>> On Thursday, 23. May 2013 at 2:03, Thomas Davie wrote: >>>> I'd really very strongly suggest that you just use Interface Builder. >> Your user interface is essentially data, not code. I doubt (and hope) very >> much that you don't write code to fill up a buffer with image data at >> runtime, rather than storing images in data files. The same logic applies >> to your UI – store your archived objects in a nib file, and use IB to edit >> them. >>> >>> I'd very strongly argue with this statement … Personally, I do use IB >> just for common things like preferences window with standard controls, etc. >> […] It's not that IB is horrible, but it's about personal taste, >> development speed and lot of other things. For example - try to precisely >> edit auto layout constraints in IB. Sorry, but this is nightmare - mouse >> heavily involved, … I'm much faster with my macros like … >> >> For most developers I’d agree with Thomas, although Robert is right that >> there are valid reasons for not using IB. I just find that in most cases it >> saves me time and frustration. Also, if you work in a team, it makes it >> possible for non-coders to edit the UI: this can be a big time-saver when >> working with UI designers, when instead of telling you to move something up >> 3 pixels they can just open the xib and do it themselves. >> >> However, people are forgetting that the OP, Harmony, has visual >> impairments that make it very difficult for him to use GUIs. And (so I’m >> told) Interface Builder has poor accessibility, particularly around crucial >> actions like wiring up outlets and actions. Back when he started here a few >> months ago he was having a terrible time trying to drive it with VoiceOver, >> and the consensus advice was to put IB aside and create interfaces using >> code instead. >> >> —Jens >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) >> >> Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. >> Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com >> >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/mdcrawford%40gmail.com >> >> This email sent to mdcrawf...@gmail.com >> >> > > > -- > Michael David Crawford > mdcrawford at gmail dot com > > Custom Software Development for the iPhone and Mac OS X > http://www.dulcineatech.com/custom-software-development/ > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/joconor%40gmail.com > > This email sent to joco...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
