Long alpha message blocks INPUT prompt on HP42S

[Thomas Okken]

(11-05-2018 06:16 AM)Thomas Klemm Wrote:  

(11-05-2018 02:00 AM)burkhard Wrote:  What are you scheming or what needs redoing?

(04-21-2018 10:51 AM)Thomas Okken Wrote:  iPhone X support https://developer.apple.com/ios/update-a...-iphone-x/

Yes, and to elaborate a bit: iPhone X support is now a hard requirement, meaning, you can't even upload an app update any more if iPhone X support is missing.

In theory, this shouldn't be a big deal. You should be able to achieve basic iPhone X support simply by adding a launch image of the appropriate size. However, when I did that, the app no longer used the whole screen on devices with 4" screens (5, 5c, 5s, SE). Very frustrating.

The probable cause of this problem is that the way the Free42 iOS user interface is structured is just wrong. It doesn't match anything you'll see in any code examples. This causes certain quirks, like certain UI elements not being positioned quite right, and the lack of transitions when switching between views. So far, the issues have been minor and strictly cosmetic, but now I really have to deal with this... by finding out how an iOS UI is really supposed to be built and doing it right this time.

It shouldn't be a lot of work, since it's only about creating and positioning views. There's nothing wrong with what happens inside those views, so most of the UI logic will stay as it is. But still, a significant pain in the backside.