Tutorial: Fancy Text Effects With Core Text

There are some interesting API’s within Core Foundation that don’t have too much material written about them.  One of these API’s is Core Text.  By using Core Text along with Core Graphics you can manipulate text in virtually any way you want.

See the image below:

I found this great tutorial that goes into great detail as to how to modify text with Core Graphics and Core Text.  What I really liked about this tutorial was the great detail explaining how things work, and why they were done.

The tutorial is form Ohmu and can be found here:
iPhone Development: Low-level text rendering

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Parse Two Xml-s To Produce Tv-listings

Script that would make TV listings site from two XML files. If you are not sure what is TV listing, please check example: http://www.onthebox.com (displays which TV show is being showed when with its description).

Two XML-s has 6 channels in total.

Site structure would go like this:

1) Front page table – list of all channels and programs that they are showing at this time + one to the future
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Additional needs:

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Admin can select number of programmes to be showed near each channel on front table
Possibility to choose whether to show channel page or/and internal pages of programs (if
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Possibility to edit the layout (must be used templates for easy edit: index, channel,
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Facebook Like plugin after single program description
Social buttons from AddThis.com in a single program description
Sidebar to be different in internal page, in front page and in particular channels page
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Possibility to edit imported programs by had (in case of urgent change)
Admin has his separate access
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Tuesday, but must be still displayed near Monday)

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Winner will receive a detailed description and layouts (its xHTML/CSS and is online). Designings or coding is not needed.

Would appreciate the person who does the job fast, is flexible and is great in communications (Skype would be ok; GNT+2 time zone). You can ask any questions in advance in order not to have misunderstandings later.

I will consider bids that has a word “listing” in the beginning (to filter out automated bids from people who are not reading descriptions).

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The header has to contain the following text:

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Please provide up to 3 different mockups,
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I need a high quality design!!!

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