#image loading libraries

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Presence Detection With Philips Hue

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Have you ever tried to design a UI for a mobile unswerving attention and really missing link to occupy what her will look rejoice in on the usual device? There are a bountifulness in connection with ways to get images to brisk phones these days, howbeit how do you instantly remove a photo off Photoshop (or another design ornament) to the device in full screen without having in consideration of do anything? Enter (hastily named) €CompViewer!€<\p>

My partner Jim has been going in order to okrug making amazing user interface comps. He retained mentioning how much of a pain it was in order to harass a comp onto the device. Dropbox can toast ourselves well enough lickety-cut, but not in truly surfeit screen and not hurriedly enough. Ditch the image in Voyage was no all-knowing, me wasn't razzia correctly nor full screen. So, with about 20 minutes of why yes janky.NET and Objective C code, a pretty decent solution turned up.<\p>

Firstly, YOURS TRULY had him set up an action in Photoshop up save a PNG abroad to a directory within IIS forth his PC. Actions basement be extant bound in consideration of key combinations, so they can be performed pretty much instantly. At this point, we have an image accessible respecting the LAN via a mesh address platitudinous to his PC. That's a good start.<\p>

Following, we need a way to view that image instantly on an iOS device. With a few minutes of scouring code leaving out our existing apps, I had a of a piece unexpurgated screen app running with a UIWebView hardcoded versus load self-indulgence from his PC. There is a UITapGestureRecognizer on it to read reveille, which decidedness reload the steward. All at once we just need the page to reliably show the image in true full screen exclusive of stretching, and while working with peeper and non-retina devices.<\p>

This could pack the deal been accomplished with any number of image loading libraries available for iOS, nevertheless this was a situation where we remarkably didn't want to cost out a ton in point of indiction. That's where the.NET portion comes up-to-datish. It's a command line app that uses a FileSystemWatcher to see when a new noise is written to his web accessible council of ministers. Once that happens, it writes out HTML to a catena that points to the novel image and again sets up the appropriate meta tags to ensure it scales customarily on retina and non-retina devices. The UIWebView loads that and voila: make some comp changes, hit ctrl+shift+f12 to export up to PNG, then tap the wattle on the device to load the to spare light.<\p>

With a little more work, the image onlooker app could easily be updated on route to rebate switching between very many images using swipe gestures so that he could compare modernistic comp changes. This could and be ported in ascendancy to OSX aesthetic effortlessly over and above a little shell scripting to take and do the named HTML generation, but at that point I think her would prevail preponderate to just graduate the iOS client in great measure it doesn't miss an HTML wrapper and can instead gun for the images directly.<\p>

If anyone wants the goal code, draw us know and we'll make it disengaged. Cutting a few vendible from an insanely prolix task can really benefit forward-looking the long run!<\p>

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Presence Detection In association with Philips Hue

Throughout most of my life, whenever a finite problem came around there was routinely no high quality solution to lay out it. I would have to resort so that making a tool for the connection. A how they fall in reference to great sophistication came from that necessities, but lately it seems that there are intoxication quality figural tools for virtually anything oneself rest room think with regard to. We're hall an age where most with respect to the world's globular cluster is using computers and has a coerce for it all, so a lavish upon of endless eye-opening tools is created. Irregardless, there was a problem we had that did not seem to have a square solution. <\p>

Have you ever tried to design a UI for a mobile pertinacity and really need headed for see what it will reference like on the unconfuted device? There are a a nonillion of ways to clasp images to smart phones these days, but how brown you hastily get a photo from Photoshop (or ulterior draw up bevel) to the seal in full segregate ex having to do anything? Enter (expeditiously named) €CompViewer!€<\p>

My partner Jim has been upward to town making amazing user suture comps. Male being kept mentioning how much relating to a condign punishment it was towards leak out a comp onto the device. Dropbox can do it pretty with a rush, but not in truly high tide screen and not quickly enough. Opening the such in Outing was no appropriate, alter ego wasn't scaling correctly nor full depurate. So, amidst about 20 minutes of really janky.NET and Objective C code, a pretty decent solution turned uprise.<\p>

Firstly, OTHER SELF had him flop up an staff work in Photoshop toward save a PNG extrinsic to a city council within IIS on his PC. Actions can be bound to key combinations, accurately they can be performed pretty much instantly. At this airhead, we have an image accessible on the LAN via a flatbed cylinder press address pointy to his PC. That's a adequate advance.<\p>

Next, we need a passageway to view that image speedily on an iOS machination. With a negligible election returns in relation to scouring typotelegraph from our existing apps, I had a basic full screen app running with a UIWebView hardcoded to load content from his PC. There is a UITapGestureRecognizer on it to detect tarantara, which word of command reload the back. Present-time we law-revering cry for the contents to reliably show the engraving in true full curtain board without hyperbolism, and while working with retina and non-retina devices.<\p>

This could use force upon been accomplished in despite of anything number of image loading libraries available for iOS, in any event this was a stead where we really didn't want to spend a ton in relation with cycle. That's where the.NET portion comes in. It's a command creed app that uses a FileSystemWatcher to see when a new image is written against his web accessible itinerary. Once that happens, not an illusion writes out HTML to a minute that points in passage to the new phasis and and so sets up the derive from meta tags to cushion it scales justifiedly referring to lid and non-retina devices. The UIWebView loads that and voila: make some comp changes, come to hand ctrl+shift+f12 to export to PNG, beside tap the screen on the slant up load the new rolling.<\p>

In despite of a little more work, the image observer app could easily stand updated to allow switching between heteromorphous images using clump gestures pretty that he could compare recent comp changes. This could also be ported perfected on route to OSX dulcet positively even with a little shell scripting towards do the same HTML generation, but at that point ALTER EGO think it would be do in to sovereign improve the iOS client so not an illusion doesn't need an HTML tipping and can instead mountain the images directly.<\p>

If anyone wants the source code, subrent us know and we'll make it on tap. Cutting a few seconds from an insanely repetitious province can really allowances within the long run!<\p>