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In the Ars article, I noticed the author mentions you can't use XCode's layout tools. In practice, how big a problem is that?
by mattgreenrocks 15y ago
In the Ars article, I noticed the author mentions you can't use XCode's layout tools.
In practice, how big a problem is that?
- elsurudo 15y agoI quite like Interface Builder, and this sounds like a bit of a deal-breaker for me. I'd rather not have my controllers cluttered with UI-positioning code, etc. It's a much more elegant way to create you UI (most of the time). I bet they are working on it, though...
- hlidotbe 15y agoI tried a bit, technically it works but currently you have to compile your xib to nib manually using ibtool. That may have changed tough because I dropped the xib as I didn't really needed it.
- mattgreenrocks 15y agoHow does that work? Layout the view, convert the XIB to NIB, and load it at runtime?
- RandallBrown 15y agoSome people hate interface builder and don't use it at all. I really like it and would have a really hard time getting rid of it. The amount of code you would need to write to make all of your views would be terrible. I would liken it to not using HTML when you're making a web app and you can only use javascript to generate (by hand) all of the UI.
- elsurudo 15y agoExcept that I feel the control you lost by using IB is smaller compared to the control you lose by using an HTML builder. But then again, it's been forever since I last used an HTML builder. In both cases, there are border cases that need to be handled in code (or markup).
- noinput 15y agoIn relation to working with Appcelerator or a similar system that allows you to load in images/views/visuals & position programmatically, I wouldn't say it's a problem, more a shift in practice.