How to localize (Internationalization/i18n) an iPhone application.

Localization inside the application without using iPhone language settings. Today we will start with the internationalization of an iPhone app from within the application. This is something most of us want to do as it not only helps the user experience but also prevents us from changing the iphone's language setting every time we want a different language for the app. So quickly lets get started. We create a project in xcode and name it as you like it. Now, the way to go about localizing the app is to create a ".strings" file in the app which can be created from resource like this: Create a  Localizable.strings  file from resource By default the name of our created language resource string file is 'Localizable.strings ' What...

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Apple and patents: You decide.

"HTC’s stock price has been sent into a tumble, after imports of new HTC handsets into the US were blocked in customs by an Apple complaint to the ITC" "Apple wins preliminary injunction against Galaxy Tab 10.1 in US, Samsung appeals but in vain" "Apples wins over HTC... "Apple wins over Samsung... 10 years later "Apple wins over nature" OMG! and so on... Hmm..seems like Apple's made its mind on now what could be the ever growing and fierce patent wars. Hold on Apple guys give me a break!,  that's getting really nervy now. Apple patents a mockery to open source? I have no idea what might be the position of the Open Source community at the moment. Sitting ducks? well quite comfortably. Open source...

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The iPhone 5 launch: Disappointing?

Alright so Apple's iPhone 5 has broken all expectations about its sale and has smashed all records before hitting the shelves with more than 2 million pre-orders of the coveted smartphone in its first 24 Hours of launch on 12 September. And the launch was no less dramatic as Apple gave the world the biggest hint in the shadow of number '5'. Now what was expected? A hell lot. Yup and so the old reminiscence of Steve Jobs's defining the use of the 'iPod Pocket' in our jeans at the launch of iPod then was there in our minds. Amazon.in Widgets Honestly, to me it was disappointing to see Apple missing out on many areas to its contenders, specially Samsung Galaxy S3.   Here's the top 3 areas I found was a...

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Cell height as per text length: iPhone Development

How to dynamically adjust cell's height as per the text length in iPhone development? Well today I am going to start with a method that will calculate the cell's height appropriate to the length of text and then adjust the cell's height accordingly in an iPhone development. The iPhone SDK comes with lots of interesting features and lets you design some of your custom made methods. I was recently faced with a situation where my text was dynamic and hence I had to display it inside the cell that will automatically expand for the text's size.  Previously my text would be half chunked! And so I came up with this solution. Let's get started. First we get our titles and subtitles for the display screen (If any) NSString...

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