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-# iOS UI components and conventions
-
-<!-- TOC-START -->
-## Contents
-
-- [1. Overview](#1-overview)
-- [2. iPad-only UI components](#2-ipad-only-ui-components)
-- [3. Badges](#3-badges)
-- [4. Settings.bundle integration](#4-settingsbundle-integration)
-- [5. Quick Actions and 3D Touch](#5-quick-actions-and-3d-touch)
-- [6. Navigation bar (iOS)](#6-navigation-bar-ios)
-- [Community-Discovered Patterns](#community-discovered-patterns)
-- [7. Tab bar](#7-tab-bar)
-- [8. Activity indicator](#8-activity-indicator)
-- [9. Platform best practices](#9-platform-best-practices)
-- [10. Common issues](#10-common-issues)
-
-<!-- TOC-END -->
-
-## 1. Overview
-
-iOS has UI components and patterns that differ from Android. This guide covers iPad-only controls, badges, Settings integration, 3D Touch, and iOS navigation patterns.
-
-## 2. iPad-only UI components
-
-### Popover
-
-Popovers show temporary content without taking over the whole screen. Use them for menus, options, or detail views.
-
-```javascript
-const button = Ti.UI.createButton({
-  title: 'Show popover',
-  width: 250,
-  height: 50,
-  top: 30,
-  right: 5
-});
-
-const popover = Ti.UI.iPad.createPopover({
-  width: 300,
-  height: 250,
-  title: 'Popover Content',
-  arrowDirection: Ti.UI.iPad.POPOVER_ARROW_DIRECTION_RIGHT
-});
-
-// Add content to popover
-const popoverContent = Ti.UI.createView({
-  backgroundColor: 'white'
-});
-popover.add(popoverContent);
-
-button.addEventListener('click', () => {
-  popover.show({
-    view: button,  // Anchor to this view
-    animated: true
-  });
-});
-
-win.add(button);
-```
-
-### Popover events
-
-```javascript
-popover.addEventListener('hide', () => {
-  Ti.API.info('Popover hidden');
-});
-
-popover.addEventListener('show', () => {
-  Ti.API.info('Popover shown');
-});
-
-// Dismiss programmatically
-popover.hide();
-```
-
-### SplitWindow
-
-SplitWindow manages a master-detail layout (left list, right detail). It is iPad only.
-
-```javascript
-// Master (left) window
-const masterWin = Ti.UI.createWindow({
-  backgroundColor: '#fff',
-  title: 'Master'
-});
-masterWin.add(Ti.UI.createLabel({
-  text: 'Master View - Select an item',
-  font: { fontWeight: 'bold', fontSize: 16 }
-}));
-
-// Detail (right) window
-const detailWin = Ti.UI.createWindow({
-  backgroundColor: '#dfdfdf',
-  title: 'Detail'
-});
-detailWin.add(Ti.UI.createLabel({
-  text: 'Detail View - Item details',
-  font: { fontWeight: 'bold', fontSize: 16 }
-}));
-
-// Create split window
-const splitwin = Ti.UI.iPad.createSplitWindow({
-  detailView: detailWin,
-  masterView: masterWin,
-  orientationModes: [
-    Ti.UI.LANDSCAPE_LEFT,
-    Ti.UI.LANDSCAPE_RIGHT
-  ]
-});
-
-splitwin.open();
-```
-
-### SplitWindow in portrait
-
-By default, the master view is hidden in portrait. To show it:
-
-```javascript
-splitwin.addEventListener('visible', (e) => {
-  if (e.view === 'master' && !e.visible) {
-    // Master is hidden, show it in a popover or navigation
-    splitwin.showMasterViewInPopover();
-  }
-});
-```
-
-## 3. Badges
-
-### App icon badge
-
-```javascript
-// Set badge to number
-Ti.UI.iOS.appBadge = 23;
-
-// Remove badge (set to null, not 0)
-Ti.UI.iOS.appBadge = null;
-
-// Note: Setting to 0 still displays "0"
-```
-
-### Tab badge
-
-```javascript
-const tabGroup = Ti.UI.createTabGroup();
-
-const win1 = Ti.UI.createWindow({ title: 'Window 1' });
-
-const tab1 = Ti.UI.createTab({
-  icon: 'myIcon.png',
-  title: 'Tab 1',
-  window: win1,
-  badge: 10  // Show badge with number
-});
-
-// Update badge
-tab1.setBadge(5);
-tab1.badge = 5;
-
-// Clear badge
-tab1.setBadge(null);
-tab1.badge = null;
-```
-
-## 4. Settings.bundle integration
-
-iOS apps can expose user settings in the Settings app using a Settings.bundle.
-
-Setup:
-- Place the bundle at `platform/iphone/Settings.bundle/` (SDK 1.8+)
-- The bundle contains `Root.plist`, which defines the settings UI (toggles, text fields, groups, etc.)
-- Edit `Root.plist` using Xcode's Property List editor for a visual interface
-
-Key conventions: Settings keys typically use the `_preference` suffix, for example `username_preference` or `enabled_preference`.
-
-### Access preferences in the app
-
-```javascript
-// Read a preference set in iOS Settings app
-const username = Ti.App.Properties.getString('username_preference');
-
-// Must match the "Key" value from Root.plist
-const name = Ti.App.Properties.getString('name_preference');
-const enabled = Ti.App.Properties.getBool('enabled_preference');
-```
-
-## 5. Quick Actions and 3D Touch
-
-### Static Quick Actions (via tiapp.xml)
-
-Static shortcuts are defined in `tiapp.xml` and available immediately after install.
-
-- Required keys: `UIApplicationShortcutItemTitle`, `UIApplicationShortcutItemType`
-- Optional keys: `UIApplicationShortcutItemSubtitle`, `UIApplicationShortcutItemIconType`, `UIApplicationShortcutItemIconFile`, `UIApplicationShortcutItemUserInfo`
-
-```xml
-<ios>
-  <plist>
-    <dict>
-      <key>UIApplicationShortcutItems</key>
-      <array>
-        <dict>
-          <key>UIApplicationShortcutItemTitle</key>
-          <string>New Message</string>
-          <key>UIApplicationShortcutItemType</key>
-          <string>com.app.newmessage</string>
-          <key>UIApplicationShortcutItemIconType</key>
-          <string>UIApplicationShortcutIconTypeCompose</string>
-        </dict>
-      </array>
-    </dict>
-  </plist>
-</ios>
-```
-
-Quick action titles and subtitles can be localized using `i18n/LANG/app.xml` (not `strings.xml`). Use the localized key as the value in `tiapp.xml`.
-
-To use custom images for quick action icons, enable app thinning in `tiapp.xml` with `<use-app-thinning>true</use-app-thinning>` inside the `<ios>` element.
-
-### Dynamic Quick Actions
-
-```javascript
-if (Ti.UI.iOS.forceTouchSupported) {
-  const appShortcuts = Ti.UI.iOS.createApplicationShortcuts();
-
-  appShortcuts.addDynamicShortcut({
-    itemtype: 'com.myapp.share',
-    title: 'Share Photo',
-    subtitle: 'Share last photo',
-    icon: Ti.UI.iOS.SHORTCUT_ICON_TYPE_SHARE,
-    userInfo: {
-      action: 'share_photo',
-      photoId: '123'
-    }
-  });
-
-  // Remove specific shortcut
-  appShortcuts.removeDynamicShortcut('com.myapp.share');
-
-  // Remove all dynamic shortcuts
-  appShortcuts.removeAllDynamicShortcuts();
-}
-```
-
-### Handle quick actions
-
-```javascript
-Ti.App.iOS.addEventListener('shortcutitemclick', (e) => {
-  Ti.API.info(`Shortcut clicked: ${e.itemtype}`);
-
-  switch (e.itemtype) {
-    case 'com.myapp.add':
-      addNewItem();
-      break;
-    case 'com.myapp.recent':
-      openRecent();
-      break;
-    case 'com.myapp.share':
-      sharePhoto(e.userInfo.photoId);
-      break;
-  }
-});
-```
-
-### Peek and pop
-
-Peek shows a preview, Pop opens the full view.
-
-#### Enable peek and pop
-
-```javascript
-if (Ti.UI.iOS.forceTouchSupported) {
-
-  const preview = Alloy.createController('preview').getView();
-  const detail = Alloy.createController('detail').getView();
-
-  const shareAction = Ti.UI.iOS.createPreviewAction({
-    title: 'Share',
-    style: Ti.UI.iOS.PREVIEW_ACTION_STYLE_DEFAULT
-  });
-
-  shareAction.addEventListener('click', () => {
-    // Handle share action
-  });
-
-  const previewContext = Ti.UI.iOS.createPreviewContext({
-    preview: preview,
-    contentHeight: 400,
-    actions: [shareAction]
-  });
-
-  previewContext.addEventListener('peek', () => {
-    Ti.API.info('User started peeking');
-  });
-
-  previewContext.addEventListener('pop', () => {
-    Ti.API.info('User popped to full view');
-    detail.open();
-  });
-
-  // Attach to view
-  $.peekView.previewContext = previewContext;
-}
-```
-
-#### Preview action styles
-
-```javascript
-Ti.UI.iOS.PREVIEW_ACTION_STYLE_DEFAULT
-Ti.UI.iOS.PREVIEW_ACTION_STYLE_SELECTED  // Blue background
-Ti.UI.iOS.PREVIEW_ACTION_STYLE_DESTRUCTIVE  // Red background
-```
-
-#### Peek and pop details
-
-- Use `contentHeight` on the preview context to control preview height (for example `contentHeight: 400`).
-- Use `Ti.UI.iOS.createPreviewActionGroup()` to group related preview actions into a submenu:
-
-```javascript
-const subAction1 = Ti.UI.iOS.createPreviewAction({ title: 'Copy', style: Ti.UI.iOS.PREVIEW_ACTION_STYLE_DEFAULT });
-const subAction2 = Ti.UI.iOS.createPreviewAction({ title: 'Move', style: Ti.UI.iOS.PREVIEW_ACTION_STYLE_DEFAULT });
-
-const actionGroup = Ti.UI.iOS.createPreviewActionGroup({
-  title: 'Organize',
-  style: Ti.UI.iOS.PREVIEW_ACTION_STYLE_DEFAULT,
-  actions: [subAction1, subAction2]
-});
-```
-
-Important: 3D Touch features (peek and pop, quick actions with force) can only be tested on physical devices with 3D Touch hardware. The iOS Simulator does not support force touch.
-
-## 6. Navigation bar (iOS)
-
-### NavigationWindow
-
-```javascript
-const win1 = Ti.UI.createWindow({
-  backgroundColor: 'white',
-  title: 'First Window'
-});
-
-const navWindow = Ti.UI.createNavigationWindow({
-  window: win1
-});
-
-// Open second window
-const win2 = Ti.UI.createWindow({
-  backgroundColor: 'gray',
-  title: 'Second Window'
-});
-
-navWindow.openWindow(win2, { animated: true });
-
-// Close to go back
-win2.close();
-
-// Hide navigation bar
-win1.navBarHidden = true;
-```
-
-## Community-Discovered Patterns
-
-### Large Titles + ScrollView: required property triad (iOS)
-
-When using `largeTitleEnabled: true` with a `ScrollView` inside a `NavigationWindow`, three Window properties must be set together. Without all three, the ScrollView content overlaps behind the navigation bar.
-
-```javascript
-const win = Ti.UI.createWindow({
-  title: 'My Screen',
-  largeTitleEnabled: true,
-  largeTitleDisplayMode: Ti.UI.iOS.LARGE_TITLE_DISPLAY_MODE_AUTOMATIC,
-  extendEdges: [Ti.UI.EXTEND_EDGE_ALL],
-  autoAdjustScrollViewInsets: true,
-  barColor: '#1e293b',
-  backgroundColor: '#0f172a'
-});
-
-const scrollView = Ti.UI.createScrollView({
-  layout: 'vertical',
-  contentWidth: Ti.UI.FILL,
-  contentHeight: Ti.UI.SIZE
-});
-
-scrollView.add(Ti.UI.createLabel({ text: 'Content here' }));
-win.add(scrollView);
-navWindow.openWindow(win);
-```
-
-| Property | Purpose | What breaks without it |
-|---|---|---|
-| `largeTitleEnabled: true` | Large title that collapses on scroll | No large title behavior |
-| `extendEdges: [Ti.UI.EXTEND_EDGE_ALL]` | Content renders behind bars (blur/translucent effect) | Large title renders with visible delay (empty nav bar gap appears first, then title draws) |
-| `autoAdjustScrollViewInsets: true` | Automatically adjusts ScrollView insets | Content overlaps behind the nav bar |
-
-> **Why all three?** `extendEdges` tells iOS to extend content behind the navigation bar. `autoAdjustScrollViewInsets` tells iOS to compensate by adjusting the ScrollView's content insets so content starts below the bar. Without `extendEdges`, there is nothing to adjust — and the large title renders with a visible delay as iOS cannot calculate the full layout upfront. Without `autoAdjustScrollViewInsets`, the content sits behind the bar. They are interdependent.
-
-`largeTitleDisplayMode` controls collapse behavior:
-- `LARGE_TITLE_DISPLAY_MODE_AUTOMATIC` (default) — inherits from previous window; collapses on scroll
-- `LARGE_TITLE_DISPLAY_MODE_ALWAYS` — title stays large regardless of scroll position
-- `LARGE_TITLE_DISPLAY_MODE_NEVER` — always standard title size
-
-#### Works with both NavigationWindow and TabGroup
-
-On iOS, TabGroup wraps each Tab in an implicit NavigationWindow. The same three properties apply to Windows inside both standalone NavigationWindow and TabGroup Tabs. Child windows opened via `navWindow.openWindow()` or from within a Tab inherit the large title behavior when using `LARGE_TITLE_DISPLAY_MODE_AUTOMATIC`.
-
-#### Recommended: global defaults
-
-Instead of repeating the properties on every Window, set them as global defaults:
-
-```javascript
-// app.tss (Alloy)
-'Window[platform=ios]': {
-  autoAdjustScrollViewInsets: true,
-  extendEdges: [Ti.UI.EXTEND_EDGE_ALL]
-}
-```
-
-Then only add `largeTitleEnabled` and `largeTitleDisplayMode` per-window as needed.
-
-> **Note:** The official docs only document the `largeTitleEnabled` + `extendEdges` pair for RefreshControl flicker prevention. The full triad for ScrollView content positioning is not in official documentation.
-
-See also: [scrolling-views.md](scrolling-views.md) for ScrollView properties and patterns.
-
-### Toolbar
-
-```javascript
-const flexSpace = Ti.UI.createButton({
-  systemButton: Ti.UI.iOS.SystemButton.FLEXIBLE_SPACE
-});
-
-const refreshButton = Ti.UI.createButton({
-  title: 'Refresh'
-});
-
-const toolbar = Ti.UI.createToolbar({
-  items: [refreshButton, flexSpace],
-  bottom: 0
-});
-
-win.add(toolbar);
-```
-
-### System buttons
-
-```javascript
-Ti.UI.iOS.SystemButton.DONE
-Ti.UI.iOS.SystemButton.CANCEL
-Ti.UI.iOS.SystemButton.EDIT
-Ti.UI.iOS.SystemButton.SAVE
-Ti.UI.iOS.SystemButton.ADD
-Ti.UI.iOS.SystemButton.FLEXIBLE_SPACE
-Ti.UI.iOS.SystemButton.FIXED_SPACE
-// ... and more
-```
-
-## 7. Tab bar
-
-### Create a tab bar
-
-```javascript
-const tabGroup = Ti.UI.createTabGroup();
-
-const tab1 = Ti.UI.createTab({
-  icon: 'home.png',
-  title: 'Home',
-  window: Ti.UI.createWindow({ backgroundColor: 'white' })
-});
-
-const tab2 = Ti.UI.createTab({
-  icon: 'settings.png',
-  title: 'Settings',
-  window: Ti.UI.createWindow({ backgroundColor: 'gray' })
-});
-
-tabGroup.addTab(tab1);
-tabGroup.addTab(tab2);
-
-tabGroup.open();
-```
-
-### Tab bar customization (iOS)
-
-```javascript
-tabGroup.setActiveTabIconColor('blue');
-tabGroup.setActiveTabColor('#f0f0f0');
-
-// Hide tab bar on specific window
-win1.tabBarHidden = true;
-
-// Set tab bar style (deprecated in iOS 13+)
-tabGroup.tabsStyle = Ti.UI.iOS.TABS_STYLE_BOTTOM;
-```
-
-## 8. Activity indicator
-
-```javascript
-const activityIndicator = Ti.UI.createActivityIndicator({
-  message: 'Loading...',
-  color: 'white',
-  backgroundColor: '#333',
-  font: { fontSize: 16, fontWeight: 'bold' }
-});
-
-activityIndicator.show();
-
-// Later
-activityIndicator.hide();
-```
-
-### iOS-specific location
-
-```javascript
-const activityIndicator = Ti.UI.createActivityIndicator({
-  message: 'Loading...',
-  location: Ti.UI.iOS.ACTIVITY_INDICATOR_DIALOG,
-  opacity: 0.8
-});
-```
-
-## 9. Platform best practices
-
-### Follow iOS Human Interface Guidelines
-
-- Use NavigationWindow for hierarchical navigation
-- Use Tab Bar for top-level categories
-- Present modal views for focused tasks
-- Use Popovers for auxiliary content (iPad)
-- Respect 3D Touch conventions
-
-### iOS-specific patterns
-
-```javascript
-// Use system buttons for standard actions
-const doneButton = Ti.UI.createButton({
-  systemButton: Ti.UI.iOS.SystemButton.DONE
-});
-
-// Use NavigationWindow animations
-navWindow.openWindow(win2, {
-  animated: true,
-  transition: Ti.UI.iOS.NavigationWindowTransitionStyle.NONE
-});
-
-// Respect safe area (iPhone X+)
-const view = Ti.UI.createView({
-  top: Ti.Platform.displayCaps.platformHeight > 800 ? 44 : 20  // Account for notch
-});
-```
-
-## 10. Common issues
-
-### Settings not appearing
-
-Problem: Settings are not visible in the Settings app.
-
-Solutions:
-1. Clean and rebuild the project
-2. Check plist syntax
-3. Ensure Settings.bundle is in `platform/iphone/`
-4. Kill and relaunch the Settings app
-
-### 3D Touch not working
-
-Problem: 3D Touch features do not respond.
-
-Solutions:
-1. Test on a physical device with 3D Touch hardware
-2. Check `Ti.UI.iOS.forceTouchSupported` before using
-3. Ensure iOS 9 or later
-4. Verify `previewContext` is properly attached
-
-### SplitWindow issues
-
-Problem: Master view is not visible in portrait.
-
-Solution: This is default behavior. Use `showMasterViewInPopover()` or handle it via NavigationWindow.