This hot fix update of DTCoreText addresses a few issues that arose from the cleanup and reorganisation of DTFoundation 1.5.0.
DTFoundation 1.5.0
This update for DTFoundation was originally 1.4.5. But some breakage occurred from fixing the name of a sub spec. So the solution was promote that to 1.5.0. This works because DTCoreText references 1.4.4 which means that it only sees the last version of DTFoundation which still has the typo.
The main theme – besides some minor fixes – was a big clean up effort which aims to reduce the amount of unnecessary classes in the Core and UIKit sub specs, as well as rename the DTHMLParser sub-spec to DTHTMLParser.
Radar: LLVM Enhancement: @switch
Since Apple is starting to enhance LLVM with new language elements I figure that it might be a good time to suggest them as well, of course via Radar.
This is an enhancement request for getting an object-oriented version of the classic C switch which would allow you to use objects – like NSString literals – for the cases.
Filed as rdar://14557382 and on Open Radar.
Out of Office
We’re offline for “maintenance” until July 22nd with no way to receive emails or respond to your requests and orders. We mention this so that you know why you won’t hear from us until then. We haven’t forgotten about you, we’ve just remembered about ourselves.
So please be patient while we’re recharging.
Talking to Amazon Web Services
I have several boxes of books that I want to create a list of. I have the technology down to scan the book bar codes rapidly. But how could I get the book titles for my inventory?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a collection of Amazon’s web APIs. Their Product Advertising API offers to search for books by ISBN and so I had to dig into their documentation to figure out how to query their API.
Taking Stackshots
You know how to take screenshots on your iOS device and that is quite useful when filing bug reports because as they say “a picture is worth a thousand words”. But there are situations – happened to me recently – when an app is non-responsive and a screen shot wouldn’t really tell much of a story.
Especially when dealing with BETA software it is useful to also commit to memory how to take stackshots.
Radar: Unlocked iPhone should not require SIM Card to be activated
The following hassle became apparent when I restored an iPhone 4 to a iOS 7 BETA version. You are supposed to file issues for everything, even something that annoys you as infrequently as this. This one has been annoying me for several years now.
So I finally logged it as rdar://14425938 and on Open Radar.
DTRichTextEditor 1.6.1
This is a maintenance update for DTRichTextEditor, for the most part bringing the changes in DTCoreText 1.6.1 into the editor plus a small fix.
DTCoreText 1.6.1
For the most part this is a bug fix release on DTCoreText, but there are also two new little features in the demo app. This update was made possible by a generous sponsor.
Undefined Symbols
OC asks:
“I’m doing some Objective-C exercises from a Big Nerd Ranch book, and I’m getting these errors. I’m still pretty lost in terms of how to handle unexpected errors and stuff, so I would appreciate the help.”
I’m going into go into much greater depth here answering this question, because of “teaching a man to fish”, ya’know.
