How to duplicate a .xib file? - objective-c

I see there's no "duplicate" when I right click on a .xib. So is the way to do it: just to go to finder, copy the file to another name, and then drag it to my resources? Would that be all I'd need to do?
[Note: just wondering if there's other files or settings I need to bother with.]


The best way to do this is use cmd ⌘ ,shift, s on the xib or storyboard. Then save it with a new name or location.


Yes, that's most of what's needed. Make sure to open the nib file and verify that the connections are as you want them to be. It will act like any file you duplicate. Just give it an original name and make sure it's saved in the correct folder before you import it into the project.


yes , you can copy the the contents of the xib file by just (command+c) and paste it into another xib file by using (command +v) but by simply cop and pasting you won't get the references you need to go the properties in xib file there you need to give the class name for which you have created a new xib file and then it will give you the references.

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Accidentally delete .XIB file from XCODE

I was accidentally delete .XIB file from my project.It contain all my main designs. Is it possible to recover it?

If you have removed the file from only your project ,it will be available in the Trash

Adding an image to a solution which won't compile and which can be navigated to

It often happens that I draw diagrams of how something is designed in my application, for example a tree-like structure in a dialog window with several steps that the user can answer by choosing yes and no.
Is it possible to include this image in my solution but not compile it?
And would it be possible to add a link to the image in my code so that I can simply click on the link, and it would open up the image for me in VS?
This way I wouldn't have to locate it on my disk.
Thank you very much!

If you want to add an existing file to your project then right-click on your project in the Solution Explorer and select 'Add > Existing item'. Set the Build Action to Content and the Copy to output directory to Copy always or Copy if newer. The file will then be copied to the same folder as the EXE when you build. You can access such a file at run time using a path like this:
Dim filePath = IO.Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, "filename.ext")

How to retrieve an icon of a file in Xcode (Cocoa)

I am creating a sort of the File Directory like a Finder in Xcode Cocoa Objc-C.
I have created a collection view with many square buttons and each button opens up a different file located in the app. What I have done until now is populated each button with the screenshots from the files (so that it would look like a Finder). However, I was wondering if is another way retrieving the icons/images of the files?
Thank you.

[NSWorkspace iconForFile:fullPath];

Icon specified in info.plist not found under the top level app wrapper

I'm trying to upload my binary to iTunes Connect using Applicaton Loader. When I select the file and hit send, it sends for about a second and then this error pops up,
Icon specified in the info.plist not found under the top level app wrapper: Default -Landscape#2x~ipad.png
What does this mean? How do I fix it?

Another setting that can cause the issue:
You have to make sure the icon files are also found under build phases/bundle resources

Edit your projects .plist file "as source code" i.e. open it in any old text editor. Then manually edit the icon file names until they make sense.

The .plist is case-sensitive when validated and archived for upload to the App Store.
If you have this in the .plist:
icon-72#2X.png
the file name can not be
icon-72#2x.png
owing to the the case change of the x character .

I rename the file and corresponding change the name of icon file in the info.plist and this solution works for me.

Clean your build
Make sure the file is actually on the file system
Make sure you can see the file in the project navigator.
Most likely step 3 will fail. If so, drag the icon from the finder onto the Project Navigator. When asked, uncheck the "copy ..blabla" option because since the file is already there where you are dragging it to, it would fail. Once the file shows up in the Project Navigator you should be golden.

Also check that you dont have 2 icons with the same name anywhere in your project folders.

I am thinking that the answer to this question will vary in time because Apple constantly changes the application validation rules. These validation rules will surface only when you are submitting your app to the AppStore.
In this particular situation, the validation error happened to me while uploading the app on 08/03/2012.
The solution was fairly straight forward. I had to move to icon files which I had located in a folder nested within the project directory all to way up to the TOP LEVEL project directory - one that has the project file in it. Once I did that and readded the files back to the Resources in my project the validation error went away.
Of course you should check that this issue is not caused by misspelled filenames i.e. differences between your plist file and true names of icon files on your file system.

Another little issue that caught me out was an empty string. I got the cryptic failure message ...
Icon specified in the info.plist not found under the top level app wrapper:
And found this lurking in my plist
<string></string>

I was similar problem's. I have resolve to do this
1/ delete your application Icone in your Target
2/ rename your icone ex: applicationNameSmall.png
3/ add your icone in your application.
This, works for me.

Error is coming up because the App Store is checking names of icon files based upon yourProject-info.plist. If they don't match, error message.
To resolve this issue: Go to yourProject-info.plist in xcode and check BOTH "icon-files" and "icon-files(IOS5)" arrays. You'll want to make sure that each string corresponds with the icon files you have in the file directory.
Change or delete mismatched string names (I had to delete a blank string). Rebuild. As other posters have noted, names are case-sensitive, so be mindful of that too.

Sometimes Icon.png files needs to be open in some image editing tool (e.g Adob Photoshop) and save as a new image. This works fine. Check attached images some times image properties don't change by renaming image file manually.

I had the same issue. I just added the image files it complained about to the project in the viewer. Not sure if that was the right thing to do, but it resolved the issue for me.

I had a silly mistake, in my info.plist the i had Icon.png, and the real file name was icon.png (no uppercase)

Fix the images issues it suggests.
Clean your project.
Build and run to make sure nothing has broken.
Delete the previous archive
Make a new archive (Product -> Archive)
This worked for me. I had to rearchive my application cause the previous one was not updated.

I had the same problem. I gone to Targets->Build Phases and deleted from there old (test) icons which I had pushed early. Good luck:)

Setting a saved file's icon

I am making a custom file type, and I would like to have my application set the icon for the file without changing th icons of other files of the same type. Here is basically what I want users to go through to set the icon.
Open the application
Push a button (opens an NSOpenPanel)
Select an icon
Save the file
An alternative is to use my very simple, built in image editor. How can I accomplish this?
A good example is an image file. If you save an image from Photoshop, the file's icon is a miniature version of the image you saved. I want it to look and act just like that, if possible. Any ideas?
Edit: The file is supposed to save NSData. It is not actually an image file, but it includes the icon image.

Just use the setIcon:forFile:options: method of NSWorkspace, which will do exactly what you want.