Localizing your iPhone OS applications in Xcode.

August 19, 2009 by Skylar · 6 Comments
Filed under: iPhone Development 

Localization from within Xcode is a little unnatural at first. And to tell you the truth, I still don’t like it is handled. But that’s neither here nor there. This post will show you how to add support for localization within your own application.

Localizing

The first thing you need to do is localize your application into your native language. To do that, you must first create a Localizable.strings file. What you will do is select “New File…” from Xcode’s dropdown menu. Highlight the “Other” menu and select “Strings File.” Name this file “Localizable.strings.”

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Getting to know Xcode/Interface Buider: PARTS I & II: UITabBar projects

August 10, 2009 by Skylar · 1 Comment
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Alright, it seems that a lot of you are missing a few steps when it comes to connecting together Xcode and Interface Builder. Hopefully, this will help you see things a little clearer, and see how things work a little better. This tutorial will show you how to create a simple UITabBar based application whose tabs are loaded from separate nib files.

The first thing you’re going to want to do is open a new project. Select a “Tab Based Application” and call it “CountAppula.” Be forewarned, when you submit an application to the AppStore, you can’t have any spaces in the name. You can change the display name in the Info plist to display “Count Appula” if you feel so inclined.
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