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 [...]
For my Core Animation presentation at 360idev last year, I created a bunch of sample code to show how simple and powerful Core Animation is. I also promised that I would update the sample code with even more advanced examples. That has not really happened (yet!), and it is time for me to atone. I [...]
Continuing our series of Core Data tips and tricks, we turn to error handling. All good developers know that error handling is an essential piece of quality software. Unfortunately for Cocoa developers, error handling can be a little cumbersome and verbose on our favorite platform. This is a small price to pay to be able [...]
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.
