Learn WatchKit for iOS. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kim Topley.
• Authors: Topley, Kim
• Contents: At a Glance; Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Welcome to the Apple Watch; Your First Watch Application; Creating a WatchKit Application; Building the User Interface; Running the Application on the Simulator; Running the Application on an Apple Watch; Some Things That a WatchKit Application Can and Can't Do; Summary; Chapter 2: Interface Controllers and Layout; Interface Controllers; Interface Controller Lifecycle; Navigation and Lifecycle Events; Lifecycle of the WatchKit App Extension. Debugging the WatchKit App Extension and the iOS Application Together Interface Controller Attributes; Setting the Background Color; Setting the Application Title; Interface Controller Layout; Spacing, Insets, and Screen-Dependent Layout; Changing Row Spacing; Setting the Interface Controller Insets; Making an Attribute Value Depend on Screen Size; Making Layout Depend on the Screen Size; Controlling Position; Adjusting Size; Groups; Using a Group to Create a Horizontal Layout ; Using a Nested Group; Summary; Chapter 3: Watch User Interface Objects; Overview; Labels ; Text Layout. Text, Text Color, and Attributed Text Fonts; Using the Standard Text Styles ; Using the System and System Italic Fonts ; Using a Custom Font ; Setting Fonts in Code ; Images; Using an Image as a Background; The Image Interface Object ; Animation ; Animation Using a Timer ; Animating Images; Programmatic Control of Image Animation; Dynamic Image Content; Sending Images to the Watch; Caching Images on the Watch; Caching Image Animations ; Summary; Chapter 4: More Watch User Interface Objects; Buttons; Creating and Configuring Buttons; Actions and State. Using a Group as the Content of a Button Sliders; Switches; Displaying the Date and Time; Basic Usage; Custom Formatting; Changing the Timezone and Calendar; Displaying a Timer; Timer Formatting Options; Timer Behavior; WatchKit Maps; Displaying a Map ; Setting the Map Region ; Adding an Annotation; Using Core Location to Get the User's Location; Summary; Chapter 5: Controller Navigation; Hierarchical Navigation; Manual Controller Navigation; Creating the Second Interface Controller; Building the Controllers' User Interfaces; Creating Outlets and Action Methods. Navigating to the Second Interface ControllerReturning to the First Interface Controller; Using a Segue to Push a Controller; Page-Based Navigation; Constructing a Page-Based Application in the Storyboard; Using Pages Constructed at Run Time; Creating the Storyboard; Building the Controller Linkage in Code; Implementing the Like and Dislike Counts; Showing Results in the Initial Interface Controller; Automatically Scrolling between Pages; Presenting an Interface Controller; Getting Text Input; Presenting a Controller Programmatically; Presenting a Controller from the Storyboard.
• Publisher Details: Berkeley, CA : Apress
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 464 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 005.1; Computer science; Application software -- Development; Wearable computers; Mobile computing; COMPUTERS -- Software Development & Engineering -- General; COMPUTERS -- Desktop Applications -- General; Application software -- Development; Mobile computing; Wearable computers; Computer Science; Programming Techniques; Computers -- Programming -- General; Computer programming / software development; Apple computer; Computers -- Programming -- Apple Programming; Macintosh programming; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781484210253; 1484210255; 1484210263; 9781484210260
• Related ISBNs: 9781484210260
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 21, 2015).
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.