ColorSlide is an XCode project which illustrates the versatility of utilizing multiple slider bars in unison to produce a final outcome, in this case changing the background color of the current view. ColorSlide however also does much more than that. It gives you a quick way to enhance your project by letting users adjust the background color of the view within your application, or even adjust the screen color for use as an ever so popular Flashlight application. Even in it’s simplest form this project can be used to help clients pick their own colors for creative or design projects such as painting their home, or even designing a new palette for their website. The layout and arrangement of the source code in the .h and .m files, as well as the .xib file makes it very easy to integrate the view based project directly into your own project, or even migrating the code and components over to your existing project. You even have a base layer of graphics available for modification, inspiration, or at least reference when specifying the various icons required for cross-device compatibility. The .plist file has been updated to include the icon array used to specify the available icons which the Apple devices will then choose from based on which icon is needed by the device be it the iPhone/iTouch, including Retina display, or the iPad.
What’s Included
Contained within the ZIP file downloaded from the Envato Marketplace / CodeCanyon website, you will find four (4) different directories; Project, Documentation, Graphics, Screenshots.
- The Project directory contains all of the source code files and XCode project file needed to load and build the ColorSlide application on your own machine, and integrate the necessary files with your own projects.
- The Documention directory contains the Help document for which you are currently reading.
- The Graphics folder contains the PNG versions of each Apple device icon such as the standard icon for iPhone 3/3GS, higher resolution Retina version, and icon for iPad size. It also includes the AppStore icon as well as the Source PNG file designed within Adobe Fireworks.
- The Screenshots folder contains various screenshots of the application on the home screen, after initial load, and while being used.
Included Graphics
I have included multiple PNG Icon files with this project, including but not limited to the following:
- Application Icon for iPod / iPhone devices
- Application Icon for Retina devices
- Loading Screen for iPod / iPhone devices
- Loading Screen for Retina devices
Each respective Icon file was formatted according to Apple’s Icon and Image standards and specified in their developer guides and documentation.
Application Versions
This XCode project was built using the following application and framework versions:
- XCode Version 4.0 (4A304a)
- Interface Builder Integrated with XCode 4
- iOS Simulator Version 4.3 (238.2)
- Active SDK iOS Version 4.3
Sources and Credits
All source code is original, and associated project graphics were created in house. While the graphics are free to be used in your project, royalty free, or modified as needed, please keep in mind that other users will have the same access to these same files as well so be sure if you do modify the images to add enough personal touch so as to better differentiate your version from the original to prevent conflicts with other user’s versions of the files.