I'm currently trying to build an iOS app which is orientation sensitive - when I rotate the app, I want the view to change.
public override bool ShouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation (UIInterfaceOrientation toInterfaceOrientation)
{
new UIAlertView("DEBUG", "test", null, "OK", null).Show ();
// Return true for supported orientations
if (UserInterfaceIdiomIsPhone) {
return (toInterfaceOrientation != UIInterfaceOrientation.PortraitUpsideDown);
} else {
return true;
}
}
I inserted the UIAlert to test if this is actually detected, but unfortunately not. I was wondering if I may get any advice on this please?
Apple changed the rotation api in ios6 - see Monotouch.Dialog IOS 6 Split view Rotation issue for some more help (including some MonoTouch)
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I'm trying to decide whether to use a switch or toggle for setting an alarm I'm my android application. On fairly new to android and don't know or quite understand all the ins and outs of the frame work. What would be the disadvantages of choosing to trigger the alarm with a switch over a toggle, or vice versa? Is there a slide toggle available in android framework?
The first thing you need to keep in mind is since which API do you want to compile your app?
Toggle Buttons are available since API 1 and Switches are only available since API 14.
Besides that is just a simple decision, which one is the best option for user interface/design
In my opinion Switches give a clear indication of what is currently selected.
Is there a slide toggle available in android framework?
Yes a switch can work as a slide toggle.
The code is very simple, you can basically use the same thought for these two buttons.
Here is an example of a Switch Button
btnSwitch = (Switch) findViewById(R.id.switch_1);
btnSwitch.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new OnCheckedChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView,boolean isChecked) {
if (isChecked) {
Log.i("Switch", "ON");
} else {
Log.i("Switch", "OFF");
}
}
});
Here's an example of a toggle Button
btnToggle = (ToggleButton) findViewById(R.id.toggle_1);
btnToggle.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new OnCheckedChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) {
if (isChecked) {
Log.i("Toggle", "ON");
} else {
Log.i("Toggle", "OFF");
}
}
});
I'm trying to implement Game Center into my game but i have problems with it.
Here is my Main.cs code :
namespace iosgame
{
public class Application
{
[Register ("AppDelegate")]
public partial class AppDelegate : IOSApplication {
MainViewController mainViewController;
public AppDelegate(): base(new Game(new StaticsDatabase(),new StoreDatabase(),new InappPurchase(),new Social(),new MissionsDatabase()), getConfig()) {
}
internal static IOSApplicationConfiguration getConfig() {
IOSApplicationConfiguration config = new IOSApplicationConfiguration();
config.orientationLandscape = true;
config.orientationPortrait = false;
config.useAccelerometer = false;
config.useMonotouchOpenTK = true;
config.useObjectAL = true;
return config;
}
//
// This method is invoked when the application has loaded and is ready to run. In this
// method you should instantiate the window, load the UI into it and then make the window
// visible.
//
// You have 17 seconds to return from this method, or iOS will terminate your application.
//
public override bool FinishedLaunching (UIApplication app, NSDictionary options)
{
base.FinishedLaunching(app,options);
UIViewController controller = ((IOSApplication)Gdx.app).getUIViewController();
mainViewController = new MainViewController();
controller.View.Add(mainViewController.View);
return true;
}
private bool isGameCenterAPIAvailable()
{
return UIDevice.CurrentDevice.CheckSystemVersion (4, 1);
}
}
static void Main (string[] args)
{
UIApplication.Main (args, null, "AppDelegate");
}
}
}
And here is the superclass of that Main.cs : https://github.com/libgdx/libgdx/blob/master/backends/gdx-backend-iosmonotouch/src/com/badlogic/gdx/backends/ios/IOSApplication.java
I'm trying to use this https://github.com/xamarin/monotouch-samples/blob/master/GameCenterSample/GameCenterSample/MainViewController.cs example but i can't see any authenticate window in my game.I can see "Welcome back ,name" notification but after i log out from gamecenter app and reopen my game but i can't see any authentication window.
How can i fix it?
Thanks in advance
Just call this in FinishedLaunching:
if (!GKLocalPlayer.LocalPlayer.Authenticated) {
GKLocalPlayer.LocalPlayer.Authenticate (error => {
if (error != null)
Console.WriteLine("Error: " + error.LocalizedDescription);
});
}
This should display a Game Center "toast" saying "Welcome back, Player 1".
Here are some ideas if this doesn't work:
Make sure you have setup a new bundle id in the developer portal, and declare it in your Info.plist
Start filling out your app details in iTunes connect (Minimum is description, keywords, icon, 1 screenshot), and make sure to enable Game Center and add your new game to a group
Login with a test iTunes user in Game Center (create in ITC), or the login associated with your developer account
PS - I wouldn't worry about checking for iOS 4.1, just target iOS 5.0 and higher these days.
I have an app with a medium-sized storyboard, which is complicated enough for me not to want to mess around with it too much.
I want to copy this storyboard and change the color scheme and let the user select which color scheme to use.
My question is: can I programmatically select which storyboard will be used by default on startup? If yes - how do I do that?
I looked at a somewhat related question: Storyboards Orientation Support in Xcode 4.5 and iOS 6.x ?
Based on that code I made an extension method:
static bool IsStoryboardLoading {get;set;}
public static T ConsiderSwitchingStoryboard<T> (this UIViewController from) where T: UIViewController
{
if (!IsStoryboardLoading && LocalStorage.Instance.IsWhiteScheme && false) {
try {
IsStoryboardLoading = true;
UIStoryboard storyboard = UIStoryboard.FromName ("MainStoryboard_WHITE", NSBundle.MainBundle);
T whiteView = storyboard.InstantiateViewController (typeof(T).Name) as T;
from.PresentViewController (whiteView, false, null);
return whiteView;
} finally {
IsStoryboardLoading = false;
}
}
return null;
}
}
and then I use it in ViewDidAppear override:
public override void ViewDidAppear (bool animated)
{
this.ConsiderSwitchingStoryboard<MyViewController> ();
}
This code works in some cases but in others it causes an error when performing a push segue:
NSGenericException Reason: Could not find a navigation controller for segue 'segSearchResults'. Push segues can only be used when the source controller is managed by an instance of UINavigationController.
at (wrapper managed-to-native) MonoTouch.ObjCRuntime.Messaging:void_objc_msgSendSuper_IntPtr_IntPtr (intptr,intptr,intptr,intptr)
It might be simpler to just use 1 Storyboard and have 2 sets of controllers in the same storyboard. Just use different storyboard ids for the controllers. You can use the same class on those if needed.
For example:
var whiteController = Storyboard.InstantiateViewController("MyWhiteController") as MyController;
var blueController = Storyboard.InstantiateViewController("MyBlueController") as MyController;
Both could create an instance of MyController, but pull out different layouts from the same storyboard file.
Another option is to use UIAppearance to dynamically set a "style" on all controls of a certain type in your app.
For example, to set the default UIBarButtonItem image throughout your app:
UIBarButtonItem.Appearance.SetBackgroundImage(UIImage.FromFile("yourpng.png"), UIControlState.Normal, UIBarMetrics.Detault);
(You might check my parameters there)
I have an iPhone app that supports all orientations but in one UIViewController I only want to support portrait (or upside down).
I have added the following code to my UIViewController but it still rotates.
public override bool ShouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation (UIInterfaceOrientation toInterfaceOrientation)
{
// Return true for supported orientations
return ((toInterfaceOrientation != UIInterfaceOrientation.LandscapeLeft) && (toInterfaceOrientation != UIInterfaceOrientation.LandscapeRight));
}
No matter where I add the ShouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation code it still rotates!
Is there a way to allow the app to support all orientations for all UIViewControllers except one?
Also i am using a NavigationController - does that affect things?
if you use iOS 6 you must override GetSupportedInterfaceOrientations method instead ShouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation
public override UIInterfaceOrientationMask GetSupportedInterfaceOrientations()
{ ... }
Probably this happens because your root navigation controller brings it own rotation. Lets assume that your root navigation controller is a normal UINavigationViewController. Create a derived own version:
public class UINavigationControllerWithoutRotation : UINavigationController
{
public UINavigationControllerWithoutRotation()
{
}
public UINavigationControllerWithoutRotation(UIViewController viewController) : base(viewController)
{
}
public override bool ShouldAutorotate()
{
return false;
}
}
Now use this as the root controller. Find the code saying something like:
var myRootController = new UINavigationController();
and replace it with
var myRootController = new UINavigationControllerWithoutRotation();
That should do the job. Keep in mind, that you have to do it a little bit different if for instance your root view controller is a UITabBarController!
I overided onConfigurationChanged() in android 2.3.3 version. When I changed Land-Scape to Portraint, its orientation is changed but from Portrait to Landscape it is not changing.
Please help me to change the orientation from Portrait to Landscape.
public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
int orientation = this.getResources().getConfiguration().orientation;
if (orientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT) {
setContentView(R.layout.settings);
} else if (orientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE) {
setContentView(R.layout.settings);
}
}
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Ensure that the Manifest has following entry for the activity you are launching.
android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden
On the emulator, it might happen that once you change the orientation, it will not go back to the previous one because of this bug