Based on the response I received to my last post about Custom Fonts on the iPad and iOS 4, iOS font handling and Core Text are a bit of a mystery to many iOS developers. Because of that, I’ll focus on Core Text for my next few #idevblogaday posts. This week, the spotlight is on [...]
In the old days (you know, before the iPad and iOS 4), text layout in iOS was not for the faint of heart. A developer who wanted more than UILabel could provide was forced to manually layout and draw text with Quartz. Those days are gone now thanks to Core Text and it sibling CATextLayer. [...]
It’s all over the Twitter now that I forgot about my first #idevblogaday post. So, in the interest of hitting my deadline (and keeping my slot), this post will be quick. I’ll also keep the subject matter squarely in my wheelhouse: Core Animation. While preparing the material for my half-day workshop at iPhone/iPad DevCon at [...]
It’s February 16th on the East Coast, and SlapHappy!™ is now live in the US app store. I don’t know about other countries, yet, but I assume that if it is February 16th somewhere in your country, you can get it now. To celebrate the launch, SlapHappy!™ is on sale for $.99 for a limited [...]
Nathan will be the subject of the first 360|idev speaker chat at 12PM CST today. This is a great opportunity to get a feel for his sessions at both 360|idev in San Jose this April and at iPhoneDevCamp Houston this Saturday. Drop on in and ask away!
Nathan Eror is the principal instructor for Free Time Studios and the author of this blog. He is a developer and author, and he is responsible for all curriculum at Free Time Studios. Nathan is a frequent speaker at iPhone and iPad developer conferences.
