Thanks for the different suggestions everyone. I think the CLCascade example on GitHub might be a better alternative to this. I just need to get some code converted over to use it with MonoTouch since the project is an XCode project. It's a good looking view based on Twitter's UI and uses less space for the list per Nic's suggestion below.
-----Original Message----- From: Nic Wise [mailto:n...@fastchicken.co.nz] Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 3:27 AM To: Brian Matsik Cc: MonoTouch@lists.ximian.com Subject: Re: [MonoTouch] UISplitViewController(?) with master/detail BTW, personally, I dont like how resco have done it (tho it's most likely a good demo). The LHS is WAY too big. I'd do it more like this: http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/ipad/ Minimal menu (which can be covered) small/medium master (based on what you need to show), which MIGHT be hidden my the detail HUGE detail Depends how much switching between major areas (menu) your users are going to be doing. If it's not much, then get rid of the menu. If it's a lot... maybe rethink your app structure :) On 6 April 2013 08:24, Nic Wise <n...@fastchicken.co.nz> wrote: > What I suspect Resco are doing is this: > > Main View or window (just a normal UIView / UIViewController) > A UITableView(Controller) (or use MonoTouch.Dialog, but be careful > of the autoresizing) which has a specific width/height. This is your > left side menu > A UISplitview(Controller) which contains > a UITableViewContoller (the middle bit) > whatever the detail view is (UITabController with > UINavigationControllers I suspect) > > Thats how I'd do it, I think. If you use a splitview, you are stuck > with the default splitview size I think (otherwise, look at > MGSplitViewController), but you also get a portrate mode view for > free. I ended up writing my own (minimal code) for a recent project, > and I put a UICollectionViewController in each side. > (https://gist.github.com/nicwise/5325253) > > In a demo for Evolve, I'm doing something _similar_ on the iPhone > using James Clancey's FlyoutNavigationView (on github and the Xamarin > component store). The view that's under the flyout (the black bit) is > just a UITableView (via Monotouch.Dialog) and the main bit is a > UINavigationController with a MonoTouch.Dialog view, but it could be > any view. > > Because almost any view can contain other views, you are not limited > to the ordering. (except possibly tab bars, which like being at the > bottom of the tree, in most cases) > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/4qrsxhlqry5o09u/mtd-flyout.png > > However, you said you wanted a fullscreen detail with a slide in > master? There are a few ways you could do that > > Main View > Detail view (full screen) > > No surprise there > > Then, to show the master, you could use a UIPopoverViewController to > show it off a button or other event, or you could just make the master > view, set it frame so it's offscreen (relative to the Main View/Window > above), bring it to the front, then animate it sliding in > > UIView.Animate(0.5f, delegate { > MasterView.Frame = FINAL_FRAME_LOCATION; > }); > > > Main View > Detail view (full screen) > MasterView (200x768, but with a X position of -200 taking it out of > sight) > > So if your MasterView started at a frame of: > > new RectangleF(-200,0,200,768); > > (so it's just off screen) > > and your final frame location would be > > new RectangleF(0,0,200,768) > > so it's in the top left corner. > > You could trigger this off a UISwipeGesture (attached to the Main > View, or the detail, but the Main might be better), or a button, or > whatever you wanted. > > Does that make sense? > > On 5 April 2013 17:19, Brian Matsik <mat...@ctwo.net> wrote: >> We’re starting our first iPad app and I’m trying to wrap my head >> around all of the new UI elements moving from web applications to >> iOS. I am trying to implement a table result to detail view similar >> to what is seen in the Resco CRM application >> (http://www.resco.net/mobilecrm/app.aspx) where the left column is >> the menu and the right is the detail view which could either be a full width >> table or a narrow table with a detail view. >> >> >> >> Example 1 (full table): >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/cxwqpudhxchm4m1/2013-04-05%2012.00.11.png >> >> Example 2 (resized table/detail): >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/593kce49osnb4xd/2013-04-05%2012.00.24.png >> >> >> >> What I want to do is have the table display the full width of the >> iPad window and then slide to a smaller table to display the detail >> view. This is obviously doable but trying to find a sample of this >> is eluding me mostly because I am missing some key search terms to >> locate a similar example on github or one of the many monotouch blogs. >> >> >> >> If anyone could point me in the general direction of what I am >> looking for I would greatly appreciate it. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MonoTouch mailing list >> MonoTouch@lists.ximian.com >> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch >> > > > > -- > Nic Wise > t. +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken > b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ -- Nic Wise t. +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ _______________________________________________ MonoTouch mailing list MonoTouch@lists.ximian.com http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch
