iOS How can I display text with links and images together?

[straber]

I need a way to display text which may contain links and images similar to the bottom message in this app. (see attached screen cap)

Should I draw the text and images directly onto a UIView? And if so, how should I make the link clickable and how should I calculate the size needed to draw everything? Or is there some type of control I use that supports adding text and images?

I really appreciate any input...

 

[tacotester1]

are you trying to do this in some kind of messaging app.

or just a viewcontroller
with a button that produces text links and a picture

i think more info would help

 

[straber]

It's going to be a messaging service with an interface very similar to the screen shot I posted. It also has to support iOS 6, so TextKit isn't an option.

 

[tacotester1]

It's going to be a messaging service with an interface very similar to the screen shot I posted. It also has to support iOS 6, so TextKit isn't an option.

not sure if this will be helpful

https://github.com/sumanthk2006/AcaniChat

 

[dejo]

Those look more like emoji than images, to me.

 

[straber]

Those look more like emoji than images, to me.

They're custom emoticons, not part of any font. Is there a better approach to displaying customized emoticons?