where in xcode would i put the following code to make an animated header? and is there a way to place it on a button type menu? -(void) viewDidLoad { imageView.animationImages = [NSArray arrayWithObjects: [UIImage imageNamed:@"myImageFrame1.gif"], [UIImage imageNamed:@"myImageFrame2.gif"], [UIImage imageNamed:@"myImageFrame3.gif"], [UIImage imageNamed:@"myImageFrame4.gif"], nil]; imageView.animationDuration = 2.0; imageView.animationRepeatCount = 0; [imageView startAnimating]; }

Are you talking about placing a banner in the Nav bar area? I really want to know the answer to this one as well....BT Evangelist in 3..2..1..

no one knows lol. I think number one there is no way to place an animated banner in the nav bar on a button menue, and number two if anyone does know they aint sayin

I disagree 100% Take a look at @GoNorthWest @ Alex@TM @ MGoBlue...these guys will answer and they KNOW!

Must confess...he asked me this already, and I didn't know! But said I would research and get back to him this weekend. Mark

I would like to see this as well...thank you! PS: I DM'd you with a question.

Easy...kinda, depending on your understanding...Some things to consider... a) Every screen uses the same method to setup the navigation bar. The method is in the BT_viewUtilities class (inside the BT_Layout folder in the Xcode project). It's called configureBackgroundAndNavBar() and begins on line 215. b) This method is trigged by each individual view controller (plugin's all have their own view controller) in the viewWillAppear() method. This means every time a "view will appear" the method is re-fired. c) The configureBackgroundAndNavBar() has zero understanding of an image for the title, only text. a, b, c mean that all you need to do is modify this method to alter how the title bar behaves / looks / feels. In this case, we want to add an "image view" as the "title view" of the navigation bar. 1) Open BT_Layout > BT_viewUtilities and find the configureBackgroundAndNavBar() method. Scroll to about line 225. This is where it sets the title text. Comment out this code so the title text doesn't get set. 2) Next, create an image view (Called a UIImageView in iOS) object, set an array of images as it's "animated images" property, set the animation properties, set this image view as the title view of the navigation bar. Like... //just after the code you commented out in step 1... /* instantiate an image view object, called "animatedImageView" Set it's frame size accordingly. This example is x = 0, y = 0, width = 320, height = 44, the standard size of the navigation bar. You'll want to create images the same size as the nav bar so iOS doesn't have to scale //them (saves time)... */ UIImageView *animatedImageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 44)]; /* instantiate an array object of images and set it as the animatedImages property of the animatedImageView all in one step. Note: The last item in the array must be nil. */ animatedImageView.animationImages = [NSArray arrayWithObjects: [UIImage imageNamed:@"image1.png"], [UIImage imageNamed:@"image2.png"], [UIImage imageNamed:@"image3"], nil]; /* set the animation properties. This example will switch images every 2 seconds, 5 times then stop... */ animatedImageView.animationDuration = 2.0; animatedImageView.animationRepeatCount = 5; [animatedImageView startAnimating]; //set the titleView property to the new image view you created. Release the image view [theViewController.navigationItem setTitleView:animatedImageView]; [animatedImageView release]; 3) Save, compile, run. Easy peasy. Things to consider: iOS hates .gif's, use .png's if you can. This modification will set the title image animation the same on every screen. You may not want this. To get around it, you could easily put something like... if([[theScreenData.jsonVars objectForKey:@"itemId"] isEqualToString:@"id of screen..."]){ //put code here to use animated image... }else{ //use the regular title text code } You could also add a new json property to the config data like "animateHeader":"yes" then check for that.... if([[theScreenData.jsonVars objectForKey:@"animateHeader"] isEqualToString:@"yes"]){ //put code here to use animated image... }else{ //use the regular title text code } All sorts of ways to do it. You could also do lots of this in the plugins.m file to (in the viewDidLoadMethod) and skip the layout method altogether. You're a programmer, anything's possible ;-)

Your explanation makes it easier to implement, even for a rookie. The way I got mine to work is a lot more complicated. I tried your way, easy peasy. Thanks David!!!

Thank you guys!!!!

This was a prime example where "do some research" = "Ask David!" Won't always be that easy though! Thanks, David!

Thank you again. This is why Buzztouch, Buzztouchmods and the family of users here are the future of app development and evolution.

It worked!!!! Is there a way to make this header clickable once it is loaded to make it actually go somewhere or do something?

what would you put if you wanted it to play indefinitely instead of just 5 times

imageView.animationRepeatCount = 0; 0= represents endless

Is there a way to make this header clickable once it is loaded to make it actually go somewhere or do something?