Yes, IB does automagically pop in constraints and for simple layouts, it works. But, with more complicated layouts, moving a single element around will rearrange one or more other constraints, generally breaking everything. I'm not familiar with the clear constraints command in IB, but like I was mentioning earlier, I'm avoiding the creation and use of .xib files for anything but the simplest layouts. Maybe iOS7 constraints have improved drastically, I just haven't had the time to dig into it. Anyway, this link is a nice intro into building UI from code with constraints...
http://ioscreator.com/auto-layout-in-ios-6-adding-constraints-through-code/ On Sep 19, 2013, at 6:31 PM, Rick Mann <rm...@latencyzero.com> wrote: > > On Sep 19, 2013, at 15:29 , Kevin Muldoon <caoimgh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I love the power of auto-layout, but I'll be damned if I can make it behave >> when working on the GUI .xib file. I've taken to using auto-layout without >> .xib, building the UI elements in the viewController.m and attaching >> NSLayoutContraints manually. It's a bit of a pain, but if the layout is >> complicated I think it's time saved. > > Does IB not put in any constraints when you lay out the basic nib? Or do you > do the "Clear Constraints" command when you're done? Do you remove them > programmatically? How do you deal with the autoresizing constraints iOS still > seems to apply? > > -- > Rick > > > _______________________________________________ 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
