by Marc Maset
Typical behavior for macOS apps is that the apps will preserve their size and position when closed (Command + W) or quit (Command + Q) by the user. When using SwiftUI & WindowsGroup that’s not the case though: although it works as designed when quitting, it forgets position and size when closing the window …
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I don’t know if it will stick or not, but was seeing enough of my friends migrating there that it was a no brainer for me to create an account. So far, its been quite fun I must say. And I kind of find the federated approach interesting. Anyway, you can find me @ mastodon.social/@MarcMasVi …
Some personal news to share, my wife and I have relocated to San Diego! We’re still in temporary housing, but I do expect to be fully settled starting January. Until then, I’ll be posting less as there’s a lot of things we’re handling ATM. So far, loving it here – here’s a pic from yesterday, …
Really enjoyed Lex interview w. Todd Howard. If you enjoy Elder Scrolls, Fallout or Game Development it’s worth every minute. Marc
If you’d like to try Stable Diffusion, the latest AI image generator, and have a Mac with an M1/M2 chip you can download it and run it locally (no technical expertise required) Features include: Full data privacy – nothing is sent to the cloud Clean and easy to use UI One click installer No dependencies …
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‘Creating a future for Mars!’ ‘Unleashing a new golden age for humanity!’ This weekend I’ve been working on onboarding CARDs for MarsManaged. What’s that I hear you ask? Let me explain… When the user first opens the app these onboarding CARDs show how to use it in a subtle way, allowing users to become familiar quickly …
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I did a post a while back about how to enable undo functionality when using CoreData. It continues to work great for AppKit or UIKit apps, but what about if you’ve adopted SwiftUI as Apple is suggesting we do? Well… unfortunately the previous approach won’t work quite as well. After a few hours working this, …
If done right you will almost never notice it.. It is however one of the most used parts of any app: the sidebar. With MarsManaged we’ve gone through quite a few iterations. Here’s a retrospective on the improvements made, and the thinking behind them. First Iteration (A): Although it was purely a SwiftUI non-functional prototype, …
Back in Sunny California! Portugal was great: the food, the weather, the people… In between hikes, museums and reading breaks I’ve done quite a bit of progress on MarsManaged: it’s looking better and better. Every day a bit more polished and user feedback is helping raise the bar big time. Here’s how the main screen looks like now: …
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I’m writing these lines from a wonderful terrace overseeing Guimaraes, a small medieval town in Portugal. The day is sunny, there’s a refreshing breeze and -behind me- a fountain provides background noise perfect for focusing. As you may have guessed, I’m on vacation. My wife and I have taken two weeks to visit Portugal, enjoy …