Transparent splash screen on the first (and only first) startup of an app for instructions (iOS)

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I have a simple app where the buttons are in the form of logos rather than text. Things like undo, reset, settings, etc... I'm trying to keep the interface simple, so I just want to have instructions shown on the first ever startup of the app. I've seen this done in other apps, where a transparent subview with labels is loaded, then touching the window dismisses the subview.

I currently have the launch count stored in NSUserDefaults, so I just need to figure out how to add the subview on top of the main view, which then gets dismissed on a touch. I would like to just load a png that fits the screen size in the subview.

This seems simple, but I am having trouble not overcomplicating this process.

Thanks!

That link gets me to where I'm already at. I should have been more clear that I'm at the point where I can detect if it's the first launch, but my first instinct was to load a whole other view, rather than a pop-up style view. — timgcarlson, Jun 18 '13 at 18:48

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 18 '13 at 18:15

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check for your NSUserDefaults for the first launc and if it is then you could display your image as a modalViewController and to dismiss it on touch use touchesBegan metod to dismiss this controller.

answered Jun 18 '13 at 18:15

Agent Chocks.

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This seems to be the solution I'm looking for. I'll give it a shot and update with what I come up with. – timgcarlson Jun 18 '13 at 18:46

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 18 '13 at 18:13

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This seems simple, but I am having trouble not overcomplicating this process.

What have you tried?

There's not much required to add a view to another view, but you don't even have to go that far. You could add your instructions view in your .xib/storyboard file and set it's hidden property to YES. Then all you need to do if the user is launching for the first time (or if they ask to see the instructions again) is flip the hidden property to NO, and then back to YES when they touch it.

answered Jun 18 '13 at 18:13

Caleb

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I'm not using a storyboard. There are only two views, a main view and a settings view. I suppose I already know how to check whether it's the first launch by checking if the launchCount == 1. I'm going to try using a modalViewController as Abhijit Chaudhari suggested, as that seems to be the solution I'm looking for. – timgcarlson Jun 18 '13 at 18:39

Transparent splash screen on the first (and only first) startup of an app for instructions (iOS)

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