Chapter 7. Building User Interfaces
In this chapter, you’ll learn how to use Xcode’s integrated user interface tools. You’ll need some familiarity with Cocoa development, which is beyond the scope of this book. Basic background is given where necessary, but you are encouraged to read Apple’s Cocoa Fundamentals Guide (http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/CocoaFundamentals/Introduction/Introduction.html) to understand the design concepts behind user interfaces in Cocoa applications.
Understanding Nibs
Cocoa and Cocoa Touch applications load their graphic user interfaces from Interface Builder files (called nibs or xibs). The files are essentially “freeze-dried” object graphs representing the user interface you’ve ...
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