Xcode 5, disabling Storyboards

Question

I don't want to use story boards, i'd much rather use NIB's for UI when necessary, and I particularly don't want to use them for the default templates.

Xcode 5 no longer has the check box to say you don't want to use Storyboards,

can anyone help? It's really annoying...

score 31 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

STEPS FOR REMOVE STORY BOARD - XCode 5 (EDIT)

1/ Create an empty project

2/ Add new files with xib for your controller , if it is not added in compiled sources in build phases then add there manually.

4) Change appdelegate didFinishLaunchingWithOptions file and add :

self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]] ;

[self.window makeKeyAndVisible];

just like :

  - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
  {
    self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]] ;

     // Override point for customization after application launch.

     TestViewController *test = [[TestViewController alloc]     initWithNibName:@"TestViewController" bundle:nil];
     UINavigationController *nav = [[UINavigationController alloc]  initWithRootViewController:test];
     self.window.rootViewController = nav;

     [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];

     return YES;
  }

STEPS FOR REMOVE STORY BOARD

1) Remove Main.storyboard file from your project.

2) Add new files with xib for your controller , if it is not added in compiled sources in build phases then add there manually.

3) Remove Main storyboard file base name from plist.

4) Change appdelegate didFinishLaunchingWithOptions file and add :

self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]] ;

[self.window makeKeyAndVisible];

just like :

  - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
 {
    self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]] ;

     // Override point for customization after application launch.

     TestViewController *test = [[TestViewController alloc]     initWithNibName:@"TestViewController" bundle:nil];
     UINavigationController *nav = [[UINavigationController alloc]  initWithRootViewController:test];
     self.window.rootViewController = nav;

     [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];

     return YES;
}

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Awesome, will mark as correct when I can in 7 minutes, do you think I should learn storyboards and accept them, will they be forced by Xcode 6? I think they suck, what do you think? - Like if I want to do a custom UIView with custom elements for a little menu I present in my App a nib is so elegant, I can't do a simple UIView based UI with storyboards can I? — Woodstock, Sep 27 '13 at 14:02
I'm not using Storyboard and I don't want to use it. A good discussion of that here : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18903752/best-pratice-between-storyboard-xib-nib-pure-programming — Jordan Montel, Sep 27 '13 at 14:03
@JohnWoods for what you mentioned, I use my Storyboard, then add a View where I want my custom control and change the type to my custom control class type. — Toby, Sep 27 '13 at 14:05
Better create empty project, so you just add Xib file and code, don't need to delete anything — LE SANG, Sep 27 '13 at 14:17

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 05 '13 at 15:46

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Use this script to get all the shiny, happy glorious goodness of the Xcode 4 templates back: https://github.com/jfahrenkrug/Xcode4templates

You will need a copy of the Xcode 4 .app bundle to use this script.

answered Nov 05 '13 at 15:46

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