Does apple mind you using that striped table view background in your own views?

+1 A:

It shouldn't be a problem.

If you start doing something more complicated than a text box, say a button that you click that slides in another view controller, you're going to be duplicating a lot of UITableView/UITableViewController code, and you're better off just creating a UITableView with a controller and couple of singleton UITableViewCells in your nib file.

Frank Schmitt 2010-03-15 18:28:54

+2 A:

No, they don't mind. Why would they?

ceejayoz 2010-03-15 18:29:09

I just thought as they might only want that background to be associated with table views. As somtimes they can picky about this type of stuff.

Dave 2010-03-15 18:59:30

+3 A:

sure.

For more details you may want to look at Apple's Human Interface Guidelines.

jessecurry 2010-03-15 18:38:40

+1 For referencing the HIG and providing a link. However, there's a reason they're called "guidelines". Following the HIG will generally result in nice-looking apps. Unless there is a compelling reason to violate the HIG, and the result is provably better, don't. Apple endorses the HIG and recommends use of system-wide controls so the user experience is more consistent.

Quinn Taylor 2010-03-15 23:36:54

Good point, there are definitely Apps that "break the rules" and have incredibly elegant interfaces, but these guidelines are a good starting point for someone jumping into App development.

jessecurry 2010-03-16 13:28:50

+3 A:

Yes, they do allow that. I've done so in an application that has been updated and re-approved several times over. The pattern is available as [UIColor groupTableViewBackgroundColor].

Tom 2010-03-15 23:34:22

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