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<blockquote data-quote="Alan Shutko" data-source="post: 5371216" data-attributes="member: 23694">I don't play 4e so I'm not interested in helping with this app, but I just started writing an iPhone app myself, so I can offer some tips.One question: have you programmed before?&nbsp; Or are you starting out fresh with this?&nbsp; If you've programmed before you'll have an easier time of transferring your knowledge over.&nbsp; If you're new to programming, you might also take a look for some blogs/books that help as an introduction.What helped me out was to focus on a specific task or bit of a feature, and start working out how to put that in.&nbsp; For example, for this, perhaps you should start with laying out the interface.&nbsp; Create a xib file and use Interface Builder to start adding elements to the screen.&nbsp; I wasn't too familiar with GUI creators, so it took me a bit of practice and fiddling.&nbsp; Then you'll have both a good looking example of what you want to build, AND the basis for some coding.Don't be afraid to take everything you've put together and throw it away and start over.&nbsp; In the early experimentation phases, you'll make lots of mistakes.&nbsp; When you learn something you could have done better, you can throw the old stuff away without losing much, because you're still early in the process.&nbsp; It took me about two or three aborted File-New Projects until I really understood what I was doing and got traction.&nbsp; And then, as I'd learn to use a new feature, I'd write some experimental code to try things out, knowing I'd probably rewrite it later.Finally, download and look at a lot of sample code.&nbsp; When you are working on a specific new feature and have questions on how to do it, google for examples.&nbsp; For example, google &quot;writing a checkbox objective c&quot; for some ideas on how to handle those checkboxes.&nbsp; There are some suggestions on using UISwitch controls, or table views, or other things, and lots of sample code for you to look at.&nbsp; This helped me a lot as I learned the best ways to do things.Hope this helps!&nbsp; I'm happy to assist with any more specific questions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alan Shutko, post: 5371216, member: 23694"] I don't play 4e so I'm not interested in helping with this app, but I just started writing an iPhone app myself, so I can offer some tips. One question: have you programmed before? Or are you starting out fresh with this? If you've programmed before you'll have an easier time of transferring your knowledge over. If you're new to programming, you might also take a look for some blogs/books that help as an introduction. What helped me out was to focus on a specific task or bit of a feature, and start working out how to put that in. For example, for this, perhaps you should start with laying out the interface. Create a xib file and use Interface Builder to start adding elements to the screen. I wasn't too familiar with GUI creators, so it took me a bit of practice and fiddling. Then you'll have both a good looking example of what you want to build, AND the basis for some coding. Don't be afraid to take everything you've put together and throw it away and start over. In the early experimentation phases, you'll make lots of mistakes. When you learn something you could have done better, you can throw the old stuff away without losing much, because you're still early in the process. It took me about two or three aborted File-New Projects until I really understood what I was doing and got traction. And then, as I'd learn to use a new feature, I'd write some experimental code to try things out, knowing I'd probably rewrite it later. Finally, download and look at a lot of sample code. When you are working on a specific new feature and have questions on how to do it, google for examples. For example, google "writing a checkbox objective c" for some ideas on how to handle those checkboxes. There are some suggestions on using UISwitch controls, or table views, or other things, and lots of sample code for you to look at. This helped me a lot as I learned the best ways to do things. Hope this helps! I'm happy to assist with any more specific questions. [/QUOTE]

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