converting to iPad

[ppn]

I've recently converted my iPhone app to a universal app. Xcode created the MainWindow-iPad.xib for me automatically but I'm having trouble setting a new background for the ipad version.

In the MainViewController, I've set the following

    if (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone) {
        background = [UIImage imageNamed: @"default.png"];
    } else {
        background = [UIImage imageNamed: @"default_ipad.png"];
    }

I've checked and it calls the default_ipad.png file but when it loads the image is shrinked to the iphone size and set at the upper left corner. Is there a way to have it call another xib file or resize it?

I'm suspecting it has something to do with the AppDelegate file where it initially sets

[window addSubview:navigationController.view];

Does anyone know a good tutorial on how to convert your iphone app into an ipad app?

[MattW]

I did it the other way round to you (iPad to iPhone), but the principle is the same. I documented my method here: http://www.iphonedevsdk.com/forum/ip...questions.html

It's pretty trivial to implement and gives you total control over what XIB is loaded for which VC, and allows you to have logic adjustments for the different platforms as necessary.

[Duncan C]

Originally Posted by ppn

I've recently converted my iPhone app to a universal app. Xcode created the MainWindow-iPad.xib for me automatically but I'm having trouble setting a new background for the ipad version.

In the MainViewController, I've set the following

    if (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone) {
        background = [UIImage imageNamed: @"default.png"];
    } else {
        background = [UIImage imageNamed: @"default_ipad.png"];
    }

I've checked and it calls the default_ipad.png file but when it loads the image is shrinked to the iphone size and set at the upper left corner. Is there a way to have it call another xib file or resize it?

I'm suspecting it has something to do with the AppDelegate file where it initially sets

[window addSubview:navigationController.view];

Does anyone know a good tutorial on how to convert your iphone app into an ipad app?

You can set up your view controllers to load a different nib file based on the current device.

I've done this by overriding the getter for the nibName property in my view controller:

Something like this (for a view controller called "ThisViewController"):

 
-(NSString*) nibName;
{
  NSString* result;
  if (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone)
		result =  @"ThisViewController";
  else
		result =  @"ThisViewController_ipad";
}