Re: XIB format (was) Re: Interface Builder Alternatives etc
Re: XIB format (was) Re: Interface Builder Alternatives etc
- Subject: Re: XIB format (was) Re: Interface Builder Alternatives etc
- From: Josh de Lioncourt <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:11:39 -0800
Hi,
Yeah. I managed to open some NIB files in Interface Builder and
resave them in the XIB format to examine. Unfortunately, it doesn't
look like it is a viable option either. The XML generated looks
pretty unintelligible. You might be able to make minor modifications
this way, but building a whole UI from the ground up would be next-
door to impossible. I have contacted Apple Accessibility many times
over the past several years regarding this, and I know other blind
developers have as well. As yet, they haven't shown any interest in
resolving the problem, though it isn't really that difficult to fix.
For example, allowing a developer to set X,Y coordinates for
positioning and sizing of controls on the screen through a Inspector-
like interface would allow us to set up a window properly. Allowing
the adding of controls to a window without drag-and-drop would also
need to be implemented.
So! Frustrating!
Josh de Lioncourt
email@hidden
...my other mail provider is an owl...
On 11 Dec, 2007, at 6:23 PM, Ken Ferry wrote:
Hi Josh,
You won't find any docs for the format because it it isn't a supported
interface - it can change between releases. But, the command line
program, ibtool, _is_ a supported interface for working with xibs and
nibs. Maybe that'd help some?
Good luck to you. If you haven't already filed bugs about IB's
accessibility, I'm sure they'd be appreciated.
-Ken
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