Window and Views General

Good Resources

Apple View Programming Guide

Control Sizes

The minimum recommended size of a tappable UI element is 44×44 pixels.

Background Color

    [[self view] setBackgroundColor:[UIColor blueColor]];

Background Image

    UIImageView *background = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"background.png"]];
    [self.view addSubview:background];
    [background release];

Positioning Views

This example moves a view down below the status bar:

    [self view].frame = CGRectMake(0, 20, 320, 460);

Useful Code

How wide is the screen

	float widthOfScreen = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds].size.width;