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Old 04-10-2009, 12:23 AM   #5 (permalink)
jtara
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You are trying to create a "wizard". None of the built-in templates is going to create a wizard for you.

The book Beginning iPhone Development does you a very big favor - they eschew (at least initially) the use of the templates, in order to show you how to create an app from scratch. This will give you a better understanding about how the pieces fit together.

I've come to realize that the templates are pretty much a complete waste of time. They aren't even consistent between the templates in ways that you would expect them to be.

For example the Utility template creates View classes. The TabBar template doesn't bother. And the TabBar template only creates a controller for the first view, leaving it to you to create one for the second view. And it stuffs the content for the first view in the MAIN window's NIB. It's a HORRIBLE starting point for an app! The Utility template actually does a better job.

Learn the plumbing. Don't rely on the templates.
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