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Re: iOS Pick from a list


  • Subject: Re: iOS Pick from a list
  • From: koko <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 13:58:37 -0600

Got it!

-koko


On Apr 24, 2011, at 1:39 PM, Luke the Hiesterman wrote:

> My advice in writing your iOS app is to try to make it look like an iOS app. Resist the temptation to make it look like your windows app running on iOS. Users are used to seeing UIPickerViews, and they typically take the full width of the screen on iPhone. On iPad they appear in popovers.
>
> Luke
>
> On Apr 24, 2011, at 12:36 PM, koko wrote:
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>> Wow.
>>
>> I looked at UIPickerView but it just seemed so 'clunky' ...  since I currently have three 'pop-ups' in my little app I hope UIPickerView can be customized in it physical appearance.
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>> I see that I can adjust its width in IB but not its height.
>>
>> -koko
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>> On Apr 24, 2011, at 1:26 PM, Luke the Hiesterman wrote:
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>>> Generally, on iOS, when we want to present a list of items to choose from, we use UIPickerView (this is how Safari deals with <select> objects on iOS, for example).
>>>
>>> http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/uikit/reference/UIPickerView_Class/Reference/UIPickerView.html
>>>
>>> Luke
>>>
>>> On Apr 24, 2011, at 12:18 PM, koko wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have a little utility app that has been very successful in the Windows market and I want to bring it to iOS which I thought would be trivial. However, right out of the box I cannot find a NSPopUpButton analog.
>>>>
>>>> What is the proper way to present a list to choose from that looks like a NSPopUpButton.
>>>>
>>>> -koko
>>>>
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