UITabBarController with more than six icons

Question

Hi there, i'm developing an iPhone application and i'm implementing the navigation among views with the UITabBarController.

The documentation says :

"The tab bar has limited space for displaying your custom items. If you add six or more custom view controllers to a tab bar controller, the tab bar controller displays only the first four items plus the standard More item on the tab bar. Tapping the More item brings up a standard interface for selecting the remaining items. The interface for the standard More item includes an Edit button that allows the user to reconfigure the tab bar. By default, the user is allowed to rearrange all items on the tab bar. If you do not want the user to modify some items, though, you can remove the appropriate view controllers from the array in the customizableViewControllers property."

Is there a way i can force the control to use exactly six icons without adding the "More ..." one?

Answer 1

No, the tab bar will only accommodate up to five items. Once you add more than that you get four plus the more button showing.

Answer 2

You could subclass the object, and override its drawing properties, but it would most likely be rejected by Apple, as it is an inconsistant UI, and would go against the holy HIGs.