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Re: why aren't xibs the default?
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Re: why aren't xibs the default?


  • Subject: Re: why aren't xibs the default?
  • From: Timothy Reaves <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 21:10:57 -0500


On Dec 9, 2007, at 5:05 PM, Jonathan Hess wrote:


On Dec 9, 2007, at 1:02 PM, Rick Mann wrote:


On Dec 9, 2007, at 12:30 PM, Jon Hess wrote:

They aren't the default because many people depend on building on a Tiger based machine.

That doesn't seem to make sense. Aren't .xibs an Xcode 3 feature, and doesn't Xcode 3 require Leopard? If so, the stationery in Xcode 3 could easily use .xib.

Hey Rick -

It's true. The template projects in Xcode 3.0 could have easily used XIB's. However, right now creating a new project with Xcode 3.0 that is buildable with Xcode 2.4+ only requires changing the 'Project Format' pop up button in the project inspector. If the template files were all XIB's, developers would also have to open re-save, remove and add a bunch of XIB and NIB files to their project to make the project build with Xcode 2.4+. XIB files are definitely the way forward, but it's always nice to give users a bit of breathing room when introducing a file format that isn't backwards compatible (design time only) with the previous version of your tool.


Ya gotta love when a new format is introduced, is the recommended one to use, but the tools discourage you from doing so. Brilliant!



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 >why aren't xibs the default? (From: Matt Neuburg <email@hidden>)
 >Re: why aren't xibs the default? (From: Jon Hess <email@hidden>)
 >Re: why aren't xibs the default? (From: Rick Mann <email@hidden>)
 >Re: why aren't xibs the default? (From: Jonathan Hess <email@hidden>)

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