iPhone SDK: Developing iPad Applications

In iPhone SDK: Developing iPad Applications, author Simon Allardice shows developers how to apply their existing knowledge of Xcode, Objective-C and the iPhone SDK to create applications for the iPad. The course focuses on what’s different on the iPad, including design principles for the larger screen real estate, detecting device capabilities, and working with new Xcode project types. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

• Understanding differences between the iPad and other devices
• Using and upgrading existing iPhone applications for the iPad
• Supporting multiple orientations
• Building a split-view application
• Introducing popovers
• Creating a modal view
• Responding to iPad gestures
• Adding video to an app
• Detecting devices

Table of content

Introduction

• Welcome
• Prerequisites

Developing for the iPad

• What’s different about developing iPad applications?
• Understanding iPad-specific UI elements
• Using existing applications with compatibility mode

Creating iPad Projects

• Creating an iPad-only application
• Supporting all orientations
• Creating multiple launch images

Using Split-View Applications

• Creating a split-view application
• Loading data into a split-view controller
• Communicating between panes of a split view
• Customizing the split view

Using Popovers

• Introduction to popovers
• Creating a popover and a popover delegate

Using Modal Views

• Introduction to modal views
• Creating a modal view
• Using different modal view styles

Using Gestures

• Introduction to iPad gestures
• Responding to taps
• Responding to long presses
• Responding to pinches
• Responding to swipes
• Responding to rotations

Using Video

• Adding video to an application
• Using the video player

Porting Existing iPhone Applications

• Creating universal applications
• Upgrading existing iPhone applications
• Updating property list and icon files
• Detecting device information

Conclusion

• Goodbye

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