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Resize/Scale of an Image – Take 2 – Coding a Thread Safe Approach

In the first post on image resizing, How to Resize/Scale an Image using an Objective-C Category, I wrote barebones approach to resizing an image. This works well for simple cases, however this approach is not thread safe as it uses the global current context.
I attended a recent Apple Tech Talk and one of the more [...]

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Gotcha: Case Sensitive PNG Filename

Here’s one that will trip you up if you aren’t careful…look at this code:

timerButton = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(104, 410, 50, 50)];
 
// Notice the filename "timer.png"
[timerButton setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"timer.png"]
forState:UIControlStateNormal];
 
[timerButton addTarget:self action:@selector(buttonPressed:)
forControlEvents: UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
 
[self.view addSubview:timerButton];

Simple enough, create a button, use the image timer.png for the normal [...]

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Resize/Scale of an Image – Take 1 – Using an Objective-C Category

Editor’s Note: Part 2 of this post Resize/Scale of an Image – Take 2 – Thread Safe Approach takes this idea to the next level, showing how to dynamically resize images using thread safe code.
Given how common it is to scale an image within an application, it’s surprising (at least to me) that such a [...]

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Animated Gif – Animated Images – iPhone Style

Using animated gif and animated images with the iPhone SDK.

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Creating iPhone Icons

I’ve been poking around for a decent tutorial on how to create icons for the iPhone. Specifically, I am looking for a walk through with either PhotoShop or FireWorks. The icon I have in mind is what will be shown on the home screen of the iPhone as well as on the App Store.
The first [...]

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