On 16 aug. 2013, at 19:18, Kyle Sluder wrote: > [bringing this back on-list] > > On Aug 16, 2013, at 1:10 PM, Izak van Langevelde <eezac...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > >> Dear Kyle, >> >> On 16 aug. 2013, at 18:38, Kyle Sluder wrote: >> >> What I am looking for is the algorithm that determines a layout based on a >> set of constraints. > > As I mentioned, it converts all the constraints in your window into linear > equations and feeds them to a constraint solver. This solver produces frames > for all views in the window. > > As Ken Ferry described in his Auto Layout session at WWDC 2011, the specific > solver used by Apple is based on the Cassowary constraint engine. > > So asking for the "algorithm" isn't really that helpful, because Auto Layout > is not defined or implemented imperatively. There's an algorithm involved, > but that algorithm is a general-purpose constraint solver that operates on > linear equations. Strictly speaking it has nothing to do with views.
That is good enough for me, I'll take a look at it. Thanks, Izak --- Grinnikend door het leven... _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
