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code.warrior

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Feb 6, 2009
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Hi,

I'm a newbie to iPhone app development and trying to develop my first app.
For this, I'll be really thankful, if anyone can tell, what class the iTunes' album art cover display's flipped cover implements?
To make it more elaborate lemme explain what I'm looking for. When you invoke the iTunes in iPhone, it displays your tracks(in landscape orientation) in, what they term it as, "CoverFlow". Now when you click/touch any of the album art, that selected album art flips and shows the list of tracks in the album, in a flipped cover view. I'm wondering, what class they might have used to implement it.
I've already tried, UITableView and UIImageView, but I'm unable to get the desired effect. I would like to probe further with UITableView or UIImageView, if they're the correct classes I'm using to regenerate the same flipped cover effect. So kindly enlighten me in this regard, if anyone have any idea about it.

Thanks for reading through.
 

jnic

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Oct 24, 2008
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It's called UICoverFlowLayer, but it's not a part of the official API and you'll have your app rejected for using it.

Here's Erica Sadun's 2.2 sample code that uses it, but again, you won't make it to the app store with this, and your app is liable to break next time the firmware changes.
 

code.warrior

macrumors newbie
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Feb 6, 2009
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It's called UICoverFlowLayer, but it's not a part of the official API and you'll have your app rejected for using it.

Here's Erica Sadun's 2.2 sample code that uses it, but again, you won't make it to the app store with this, and your app is liable to break next time the firmware changes.

Yeah, you're right. And I'm not interested in the "CoverFlow", but, as I mentioned, I'm looking for the class of 'flipped cover' of the album art. The one which shows up when you select an album art cover, to display the tracks in that album.

Thanks
 

dejo

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Sep 2, 2004
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The track listing looks like a customized UITableView to me. Unless it is something else you are referring to. Maybe a screenshot to clarify?
 

code.warrior

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Feb 6, 2009
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The track listing looks like a customized UITableView to me. Unless it is something else you are referring to. Maybe a screenshot to clarify?

Track listing is what I'm actually talking about, which you, too, mentioned in your reply. Actually I was already trying that out with a customized UITableView( I also suspected it to be a customized UITableView). But since, the effect wasn't desired one, I thought to clarify it first before unnecessarily spending time on it( which i can utilize for development.)

Thanks though, I'll get back for seeking further help in this regard.
 

s5xxx

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Sep 7, 2007
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Did you ever figure out the answer to this? I'm trying to do the same thing.
 

s5xxx

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Sep 7, 2007
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To clarify, I was hoping to duplicate the effect used by this table:

photoucd.jpg


(ignore the ringer overlay)
 
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