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DTFoundation 1.6.2
This maintenance release addresses a few minor build issues with the new Xcode 5.1. Changes ADDED: DTCustomColoredAccessory gains DTCustomColoredAccessoryTypeSquare CHANGED: Made DTASN1Parser usable as...
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Deal of the Day
My publisher Manning is highlighting 3 of their iOS titles today, all three are the “Deal of the Day” meaning that you get 50% off with promo code “dotd031214au”. The three books cover different...
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DTCalendarView 2.1
DTCalendarView is one of the very first components I started selling on the Cocoanetics Parts Store and the last update to it was 3 years ago. Because it still has a few stubborn users who love it...
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DTChartView 2.1
DTChartView is the very first component that I ever sold. Just like with the recent update to DTCalendarView there are still some stubborn users, so I finally brought it into the present. Changes...
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DTDownload 1.1
This minor update to DTDownload adds a new feature: DTDownloadQueue now has a download priority. Changes FIXED: Error domain string ADDED: Download priority in DTDownloadQueue CHANGED: Updated...
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DTCoreText 1.6.11
In the 3 months since the previous release quite a few things happened on the development branch of DTCoreText. Additionally there were some issues related to iOS 7.1 and Xcode 5.1 that needed urgent...
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Radar: Make Aztec and PDF417 Core Image generators public
There are 3 generators in Core Image for 2D barcodes, but only the one for creating QR codes is documented. So I filed a bug report suggesting that the documentation was “missing”. I also sent an email...
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Radar: AV Foundation wastes energy processing Audio even if not captured
For my book I wanted to see if there is a way to see the performance impact of various settings. So I launched the Energy Diagnostics instrument for the first time. I was not able to conclusively...
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M7 Pedometer
Apple’s iPhone 5S features a dedicated motion coprocessor, dubbed the “M7″. Probably because the M stands for Movement/Motion similar to the A in “A7″ standing for … um, Apple. This coprocessor...
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Book Updated!
Readers of my book get good news today! My publisher Manning released version of the MEAP-version of the book. Previously available chapters 1 through 3 have been reworked based on the feedback several...
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New Affiliations
Manning’s affiliate system iDevAffiliate didn’t have a disaster recovery plan. So it hit them very hard – and all their clients – when their server colocation provider decided to physically move their...
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Unwinding
You know the story: you have an app laid out as storyboard, want to show a modal view controller and when the user is done with it it you want to dismiss it, … or un-present it, or whatever you need to...
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DTLocalizableStringScanner 1.0
There’s been a bit of movement on our open source replacement for genstrings. So I figured it would finally be deserving of getting the same treatment as all our other popular repos: automated unit...
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Radar: Add global prototype cells
If you like storyboards you might be wanting to use them for larger apps too. But there is source of frustration for us developers. If you have prototype cells that are identical on multiple table view...
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DTFoundation 1.6.3
This maintenance update to DTFoundation fixes an issue with DTFolderMonitor. The update is available via GitHub tag or Cocoapods. Changes FIXED: DTFolderMonitor might cause exception if monitoring is...
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Radar: Support testing of region monitoring in Simulator
A bit of an annoyance when trying to implement geographic region monitoring. Filed as enhancement request as rdar://16924908 and on Open Radar. If you register to be notified if you are inside or...
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Book Updated (Again)!
Readers of my book get good news today! My publisher Manning released a new chapter for the early-access-version of the book. Previously available chapters 1 through 5 have seen lots of improvements...
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Radar: Search Bar jumps around and disappears
iOS 8 might be around the corner and things like this are probably fixed. Still, that does not mean you shouldn’t file your grievences. On this Radar Apple is getting two bug reports for the price of...
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Radar: NSParagraphStyle’s +defaultParagraphStyle return type should be...
This minor SDK inconsistency was submitted as rdar://16939304 and to OpenRadar. Summary The method +[NSParagraphStyle defaultParagraphStyle] returns an NSParagraphStyle. It should return instancetype...
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Forward Geocoding
There are two kinds of Geocoding which you might encounter: forward and reverse. The class doing that for you in iOS is CLGeocoder. It is both capable of doing it forward (from address to lat/long) and...
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