iOS tip: How to change a navigation bar colour

August 31, 2010
UINavigationController *navC = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:startVC];
 
navC.navigationBar.tintColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:130/255.0 green:60/255.0 blue:35/255.0 alpha:1.0];

iOS tip: Transparent table cells

August 17, 2010

Here is a simple yet poweful iOS development trick. All you need to do to make your table cells transparent is to replace the cell’s background view.

UIView *bgV = [[[UIView alloc] init] autorelease];
bgV.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:216/255.0 
                                      green:195/255.0 
                                      blue:164/255.0 
                                      alpha:1.0];
bgV.alpha = 0.4;
cell.selectedBackgroundView = bgV;
[bgV release];

My Skills Matter presentation

August 13, 2010

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  • January 20, 2010
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About Paul Ardeleanu

Paul Ardeleanu Paul is a passionate seasoned software engineer and trainer based in London, UK. He is a regular speaker at tech events and is predicting the end of computers as we know them - touch interfaces are going to rule the world.

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