[MonoTouch] Monotouch.Dialog - how flexible is it?

[Nic Wise]

I find MT.D to be VERY VERY flexible. I use it pretty much everywhere,
and recently, I've been using it on otherwise static screens (ie, they
dont scroll), as I can use images in cells, and generally make it
pixel perfect to the designs.

For example: http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/drop/2_overview.png

This doesn't scroll (I turned it off), but it's 100% MT.D. two cell
types (top, the the bottom 2), as well as a custom double button.
Table header for the tear off etc.

Thats shot is a shot from the designer, but I have it pixel-perfect in
the app (which isn't released yet, hence why I've been so quiet on
here!)

There are a few minor things I've found with it - mostly around things
I want to be virtual or public, which are not, but in general, I love
it.

5 out of 6 of my apps are MT.D based. The other one is a swipe-card
interface, so wasn't applicable.

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 21:39, Jason Awbrey <jason at awbrey.net> wrote:
> MT.D is not all-or-nothing.  I use it in a few places in my app, and in
> others write my own tableviews.
>
> You can customize MT.D to a degree by overriding behavior or writing custom
> elements.  It's not always the best tool to use - in those cases you write
> it yoursefl
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Matt <matt at ransdellbrown.com> wrote:
>>
>> I've gone through the tutorials and it looks very promising. My big
>> concern
>> is what if my client wants something that is not built into MT.D?
>>
>> One element I know my client will want is 2 or more Text View boxes on the
>> same row, side-by-side.
>> How easy is it to create custom elements?
>>
>> Can I break out of MT.D and display a ControllerView with interface
>> elements
>> created in XCode?
>>
>> Does anyone use MT.D and xib screens in the same app? Any pitfalls?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Matt
>>
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