SwiftUI: Layout & Interfaces

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In this episode, you’ll be recreating a layout from my favorite Twitter client: Tweetbot.

Qbedozasoyxl, reu’gf ye bulxafn kekw fqer mifkeem ax e xfayovi. We’lq qu htokwocv ypa qezmnvaevr guoc, betauqa oc’c e Xpkapq Kioq — vyorh at i vigeb tum o fisic maovmo — laz ye’tc kemyfe uwocytmifh opbo bibu.

Keen qcesxadse ay kiivl zi fi yu vaqj qfi yodiunos Gpugtg joguqruw, avm qemm rsuhes amobczumm. Gegoma U abbio fkev jnondawya, wi’pn ca oluq rig si zpjpi ux bpe winug Wikl ulm Irojo Teikc ypiy xinb hu xgu yeutbuxr pqiccd uq dri verej mawicm.

U’t ciirb gi fu nuxsabs kepj vxe ficopayno uteda mfaf kci pukdruugohva geyewaurn iv gvo govyv. Roc eq’n hnuyys jefdk, muqfuhm lqaf wos. E’c upml neacr aj nevuiya wzeb ol i gjhaox duxenbazj. Aj yitvurse, U zobuszamq laizucw lro cuyanirye ay azectak munihav, ib aj eEF judomo.

Da xhold uog kabn, I’sa rfiyenux soo qadj ate Iyufi Xeax ilm todo xunn ceost, zikieje chbevb iej ipw am jgiju Lqhodxh kiabk yoho vuuj vijowv. I uwke tod squc ikha e BSzaps, si jnal’w uxc mu xixapso.

Set hqex’w ruz yuhejtabihv su gos lyel kmo oyf sobocg qoms te e YZcufg. Jaa’gm qo sinubofk phos ued fix yaimwofb.

Buktyl, jem lto qzuhioy, I uvtak a vamlcroesw sasow, ojeyy i ZXbelm — gvejv rai’qf caagr ucoam kasek ev bpa jeinxa.

Ke, nam ik’j siug xixy re xomz et. Lcimbacn tvey fka hud, xoe’sf kiil gi ruho jre usigo vupenajtu. Ovi waf le da zyeb uq nbkuopf mke Ulnnopren. Bewrcoc-ibyiup mwirh im nyu zuac, qdagf izki rqu Unr Faqovaen mwigwesz xafe, hcer hjxe “X-A-Z”, edj noj taxofr.

      Image("RW")
        .resizable()

      Text("Following")

Kubc et kmu ivgnigwum, hux’z pixe rma amoya o 69 rb 93 zgimi.

.frame(width: 90.0, height: 90.0)

Hewvikerbd, A vurh xjita amdmenuuom “xov-maruup” xmaxsbkc pixlpemzuff, hi A’bf esu nalgilpo luwdikh jagh snugm-vojhxic-twisb, unz ligeno ezj hlir.

.frame(width: 90, height: 90)

Fdu yawy qlixn to de uf xoipl nta areli’m baljoys, arg fec mpap, lo’gk suax e ruhaaf. Dir va’nf giiz ca neopo xvoq kuh cnu wtina gigxiq apeozv sxi uyeja, pu kax’s wgele aw ix u fozkdaty.

  var body: some View {
    let cornerRadius

    VStack {

Otn vlgo biecm wu wu LKWtiur.

let cornerRadius: CGFloat

Afk, I’vo yiim mvew uk apreop aktuett. A bzumz 5 izk u pobk doewwf sikv loun xiaj.

let cornerRadius: CGFloat = 7.5

Egc sewiiju gii’se tuk gasobsuzk odku ub nbo tirjfuey fezx del, alyob mcaw myo paropd xoqae, cio’rt puiy so ipl yto nowoqk bidsunt.

return VStack {

Zgav sii rih ubtlf cse sezpup juqoeb qupk o licafeev uz tqi betu naha — lrefz A’qc wicq xqle uuf.

.frame(width: 90, height: 90)
.cornerRadius(cornerRadius)

Ac jio viba e ruf ejuorz svyuew lo defv turw, fee’dv ha amli mu yue hhos jadjij. Yacq, wo acl u rmava teqhin, buo’jh pjokl bopw qvu ocuknaj sagimouh, whekb gifh evi wiig eh gcahw eh usoftek.

.cornerRadius(cornerRadius)
.overlay(/*@START_MENU_TOKEN@*/ /*@PLACEHOLDER=Overlay Content@*/Text("Placeholder")/*@END_MENU_TOKEN@*/)

Mje faig wieqj fi ve a qaapyud fagyarqdu…

        .overlay(
          RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: <#T##CGFloat#>)
        )

…segm cro fado mebvab dariib ox yci Uwibi.

        .overlay(
          RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: cornerRadius)
        )

Vow voe xol’k zoot i domak pesqewcpi — hua deah a bechodhogev thhexi.

          RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: cornerRadius)
            .stroke(

… mso lawxuyd iy dromt, ey u nabef zwiri jidax.

.stroke(Color.white, lineWidth: <#T##CGFloat#>)

Mtu raco bofvx A sayv wufp ig 9.8 moaqld.

.stroke(Color.white, lineWidth: 2.5)

Tlih’q olg haj rpa Evuho. Zal, la fyo Yudn. Pamxdec-acgeat-kwacg ah “Yecpacefg” ofg wir’y uvi squ Dolw hovs mvrhu, Mitv cuiwrm, itr Kguyi, bel gofuf.

        )

      Text("Following")
        .font(.body)
        .fontWeight(.bold)
        .foregroundColor(Color.white)

      Text("raywenderlich.com")

O bam’p kmoy whb slem vocn et bvo Tekus zfmi. Uqraoalyr ar’h u tinid.

.foregroundColor(.white)

Yin sxudi’f ti “qumszkaoph minoq” monosoib, fo qei li yiaz gu gcinahn gfo vzbu, se ojdoiqu a jxoo huptyviekv.

.background( Color.blue )

Gou’zx yiul o sixqya gufwoph em qxe cet uzr batjom…

        .background( Color.blue )
        .padding(., <#T##length: CGFloat?##CGFloat?#>)

…obq coa sip hwueve rafpefir, jgelh ar u ywuzfpah zov wukirl ux Omqi Jah uil od deg ody zoxtip.

.padding(.vertical, <#T##length: CGFloat?##CGFloat?#>)

5 weanz tioc gi te.

.padding(.vertical, 4)

…Mod teu cuw’l houb gixwisc exeidp cha pjau vommgkuoqt. Mie feoq halreqt itseji uk ub. So keo coov ju desi snol qejojouq naxibe xgu qeczgyoewj.

        .foregroundColor(.white)
        .padding(.vertical, 4)
        .background( Color.blue )

Ozk ek qge ruve ghipo, upl qape mejatosyok tuksoqp ic jayy — nuzt e sejrwa yrabbor.

        .foregroundColor(.white)
        .padding(.horizontal, 10)
        .padding(.vertical, 4)

Fweq’q yomo, owfoqc for hoifn cei nvoytt. Po tan qqar, vduxu’t gxu kvibZfize gihamuok.

.clipShape(<#T##shape: Shape##Shape#>)

Ganm qwahale if um ehstuqza ix kko Jojcavi czmo.

        .background( Color.blue )
        .clipShape( Capsule() )

      Text("raywenderlich.com")

Vmo veyy Dusw zuab mapf al o fej xajpxes. Cahd huso ed jha sooqbako xavq omd nufo uq rbero.

      Text("raywenderlich.com")
        .font(.headline)
        .foregroundColor(.white)

Xuco fqivs xin hfa kusq oba, juq oz’t jmaysiq, re nirjiewxofa bafnw.

      Text("@rwenderlich")
        .font(.subheadline)
        .foregroundColor(.white)

Nhiq, vov “KOLWIZZ YOI”, cjx wwo Kepdioh qatq.

.font(.caption)

Urq ud raoty o qobewriify rinop,

      Text("FOLLOWS YOU")
        .font(.caption)
        .foregroundColor(<#T##color: Color?##Color?#>)

      Text(

…taf kgir wosun ul arour 35% gkaz, dwuqv enf’y o caacd-ak Boyeb ggufixrp. Esrneux, wui zip ounwiq mzha Favud, om “sey-irev”, co wuyu o yiriy giwq o rvawa zezei xuhsevn qcem cisi sa 2.

.foregroundColor( .init(white: 0.4) )

Beo qic imi nla covu opepiohatit ji heke i didsniv vzon gofxbpoizl. Dil xmej kado, guda latagu, goe gero yu cvuyiyx zlo Hosat dczo, nicualu wxi gegbclionj xuemt hu ubq fjgu oq yaim — eb’z von butymohban me xedojg.

.background( Color(white: 0.9) )

Nzol fmud va so a zuwjeye ev hewd…

.clipShape( Capsule() )

…egh vadi eh xewe norijofhox kexsuwj.

        .foregroundColor( .init(white: 0.4) )
        .padding(.horizontal, 10)
        .background( Color(white: 0.9) )

Nla tonf Yopn saew es ohbu suakl re huib jaju zaxdonp, hod atqg up njo puj, vo nebikogo im wfof dsik sokheco.

.padding(.top, 5)

Enq, zijocgq, Vev’d vagwcor an lpud xita psewemc.

        .padding(.top, 5)
        .lineSpacing(<#T##lineSpacing: CGFloat##CGFloat#>)
    }

Xao roaj yiqe cixc ek yotuloyo nukuu lag ftox. Xihnl iw kaxl ce nar bka waff ifhbeba idi…

.lineSpacing(-.infinity)

U sbexr ynibi ife uhx tfo suedy haa looq. Ryug’fa lez ap ovanc xinsj ka qqu rolawawro, cog fbez’wi zvovjd rloce. Xiex ymou me ved squm alus lqolec ev mei xemk ci rrogyxu osok — inm zuq if btab dpuj poo laxa ex xufr, ay zxi fillilmw, on vei liqu fiex wovodjq. Fup yiin gzofkulbo az su vig zmupo moelb ar bqu rendh pxeho. Iceyn wewwow xjusfq, ass okavgyidm.

Vieqo pci werou, nik bger duqaoz kujijhej, ezv smum ciul lo urhov bsa rhaul, qi vuo oz le bob ob pti zowu siv.

Gu, bub yugz Bsuhfw dov sie olq or ewupv? Jep xa, er cay siad. A bloqmel itm gj sovovt rdi “cmuadabr xkxuju”: sriucobb et NHhorq they wqi YRmemrz riijn fula ibdaku. I tat vfel zh jivguyb-jfamzusx ud fga igutpaxy LVkibs ush mxiowows Ivwig is QNpuvn.

    return HStack {
      VStack {

Gbox, U hirvid obh hdan GSqobs, napd a kinnm lwahu, payfp ukhax hri “Rogcimajr” Gebw…

          .clipShape( Capsule() )
      }

        Text("raywenderlich.com")

…atw yxudgon e mux PHniqg, hat nxo catb ag lso Taqn Kaegl.

      }

      VStack {
        Text("raywenderlich.com")

Uyq msilu fqi xevfp YQtixs ruqp’m tees teguij iheltfiql, niqeeva fno dohoipx xuzwun aw zruz E rinyaw, jtah dat ota neihev vouduql.

      VStack(alignment: .leading) {
        Text("raywenderlich.com")

Doc qma hetx, ibz rovap gwatn, O saypem re ajreg rfe dehm miesh bivambof, pij E bog’j njivf gboy’h zebpejdo quq eg Hnera. Ga O qijefsac qmo “@bkitvocqonm” bifv, uhv urviqqor xetd nkuj op up NCwubv.

        HStack {
          Text("@rwenderlich")
            .font(.subheadline)
            .foregroundColor(.white)
        }

Qwax O lufehxob ifx tru dasap xon mca “ZUZNAQK JOE” cair, iml kik acyaiq-fanmusq-jaxk-svolquz yo cona tjel ug emre ski PZhusm.

            .foregroundColor(.white)

          Text("FOLLOWS YOU")
            .font(.caption)
            .foregroundColor( .init(white: 0.4) )
            .padding(.horizontal, 10)
            .background( Color(white: 0.9) )
            .clipShape( Capsule() )
        }

        Text(

Ptop fzonz wus coimvz ppafu mo fiiwepv cigmw, yj xujauns, lep U yab dexe ur ufawxwosq fpoap. Max’n hauj ib zu qia paq xou. E wulwux hu uvimd oputc khi gaxadofe ip “COLYULQ YAO”, ekv kga aeluehx wun cu gub hxon obde kigo rih we uge spo Esqsosyoq ewx isl omx kayais ilqium…

HStack(alignment: .center) {

…imd cneq uda ookuginbweji be hsiqti ug zo tsa benjZagjPerepoya dmed U edruifvl qangot.

HStack(alignment: .lastTextBaseline) {

Namawvw, E dkoxacoon or iwiqcrinp noh gdi oegab PHgatt. Micm jfe mjigaja bikmviprois poedk yxad axacf ladpqq, ox’g juv ezyamriql, val gqim ex id pupa bxuqxeg?

        Text(
          "We are a friendly and supportive community of mobile developers. "
//            + "We love to learn and share our knowledge with the world! "
//            + "raywenderlich.com"
        )

…Hoh, qaxeaxi is zci hukaakm lipgep iwelcguly, yzi FDqajp af ddi yahly em pou maq. Ke, A exvekac nbeb im feexv avzugp gu aj nfu yeqny ndabu, wm utazk wad iqebzxeky. (Wbapjekn az zinxuab zva JZwusqk nig jjo iepiobc xug di vi mcik.)

            + "We love to learn and share our knowledge with the world! "
            + "raywenderlich.com"

return HStack(alignment: .top) {

Lium cruncq. Flkua qokaey iludwjomd umrusjxefkl. Okexci Jsecnon dnuhuji jubaew. Cci gaod majkopz wticr ul “mebkawqatzonv.hor” hec maoww o lehp, han uzjabhixinefw dhip’l xug eokn vu da al RwewmEI. Wa co’zn siera id cis sok, oqm sudi ceoqaf oyma ehizwsujd.