In the “0163 Enhancing the Thread UI: Coding the Table View Part 1” video, the presenter illustrates the process of programming the table view within the thread details view controller. They expand the controller to inherit from both UI table view delegate and data source, establishing a table view outlet, and registering nib files for text message and image message cells. The presenter proceeds to implement data source methods, configure image message cells, and integrate actions for the regenerate button. Additionally, they highlight the importance of creating methods to manage text messages, configuring the copy button action, and the necessity of writing corresponding code for these actions.
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In the “0164 Enhancing the Thread UI: Coding the Table View Part 2” video, the developer continues refining the thread details ViewController in Xcode. They complete the coding for the “copyMessageText” function, enabling users to copy message text to their clipboard, accompanied by an alert prompt. Subsequently, they implement the “regenerateMessage” function, responsible for retrieving a reply from a private server and dynamically adjusting the table view height. However, an obstacle arises while attempting to display messages in the table view, encountering an error indicating the unavailability of the text message cell in the nib bundle. To resolve this common development issue, the developer emphasizes the necessity of specifying the bundle when instantiating the text message cell.
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In the 0165 third segment of the “Enhancing the Thread UI” video, the presenter tackles an obstacle concerning text copying from prototype cells within a thread UI. They suggest removing the registration associated with zip files since the prototype cells are embedded within the thread details view controller. After implementing this adjustment, the presenter demonstrates successful text copying from the cells. The subsequent step entails developing the code to enable copying images alongside text.
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In the “Enhancing the Thread UI: Coding the TableView Part 4” 0166 video, the presenter demonstrates creating a new conversation with a photo and regenerating messages with various answers. This involves obtaining the message and image path, adding the message to the thread, processing the image, and generating text from a private server. Notably, the code has been refined to remove redundancy and employs a completion handler for asynchronous processing. The final source code is available for download on Appsfresh.com.
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