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If you were wondering how to start your application in landscape mode with the status bar hidden, you need to override two methods in your ViewController: viewDidLoad and shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation.


// Implement viewDidLoad to do additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:YES animated:NO];
[super viewDidLoad];
}

// Override to allow orientations other than the default portrait orientation.
- (BOOL) shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation: (UIInterfaceOrientation) interfaceOrientation {
// Return YES for supported orientations
return (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight);
}


I am not sure what happened, but Class Actions and Outlets got moved to a new location. They live now in the Library Window. To add Actions and Outlets to your class, first locate it in the Library (search for it), click and then select Outlets or Actions tabs.

If you want to have a gradient on the background of your UITabBar in iPhone 3.0, it’s fairly easy.

Step 1: Create an image with width of 1px and height of 49px with a gradient of your choice. Save the image as png with the name of your choice (tabbar_back_.png).

Step 2: Add the image to your project.

Step 3: Extend UITabBarController. Assuming you already have Tab Bar Controller in your xib file, go to Xcode and create a new UIViewController subclass with the name of your choice (MyUITabController).
Change the header file to:
@interface MyUITabController : UITabBarController{}@end
Change the implementation file to:

- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
CGRect frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 480, 49);
UIView *viewWithColor = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
UIImage *backgroundImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"tabbar_back_.png"];
UIColor *backgroundColor = [[UIColor alloc] initWithPatternImage:backgroundImage];
viewWithColor.backgroundColor =backgroundColor;
[backgroundColor release];
[[self tabBar] insertSubview:viewWithColor atIndex:0];
[viewWithColor release];

}

Save the project.

Step 4. Go to Interface Builder and select UITabBarController. Press Command+4 this should bring up Controller Identity Window. Select your new file name (MyUITabController) from Class Identity Class drop down. Save. Build and go!!!!!