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Tabgroup as starting point required?

My mobile application doesn't require a tabgroup as used in all examples I could find so far. I would rather like to use one single root window and take it from there. (Q #1: Does this make even sense?)
While I can create and open my window from within app.js, I can't seem to get transition effects to work nor does my page show a nav. bar. (Q #2: Any ideas on how to this to work as expected?)

Thanks a lot in advance!

Answer 1

I experimented a fair bit with various options and found that the best way WAS to include a tabgroup with one tab, but then to hide the tabBar and NavBar on the home screen. This was my app.js:

var win1 = Titanium.UI.createWindow({ 
      url:'main.js', 
    title:'Back',
    backgroundImage:'./images/bg.png',
    navBarHidden: true,
    tabBarHidden: true
});

var tab1 = Titanium.UI.createTab({  
    title:'Main',
    window:win1
});

var tabGroup = Titanium.UI.createTabGroup();
tabGroup.addTab(tab1);  
tabGroup.open();

Then from a button click event on the homescreen I can launch a new window:

var win2 = Titanium.UI.createWindow({
    url:"news.js", 
    title:"news",  
    navBarHidden: false});
Titanium.UI.currentTab.open(win2,{animated:true});

This then has the standard left-right animation and a back button in the nav bar. All the time the tabBar is hidden so plays no part - but we do get access to the currentTab object which allows us to slide the windows in correctly.

Not sure if this is the correct method in this case - I know many apps don't have tab bars so maybe if there is a better way we could have an example…?

Answer 2

Thanks for your reply Paul.
Funny enough, this is the exact solution I'm currently using, but I'm just not happy with including a "dummy tab" and am as well wondering if this would pass Apple's check.
Btw.: What is the correct way to use e.g. a flip animation as transition between two windows, which aren't parent and child view?

Cheers!

Answer 3

Thanks for your reply Paul.
Funny enough, this is the exact solution I'm currently using, but I'm just not happy with including a "dummy tab" and am as well wondering if this would pass Apple's check.
Btw.: What is the correct way to use e.g. a flip animation as transition between two windows, which aren't parent and child view?

Cheers!

Answer 4

Here's an example of how to start your main window without a tab view:

http://github.com/kwhinnery/Snapost/blob/master/1.1.x/Snapost/Resources/app.js

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