Implementing a slide-in menu in your mobile apps

By |2019-06-04T21:35:49+10:30October 15, 2013 11:17 am|Code tips, Uncategorized|

Back in May of 2013, Malcolm Groves published this excellent article: A Facebook-style layout for your mobile app Which outlined how to go about implementing a slide-in menu like in prior incarnations of the Facebook mobile app. Facebook has since changed this layout, so it no longer applies to that app, however I still [...]

Fixing TIdFTP for iOS devices

By |2017-02-16T18:02:36+10:30October 11, 2013 9:00 am|Patches, Uncategorized|

A colleague of mine, Chris, has been developing an application for iOS that manages players for a casual competition called HoopStars. Part of the functionality of the app is downloading images that are "avatars" for players, using FTP. I had been helping out Chris with other aspects of the development of the app, however this [...]

Moving ahead with style.. again!

By |2017-02-16T18:02:36+10:30October 8, 2013 8:44 pm|Uncategorized, Updates news|

You might remember this post: http://delphi.radsoft.com.au/2013/09/moving-ahead-with-style/ about the release of the iOS7 style for Delphi XE5. Now, there are additional styles available, here: http://blogs.embarcadero.com/sarinadupont/2013/09/25/firemonkey-xe5-premium-style-pack-is-now-available/ I've updated my iNews app so that styles can be changed at run time, in the settings. The first pic is of the Settings page with the Diamond style selected, the [...]

Creating ad-hoc deployment of iOS apps with Delphi, part 1

By |2017-02-16T18:02:36+10:30October 4, 2013 8:59 am|Uncategorized|

My goal with these instructions is to provide as close as possible to end-to-end instructions for creating ad-hoc deployments of iOS apps via a webserver, specifically using Delphi. One thing I won't go into is creating the actual project in Delphi; I will assume you've already done that. It also assumes you have a developer [...]

Coping with the “Done” bar on iOS7 devices

By |2013-10-31T11:42:02+10:30October 2, 2013 5:22 pm|Uncategorized|

UPDATE: If you've applied Update 1 for XE5, please revert any changes made based on this article, or ignore it if you have not made any changes. The issue has been resolved in Update 1 for the DEVICE; sadly, Update 1 causes an issue with  the Done bar in the simulator. Please refer to this article if you [...]

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