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The design looks amazing, even though most people will probably have the device covered up with a phone cover. Also retina 2 sounds like i would need 3 version

by joeblau 13y ago

The design looks amazing, even though most people will probably have the device covered up with a phone cover. Also retina 2 sounds like i would need 3 versions of every image in my app which is getting to be a bit much.

derefr 13y ago
> Also retina 2 sounds like i would need 3 versions of every image in my app which is getting to be a bit much. I don't see why; for the edges, I think it'd look fine to just stretch the border-edge pixel out to infinity. All taps/gestures on the "sides" could be reported as occurring at the edge pixels. You'd need to modify your view-controller logic (to do something with all these edge-taps), but not your view.
bebna 13y ago
> 3 versions of every image In Android you have to use 4 different density versions of your images to support the majority. And in BB10 you think about to differnt formats which have different artistic rules to them (you can't use the rule of thirds in a square, it doesn't work well). So you should better expect screen size/density/aspect ratio differences in future or you will probably regret it.
cclogg 13y ago
On a related note, I feel like this issue (non-retina, retina, iphone 5 version, ipad version, older iOS support, etc) and the over-saturated app store have really stifled the indie development world. It takes a lot more effort to make a nicely packaged app today than in 2008-2009, and then you launch on the store and you're just one in 800,000 or w/e. To me, it's kind of like how the first people on Youtube now have millions of views, but good luck starting a new YT account today...
- alexfringes 13y ago
  Marco Arment seems to think that this fall will be as close as we can get back to 08/09 for a while: http://www.marco.org/2013/06/11/fertile-ground http://www.marco.org/2013/06/11/fertile-ground
Moto7451 13y ago
It's already at three versions of many images if you're still supporting the iPhone 3G in addition to the Retina 3.5 and 4 inch screens. Where possible I've moved my artwork flow from using PNGs for everything to translating PSD files into stretchable image slices and custom UIViews crafted in IB/Objective C via Core Image & Core Graphics. It's more time consuming at first but pays off in the end.

by joeblau 13y ago

derefr 13y ago

> Also retina 2 sounds like i would need 3 versions of every image in my app which is getting to be a bit much. I don't see why; for the edges, I think it'd look fine to just stretch the border-edge pixel out to infinity. All taps/gestures on the "sides" could be reported as occurring at the edge pixels. You'd need to modify your view-controller logic (to do something with all these edge-taps), but not your view.

bebna 13y ago

> 3 versions of every image In Android you have to use 4 different density versions of your images to support the majority. And in BB10 you think about to differnt formats which have different artistic rules to them (you can't use the rule of thirds in a square, it doesn't work well). So you should better expect screen size/density/aspect ratio differences in future or you will probably regret it.

cclogg 13y ago

On a related note, I feel like this issue (non-retina, retina, iphone 5 version, ipad version, older iOS support, etc) and the over-saturated app store have really stifled the indie development world. It takes a lot more effort to make a nicely packaged app today than in 2008-2009, and then you launch on the store and you're just one in 800,000 or w/e. To me, it's kind of like how the first people on Youtube now have millions of views, but good luck starting a new YT account today...

alexfringes 13y ago
Marco Arment seems to think that this fall will be as close as we can get back to 08/09 for a while: http://www.marco.org/2013/06/11/fertile-ground http://www.marco.org/2013/06/11/fertile-ground

Moto7451 13y ago

It's already at three versions of many images if you're still supporting the iPhone 3G in addition to the Retina 3.5 and 4 inch screens. Where possible I've moved my artwork flow from using PNGs for everything to translating PSD files into stretchable image slices and custom UIViews crafted in IB/Objective C via Core Image & Core Graphics. It's more time consuming at first but pays off in the end.