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Is there any documentation or thoughts on how one could go about implementing the sidebar navigation UI that we see in tools like DropBox or Mail, where you can click on an element and then go to a deeper level? An example can be seen at the following...

Hi, I'm developing an android application and I have to obtain this result. Because I don't like native tabgroup for android and because I'd like to have a custom title bar that show the brand of the app (that is not possible in android) I thought to...

What am I doing wrong? According to the documentation, the window property `navbarHidden` defaults to `false`, meaning the navbar will be shown by default. The following code in Titanium 3.1, and perhaps in prior versions, doesn't display the...

//Application window function ApplicationWindow(title) { var self = Ti.UI.createWindow({ title : title, backgroundImage : '/iPhone_Normal/splash_bg.png', navBarHidden:true }); var view = Ti.UI.createView({ height : 100, width : 278, bottom...

Hi all, it's not possible to close the first window within a NavGroup on Mobile Web. **Code to reproduce** ~~~ var win = Titanium.UI.createWindow({ title:'Tab 1', backgroundColor:'red' }); var rootWindow = Ti.UI.createWindow(); var navGroup =...

I want to add a picker in my ipad navbar. does anyone know how to do this?

Hi, unforunately I've got again big problem with Ti. Problem is - How to make own/custom navigation bar button (For example own BACK button or DONE button... ). Problem is especially in size. Background image is too big or too smal also when I change...

Hi, please is there some way how to set transparent BG on a NavBar or a Toolbar? I tried milion ways including the image background ,but it is not wokring...Thanks

On iOS I've added a barImage and add some controls like a TitleControl and LeftNavButton to two windows. When navigating between these windows via a navigationgroup, the whole navbar changes instantly rather then smoothly animating from one direction....

Is there a way to stretch a searchbar control in the <TitleControl> part of a Window? I want it to stretch to fill the navbar area when it is tapped.

Hi there, When I create a single tab inside a tab group and create some windows in it, the windows are stacked and I get a 'back' navigation button when running it on the iPhone. How do I get back to the root window, without clicking away multiple stacked...

If I use a barImage in a Window inside of a NavigationGroup, and I open a new Window (with the same barImage) in that NavigationGroup, the title goes away while transitioning and reappears (very rough, does not transition smooth like when I don't use a...

Hi! I am currently playing with the Alloy framework. I have a TagGroup. The first tab is a dashboard displaying some icons. Each icon is triggering an event which activate setActiveTab of the tabGroup. My problem is I am trying to modify the navbar which...

Alloy: 1.0 Titanium SDK: 3.0 iOS: 6.0 iOS iPad Simulator: 6.0 I am fairly new to alloy and I have a simple question. I am trying to create custom navigation for an iPad app using the <NavigationGroup>. I can move forward okay using...

I am adding a button to the right of the nav bar and setting the color as blue. But it seems to be black. Any idea why ? ~~~ var self = Ti.UI.createWindow({ barColor : '#000000', backgroundColor : 'white' }); var edit_button =...

Here is the code for retrieving RSS from the URL: app.js ~~~ var win = Ti.UI.createWindow({ backgroundColor:'#fff', tabBarHidden:true }); / create and set right button var rBtn = Ti.UI.createImageView({title: 'Settings',...

Hi, I'm trying to get a master/detail view working in Alloy on an iPad. The split window works but it doesn't have navigation groups (in simulator or on the device). From the docs it looks like the navigation groups are added to both master and detail...

iOS 6 automatically adds drops shadow to the navigation bar that cannot be disabled through Titanium (2.1.3). See the objective-c solution...

Hi Folks, I m using Ti 3.0 and I m developing ipad apps (ios 6)...Can I change navbar height and back icon? How can I style this ? [Nav...

Hi, i am working on a iOS app using Alloy 0.3.6 and SDK 3.0.0. While design the app i realized that the navbar is not 44dp as it should, but 43dp. To verify this i created a new alloy project with the following...

1, [Here](http://i.imgur.com/OOAEE.png) is a navigation i would like. How to set background for a button with style BORDERED? 2, Google Youtube mobile app: when we touch navigation buttons, they have a light circle behind them, like using system button on...

Hai, i'm very new to titanium. Wy does i tap de add system button pop up the screen from below? i want that screen slide to the right. For example if you have settings(iOS). if you tap a button goes te screen moved to the right. if ready someting form...

Hi, I added a nav group with 2 windows into a tab. Now my navbar, which is a custom image, moved up by a few pixels. It is noticeable because it covers the shine on the top of the bar. If I change the top property, it moves the window below the...

As the title, is there an easy way (or any way, for that matter) to change the title bar on Navigation Group or Tab Group? I'm trying to get that flatter, modern look... like pocket, flipboard, or readability. I know there's _Window.barImage_ property to...

I have a button I'd like to set as the right nav button in my main buttonbar, but no matter what I do it only takes on the color of the buttonbar itself. Is there no way to override this? ~~~ var btnSimpleBegin = Ti.UI.createButton({ title :...

If the phone goes on the lockscreen and returns on again, the navbar will be shown for a split second and will disappear. Which is normal behavior. In win1 it works fine. My layout has been built 'under' the navbar so when it disappears, everything looks...

I want to alert the user who presses the back button, before the button is activated, that he will lose his session/window data. How can I accomplish this?

I am currently designing an app for iOS and right when the app opens (in the app.js file) I would like a window to popup that includes a scrollview to give users a quick tutorial of how to do things before they continue into the app but when I start the...

I am trying Alloy. Below is the index.xml and index.js file that I have. I am not able to make the nav bar visible. Anybody can point out what I need to make it work? index.js ~~~ function closeWindow(e) { ...

Hi, I'm experiencing an issue with MobileWeb. I'm trying to update the "title" of a window but the displayed title within the NavigationGroup isn't updated. Example code within Alloy Controller ($.index references to a...

Hey guys, This may be a simple answer, but just wanted to make sure that I had all of the ways figured out (or learn better ways if I don't). My end goal is to have that really stylish looking "rounded navbar" that most apps have these days in...

how to add navbar above the tabbar in titanium android?

I have a mobile web navigation group. SDK 2.1.1 fixed the bar color and right nav button issue, but how about the title in the bar:  How can I change the...

What's needed to create the toolbar seen above the tabgroup in Android? Would I need to extend the tabGroup module? Is that toolbar just a view with a background image or gradient? Hints? Ideas? Example: [http://imgur.com/OrKeI](http://imgur.com/OrKeI)

I seem to remember there is a way to NOT have a standard navigation group bar in a mobile web app, however I've forgotten and can't locate. Anyone? I'd prefer to add my own previous/next buttons. ------ SDK 2.14

I'd like to have an eventListener on backbutton of the iPhone. I know i can make a custom backbutton, but this is not native! Its the native backbutton i want, there should be a way of knowing when this button is pressed. As for the reason: When i press...

Hi Team, I need build a bread crumb menu for iPad app, any reference how build it? thanks

i have a situation in an app where a user has a prev/next to display windows - and this could be 1 or 50 views either way - since i dont want the prev/next in new nav window (a user could have to use "back" a number of times) i thought about...

Hello. I'm putting together an app to both read and write data to a MySQL database. The basic functionality works well. My problem is that when I 'click' the tab to go to the page that displays the database content (in a table with sections) I lose the...

Hello Dear, why are you doing like this ??? Please stop this... If you don't like this community then don't use it.. Thank you !

I have one iOS mobile program that calls another using NavigationGroup. The called program uses a TabGroup. The first time the TabGroup is called, it works correctly. After going back to the the first program and then calling the TabGroup program again,...

This problem deals with Titanium 1.8.2 for iOS. The setup: I have a navigation group, N, which hosts two windows in series, A and B. When I create window A, I create and attach left and right navbar buttons. Based on user input, I trigger a transition...

Hey, does anyone know how to set a nav bar to a webview so I can implement a back button to close it when a user is ready. The segment of code below is what I have for the webview as well a the event listener for the button which which launches the webview...

Hi, I am developing a Titanium app in which a web view is used in a window. As per the requirement I should not show the navigation bar incase of that particular window. So to hide the navBar I used a property called 'navBarHidden:true' while creating...

Hi, I wonder how to change the fontcolor of a leftNavButton. When I make a Button like this: ~~~ leftnavbutton = Titanium.UI.createButton({ color: "#3c4de2", title: "Test" }); ~~~ And add it as leftNavButton to a Window...

Hi, I have built up my own navigation bar using views, buttons and image views. I'm wondering now if my App will be rejected by Apple because i am not using the standard navigation bar, i have it set to hidden. Does anyone know or have any experience...

I have to set the splash screen image orientation set to portrait mode.How to do this.please help... Here is my code in the app.js... Ti.UI.orientation = Ti.UI.PORTRAIT; Titanium.UI.setBackgroundColor('#DBF4FF'); var admn = { navBarHidden:...

Not a question actually, but a full Q&A. Just trying to help others that may have the same issue right now. I just installed the 2.1.3.GA version and had some issues with the setTitleControl method on iOS6: Titles were hiding behind left/right...

Okay. For iOS, I have my home screen's navbar hidden: `navBarHidden: true` and all child screens' nabbers shown: `navBarHidden: false` This gives me a nice, custom home menu while maintaining iOS styles in other windows. However, when I go back to the...

When I change color in the navbar I do like this: var win = Titanium.UI.createWindow({ title:'', backgroundColor:'', backgroundImage: '', url: '', barColor: '#555' }); How do I change the font?