Monthly Archives: July 2009

Focus! Focus!

Posted on July 7, 2009 by MXH

Yesterday, I made reference to the contentVerticalAlignment property of UIControls. Upon further examination, it may not be such a good idea to use this property, for a somewhat surprising reason. If you look carefully at the screenshot to the left … Continue reading →

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Vertical Alignment

Posted on July 6, 2009 by MXH

Editorial Note: I’d been planning to write about glossy button backgrounds today, but I appear to be buttoned out. I’ll pick the topic up again by Friday, but, for now, something lighter. And shorter. Let’s say you want to adjust … Continue reading →

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Bob Dylan

Posted on July 5, 2009 by MXH

It’s easy to go overboard with Bob Dylan fandom – Dylanology, etc. – and it’s true both that a little Bob goes a long way, and that most of his songs Make No Damn Sense Whatsoever, but surely we’d be … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July

Posted on July 4, 2009 by MXH

The Declaration of Independence is not without interest. It’s not much longer than a blog post – and even features what looks to be an early form of the bullet point – but a lot more important.

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Shiny Red Buttons (5)

Posted on July 3, 2009 by MXH

The gloss gradient code we saw on Tuesday has got a lot of fairly arbitrary math in it – including both constants and functions – that “tunes” the final appearance of the gradient. Today I want to walk through some … Continue reading →

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Shiny Red Buttons (Digression)

Posted on July 2, 2009 by MXH

Editorial Note: I was planning to discuss the gloss gradient code in detail today, with an eye to showing how some of its more arbitrary elements could be adjusted to alter the appearance of the gradients that it produces. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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