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Although not a direct answer to your question, I do think Qt's Kinetic (http://labs.trolltech.com/page/Projects/Graphics/Kinetic http://labs.trolltech.com/page/

Although not a direct answer to your question, I do think Qt's Kinetic (http://labs.trolltech.com/page/Projects/Graphics/Kinetic http://labs.trolltech.com/page/Projects/Graphics/Kinetic) might be a good source for inspiration. It contains a declarative UI markup and scripting language called QML, that looks roughly like JS/JSON. An old example can be seen here: http://labs.trolltech.com/blogs/2009/05/13/qt-declarative-ui/ http://labs.trolltech.com/blogs/2009/05/13/qt-declarative-ui... I am very curious about how Apple would react to something like this though. It's obviously a good idea, but they have been really frantic about alternative solutions to these kinds of problems :)

DenisM 16y ago
Thanks for the links, guys, I will look into them. I'm not worried about Apple for two reasons: - The layout engine I have prototyped (there is no binding, only layout proper) operates on native iPhone controls, i.e. it does not create a new abstraction layer on top of UIKit but rather extends it form the side with smart sizing and positioning. I think it's very important to avoid creating leaky abstractions and I plan to keep doing things this way. In other words the layout description describes layout of native UIKit controls, not some abstract presentation of data. - I'm no Adobe, and I'm not likely to attract attention to myself.