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It's in magazines and newspapers, it's on television and radio, it's on buses and billboards and pretty much everywhere you look. The iPad is the touchscreen tablet from Apple, representing the next generation of mobile computing. Packed with dozens of new features, the iOS 3.2 SDK enables you to build sophisticated, desktop-quality apps for this exciting new platform. Every iPhone and iPod touch app developer looking to take the next step and move into the iPad arena will want to read this book from cover to cover.Beginning iPad Development for iPhone Developers: Mastering the iPad SDK has all the answers, and you?ll find them presented with the same easy-to-follow style and thorough coverage you've come to expect from titles like Beginning iPhone 3 Development?everything an aspiring iPad developer needs to know to create great apps. Best-selling authors Jack Nutting , Dave Wooldridge , and Dave Mark show iPhone developers how to master all of the iPad-exclusive frameworks and features, which are explained, demonstrated in action, and put through their paces in this comprehensive programming guide. You'll get a detailed understanding of the new feature set and gain every possible advantage in the iTunes App Store. What you?ll learn How to design app interfaces optimized for the iPad by taking advantage of new UIKit features such as Popovers, Split View Controllers, and new Modal Views. How to utilize new graphics functionality, Core Text, Document Sharing, and advanced input methods to build powerful productivity solutions. How to embrace the iPad's superior media capabilities with its new video and display options. How to convert an existing iPhone project into a stand-alone iPad app or a Universal app for both iPhone and iPad users. Who this book is for
This book is for all iPhone app developers who want to leverage their skills to create professional apps for the iPad. It includes extensive example projects and the complete source code for Dudel, a full-fledged drawing app for the iPad Developing iOS 4 Apps? Since many of the new features in iOS 3.2 are also present in iOS 4, this is one of the first books available in print that extensively covers several of the new APIs that iPhone developers are also eager to learn for creating iOS 4-optimized apps. Table of Contents Welcome to the Paradigm Shift Getting Started with iPad Development Exploring the iPhone SDK's New iPad Features New Graphics Functionality Using Core Text Popovers Video and Display Split Views and Modal Modes New Input Methods Working with Documents From iPhone to iPad Additional Resources for iPad Development
Synopsis
Best-selling authors Jack Nutting, Dave Wooldridge, and Dave Mark do it again. Beginning iPad Development for iPhone Developers: Mastering the iPad SDK offers the easy-to-follow style and thorough coverage you've come to expect from titles like Beginning iPhone 3 Development--everything an aspiring iPad developer needs to know to create great apps. Apple's new iPad SDKs are explained, demonstrated in action, and put through their paces with good-humored clarity that, as Steve Jobs has said of the iPad itself, just works.
Every iPhone and iPod touch app developer looking to take the next step and move into the iPad arena will want to read this book from cover to cover. You'll get a detailed understanding of the new feature set and gain every possible advantage in the iTunes App Store. And it's time for all you Mac OS X programmers to join in as well to take advantage of a whole new class of touch-based productivity apps just waiting to be developed. What you'll learn How to migrate iPhone apps to take advantage of new iPad features. How to design your apps to take full advantage of the iPad's bigger screen. How to create complex applications that just weren't practical with the iPhone OS. Who this books is for
For all iPhone app developers who want to leverage their skills to develop apps for the iPad. This book is also for experienced Mac OS X developers who want to create iPad desktop-style apps that were never practical on the iPhone. Table of Contents An iPad way of life iPhone recap What's new in iPad New Graphics Functionality Core Text Popovers Video and Display Options New ways of presenting view controllers Advanced Input Methods Documents and Files Supporting both iPhone and iPad in one app iPad for Mac OS X developers Integrating iPad with other devices