Nic,

Thanks for the pointers.

I will study them. The earnestapp looks really nice!

Guido.

On 4 October 2012 19:02, Nic Wise <[email protected]> wrote:
> NOW I get ya!
>
> You could make an Element which looks the same. You can use the
> UIViewElement (I think thats the name) and throw any old view in there
> - a custom one, or just a UILabel.
>
> Or make a new Element which has a Label with the right parameters set
> on it, and use that. New Elements are not hard to write - take a look
> at the email one:
>
> If you NEED the rounded corners, then.... well, I usually do it with
> an image :) Just set the BackgroundView to be the right one. There are
> a lot of photoshop templates around which have a version of the cell
> backgrounds in them them.
>
> But if you have a non-grouped list, then putting a single item in
> there that HAS the grouped look would look.... wrong. No?
>
> Have a look at earnest:
>
> http://www.earnestapp.com/
>
> it's free, too. It's all, 100% monotouch.dialog. Happy to explain how
> I did this, tho a lot of it is here:
>
> http://fastchicken.co.nz/2012/04/04/earnest-the-newest-member-of-the-freeagent-and-bigted-family/
>
> http://fastchicken.co.nz/2012/05/20/earnest-debrief-visual-styles-in-ios-apps-uiappearence-custom-sections-in-monotouch-dialog/
>
> http://fastchicken.co.nz/2012/09/13/earnest-has-a-growth-spurt-making-monotouch-apps-work-with-the-new-iphone/
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Nic
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 4:45 PM, Guido Van Hoecke <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi Nic,
>>
>> On 4 October 2012 16:48, Nic Wise <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> ... can you explain a bit more? I'm not sure what you are trying to
>>> do. link to an image maybe?
>>
>> I am working at an app that heavily uses MonoTouch.Dialog. Most
>> RootElements use the grouped style. Most of their sections have a footer
>> text with help and info about their section.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I have a couple of RootElements that use the plain style
>> (the sections are OwnerDrawnElements). To provide help and info under
>> these sections, I would create a StyledMultilineElement that has the
>> same look and feel of the footer of a grouped RootElement Section.
>>
>> Alternatively, I could use the grouped approach, but then the top and
>> bottom element corners stick out beyond the rounded section corners,
>> and that is also very ugly.
>>
>> If I would know how to hide / shave off those corners from the first and
>> the last of my rectangular OwnerDrawnElements, I would definitely go for
>> that approach.
>>
>> I hope that this clarifies the reasons why I asked the question.
>>
>> With kind regards,
>>
>> Guido
>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Guido Van Hoecke <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I need to create a StyledMultilineElement that uses the background
>>>> and font of the footer of a grouped ElementRoot.
>>>>
>>>> I have failed to google the required background and font settings.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions, any one?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>> With kind regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Guido
>>>>
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>>> Nic Wise
>>> t.  +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken | http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicwise
>>> b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/
>>>
>>> mobileAgent (for FreeAgent): get your accounts in your pocket.
>>> http://goo.gl/IuBU
>>> Trip Wallet: Keep track of your budget on the go: http://goo.gl/ePhKa
>>> Earnest: Self-employed? Track your business expenses and income.
>>> http://earnestapp.com
>>> Nearest Bus: find when the next bus is coming to your stop. 
>>> http://goo.gl/Vcz1p
>>> London Bike App: Find the nearest Boris Bike, and get riding! 
>>> http://goo.gl/Icp2
>
>
>
> --
> Nic Wise
> t.  +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken | http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicwise
> b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/
>
> mobileAgent (for FreeAgent): get your accounts in your pocket.
> http://goo.gl/IuBU
> Trip Wallet: Keep track of your budget on the go: http://goo.gl/ePhKa
> Earnest: Self-employed? Track your business expenses and income.
> http://earnestapp.com
> Nearest Bus: find when the next bus is coming to your stop. 
> http://goo.gl/Vcz1p
> London Bike App: Find the nearest Boris Bike, and get riding! 
> http://goo.gl/Icp2
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