• Interface Builder Documents

• Workflow Tools

• The Library Window

• The Inspector Window

• The Connections Panel

• The Strings Window

• Interface Builder Behaviors

• Command Modifier Keys

• Selection Behavior and Appearance

• Selecting Hidden Objects in a Nib File

• Multiple Document Shading

• About Nib and Xib Files

• What Goes in a Nib File?

• Nib File Design Guidelines

• Keep Your Nib Files Small

• Choose Appropriate Controller Objects

• Place Appropriate Objects at the Top Level of a Nib File

• Choosing the Best File Format

• Nib Files and Localization

• Creating a Nib File

• Saving Nib Files

• Saving in the Development-Time Format

• Saving in the Deployment Formats

• Using Image and Sound Resources in a Nib File

• Refactoring Your Nib Files

• iPhone OS Interface Objects

• Windows

• Adding a Window to a Nib File

• Removing a Window from a Nib FIle

• Views and Controls

• Adding Views to a Nib File

• Removing Views from a Nib File

• Custom Views

• Toolbars

• Setting the Appearance of Bar Button Items

• Positioning Buttons on the Toolbar

• Configuring the Action of a Bar Button Item

• Controller Objects

• View Controllers

• Using a View Controller as File’s Owner of a Nib File

• Adding a View Controller to Your Nib File

• Tab Bars

• Adding and Removing Tabs

• Configuring the Tab Bar Items

• Configuring the Views for a Tab

• Navigation Bars

• Configuring the Navigation Bar Items

• Configuring the Views for the Root Navigation Level

• Configuring the Views for Additional Navigation Levels

• Mac OS X Interface Objects

• Windows and Panels

• Adding Windows to a Nib File

• Removing Windows from a Nib File

• Views

• Adding Views to a Nib File

• Removing Views from a Nib File

• Custom Views

• Controls and Cells

• Toolbars

• Adding a Toolbar to a Window

• Customizing the Contents of a Toolbar

• Removing Items from a Toolbar

• Responding to Toolbar Events

• Removing a Toolbar from Your Window

• Menus and Menu Items

• Creating and Modifying Menu Bars

• Creating Custom Menu Resources

• Creating and Modifying Menus

• Collection Views

• Controller Objects

• Core Data Objects

• Formatter Objects

• Proxy Objects

• File’s Owner

• First Responder

• Application

• Custom Proxy Objects

• Finding Objects in a Nib File

• Tips for Organizing Your Nib Objects

• Factor Your Interfaces Appropriately

• Use the Embed Commands

• Layout Tools

• Moving and Sizing Objects

• Moving Views

• Resizing Views

• Moving and Resizing Windows

• Changing the Size of a Control

• Setting a View’s Autosizing Behavior

• Design-Time Resizing Modes for Windows

• Aligning Objects

• About Alignment Guides

• Aligning Objects Relative to One Another

• Displaying Bounding and Layout Rectangles

• Getting Dynamic Layout Information

• Using Custom Guides

• Changing the Window Orientation in iPhone OS

• Managing Parent-Child View Relationships

• Embedding Views in a Parent Container

• Changing a View’s Parent to Another View

• Using ibtool to Gather Layout Metrics

• Tips for Creating Effective Layouts

• Follow the Automatic Guides

• Use Proper Alignment for Labels and Controls in Mac OS X

• Group Related Controls in Mac OS X

• Editing Object Attributes

• Attaching Graphical Effects in Mac OS X

• The Effects Inspector

• Enabling Graphical Effects for a View

• Configuring Filters

• Configuring View Transitions

• Applying Formatters

• Attaching a Formatter to an Object

• Configuring Number Formats

• Configuring Date Formats

• Setting the Key Equivalent for a Button

• Configuring the Tab Order for Views

• Configuring User Assistance Attributes

• Specifying Carbon Attributes

• Assigning Command IDs to Objects

• Assigning a Signature and Control ID

• Adding Auxiliary Properties

• Adding Custom HIView Parameters

• Attribute Guidelines

• Use Consistent Control Sizes in Mac OS X

• Assign Names to Your Objects

• About Connections and Bindings

• Creating and Managing Outlet and Action Connections

• Making Quick Connections By Dragging

• Making Connections Using the Connections Panel

• Example: Creating Action Connections

• Example: Connecting Outlets

• Making Connections Using the Inspector

• Breaking Connections

• Establishing Connections to the First Responder

• Connecting Menu Items to Your Code

• Configuring Cocoa Bindings in Mac OS X

• Creating a Binding

• Binding Directly to the Value

• Binding Through an Intermediate Object

• Binding to a Collection of Objects

• Configuring the Attributes of a Binding

• Using Cocoa Controller Objects

• Configuring an NSTreeController Object

• Using the Shared User Defaults Controller

• Setting the Class of an Object

• Defining Outlets and Actions in Xcode

• Defining Outlets

• Defining Action Methods

• Synchronizing With Your Xcode Project

• Creating Classes in Interface Builder

• Defining New Classes in Interface Builder

• Defining Outlets and Actions in Interface Builder

• Generating Source Files for New Classes

• Injecting Class Information into a Nib File

• Scripting Language Support

• Setting the Nib File Version

• Checking for Errors and Warnings

• Simulating Your Interface

• Locking Down Your Nib File

• Localizing Your Nib File’s Content

• Performing the Initial Localization of a Nib File

• Performing Incremental Localization Updates

• Customizing the Library Window

• Filtering the Grid Display

• Creating Custom Groups

• Creating Smart Groups

• Removing Groups and Smart Groups

• Rearranging Objects in the Items Pane

• Adding Custom Objects to the Library

• Minimizing the Organization Pane

• Interface Builder Preferences

• Using Plug-ins to Integrate New Objects into the Library