Re: Newbie question
Re: Newbie question
- Subject: Re: Newbie question
- From: David Rowland <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:43:33 -0800
On Feb 11, 2009, at 4:45 AM, TrePos wrote:
Hi,
Sorry to bother with a newbie question but I'm kinda stuck. I fail
to grasp the concept of interface builder. I know it sort of
generates object meta information which is instantiated at program
startup and thus eases the UI design process. I just have difficulty
understanding how the 'connection' between IB defined objects and
'coded' objects work. The IB user manual is great but mostly
explains the usage of the program but not so much about underlying
concept.
Is there any doc/web page/ or book that some one can refer to? Or
maybe the advise is to hand code everything, I don't know.
IB is supposed to be an aid. I find it a hindrance. Its terminology
and operation amount to yet another language. You have to make that
language agree with your code. It is easier to define the things I
want in the code.
For example, I wanted a dozen buttons arranged in a circle and
responding to single and double taps. Without much trouble I was able
to write code that placed them where I wanted, made them work as I
wanted and allowed me to adjust the location and radius of the circle.
Perhaps IB could do this, but it was proving to be too much work to
learn it. My needs were simple, IB imposes a big threshold to cross.
This is only one example.
David
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