Posts
All the articles I've posted.
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Fixing What Apple Doesn't
Published:• 2 min readFix the misaligned label in iOS 7's printer controller by swizzling UIPrinterSearchingView's layoutSubviews method.
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How To Inspect The View Hierarchy Of Third-Party Apps
Published:• 3 min readLearn how to inspect view hierarchies of third-party iOS apps using a jailbroken device and debugging tools like Reveal for design insights.
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Fixing UISearchDisplayController On iOS 7
Published:• 1 min readFix the broken animation, frame positioning, and status bar issues in UISearchDisplayController on iOS 7 with this comprehensive solution.
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Smart Proxy Delegation
Published:• 4 min readEliminate delegate boilerplate code in Objective-C using NSProxy to automatically handle respondsToSelector checks and method forwarding.
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Adding Keyboard Shortcuts To UIAlertView
Published:• 3 min readAdd keyboard shortcuts to UIAlertView and UIActionSheet for faster simulator testing by intercepting keyboard events with Enter and Escape keys.
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How To Center Content Within UIScrollView
Published:• 3 min readLearn the best approach to center content in UIScrollView using contentInset instead of layoutSubviews or setContentOffset for better zooming behavior.
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UIAppearance for Custom Views
Published:• 4 min readLearn how to properly implement UIAppearance in custom views, including important gotchas about setter tracking and initialization patterns.
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Hacking Block Support Into UIMenuItem
Published:• 12 min readImplement block support for UIMenuItem by swizzling the responder chain to enable cleaner API patterns.
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Using Subscripting With Xcode 4.4 And iOS 4.3+
Published:• 2 min readUse Objective-C's modern subscripting syntax with Xcode 4.4 and iOS 4.3+ through a clever header-only hack that enables array[index] notation.
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Pimping recursiveDescription
Published:• 2 min readEnhance UIView's recursiveDescription to clearly show view controller hierarchies and containment relationships for easier debugging.