Hello, I am making a project in SDL, and with that I am using SDL_Image. I am doing all of this on Xcode.
I've been able to initialize everything just fine, but issues spring up when I try to load an image.
When I give the code a path to look for an image:
Unable to load image! IMG_Error: Couldn't open [Insert image path here]: Operation not permitted
I get that error.
Keep in mind "Unable to load image" is a general error I put in the code should loading said image fail, the specific error which I called with IMG_GetError() is what we really need to know.
I've seen before that this might occur if a program does not have full disk access. Because of this, I've tried giving Xcode full disk access, but this didn't work and I still got the same error.
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End goal: to detect 3 lines, and 2 corners accurately. Trying contours but they are a bit off. Is there a way or settings in contours to detect corners and lines more accurately, maybe less an sharper edged/corner contours? Or some other API or methods please?
I would love an email please ;) thank you. 2. also an overlay/scale issue
Hi, I’m learning MAUI and was trying to use VNDocumentCameraViewController provided by Vision Kit to scan documents and it is working fine but I realized that I was not able to customize some of the options provided by default like, disabling the auto scan option. Is there any way to disable the auto scan option or are there any other alternatives with the same founctionalities as VNDocumentCameraViewController that are more customizable?
I have a CoreImage pipeline and one of my steps is to rotate my image about the origin (bottom left corner) and then translate it. I'm not seeing the behaviour I'm expecting, and I think my problem is in how I'm combining these two steps.
As an example, I start with an identity transform
(lldb) po transform333
▿ CGAffineTransform
- a : 1.0
- b : 0.0
- c : 0.0
- d : 1.0
- tx : 0.0
- ty : 0.0
I then rotate 1.57 radians (approx. 90 degrees, CCW)
transform333 = transform333.rotated(by: 1.57)
- a : 0.0007963267107332633
- b : 0.9999996829318346
- c : -0.9999996829318346
- d : 0.0007963267107332633
- tx : 0.0
- ty : 0.0
I understand the current contents of the transform.
But then I translate by 10, 10:
(lldb) po transform333.translatedBy(x: 10, y: 10)
- a : 0.0007963267107332633
- b : 0.9999996829318346
- c : -0.9999996829318346
- d : 0.0007963267107332633
- tx : -9.992033562211013
- ty : 10.007960096425679
I was expecting tx and ty to be 10 and 10.
I have noticed that when I reverse the order of these operations, the transform contents look correct. So I'll most likely just perform the steps in what feels to me like the incorrect order.
Is anyone willing/able to point me to an explanation of why the steps I'm performing are giving me these results?
thanks,
mike
I have used the Mac M1 and M4.
Developing OpenGL projects on machines running macOS 15.2 and 13.6.
Call the OpenGL library functions of Mac.
glTexImage2D
If you use GL_LUMINANCE, GL_LUMINANCE_ALPHA, GL_ALPHA these three textures, you will get an error gl 500.
It makes me unable to draw normally on Mac.
What's the reason for this? Don't they support it?
How to create a beautiful fire animation using Swift?
Which API is better to use?
Our application is trying to read all resolutions of an external monitor. We have observed that, for the external monitor there is a mismatch in resolution list in our application and the resolution list in system settings. We are using the apple API "CGDisplayCopyAllDisplayModes" to read the resolutions.
I am extracting a JPEG2000 (JP2) facial image from an NFC passport chip (ISO/IEC 19794-5) and attempting to create a UIImage from it.
On iOS 16, the following code works fine:
import ImageIO
import UIKit
func getUIImage(from imageData: [UInt8]) -> UIImage? {
let data = Data(imageData)
guard let imageSource = CGImageSourceCreateWithData(data as CFData, nil),
let cgImage = CGImageSourceCreateImageAtIndex(imageSource, 0, nil) else {
print("Failed to decode JP2 image!")
return nil
}
return UIImage(cgImage: cgImage)
}
However, on iOS 18, this fails with errors like:
initialize:1415: *** invalid JPEG2000 file ***
makeImagePlus:3752: *** ERROR: 'JP2 ' - failed to create image [-50]
CGImageSourceCreateImageAtIndex: *** ERROR: failed to create image [-59]
Questions:
Did Apple remove or modify JPEG2000 support in iOS 18?
Is there an official workaround for decoding JPEG2000 on iOS 18?
Should I use Vision/Metal/Core Image instead?
Is there a recommended way to convert JPEG2000 to JPEG/PNG before creating a UIImage?
Are there any Apple-provided APIs that maintain backward compatibility for JPEG2000 decoding?
Additional Info:
The UInt8 array has a valid JPEG2000 header (0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0C 6A 50 ...).
The image works on iOS 16 but fails on iOS 18.
Tested on iPhone running iOS 18.0 beta.
Any insights on how to handle JPEG2000 decoding in iOS 18 would be greatly appreciated! 🚀
Hi, I am trying to detect if all the screen are in fullscreen mode.
The current approach is to get all windows' information from CGWindowListCopyWindowInfo and then compare the frame and coordinate with the frame of NSScreen.screens.
However, there is a problem, the y position of the window seems to be relative to the screen. As it is not absolute position, I cannot compare it with the coordinate of the screen.
Does anyone know if there are other information that I can use? Or is there a way to retrieve the absolute position or screen ID from the GCWIndow object?
i have a game that i upload it in the app store that my game size is 3 gigaByte but when I download it, it show that the really size is about 100 megaByte, i upload the game in google app is given me the real size,
so the problem i think is when it get out the xcode, maybe some one can give me i clue for what is going on.
my game was made by unity2020.
if that helps.
My app is being rejected and all I'm being told is that it is spam.
I've tried improving various aspects of the game, but I just receive the same copy and paste rejection message each time.
I have no idea if I'm moving in the right direction or what part of my game needs to be changed or improved. Is there a game quality benchmark document or some kind of resource I can use to better understand why my game is being rejected and how to bring it to a level that meets apple's standards.
What is Game Mode?
Game Mode optimizes your gaming experience by giving your game the highest priority access to your CPU and GPU, lowering usage for background tasks. And it doubles the Bluetooth sampling rate, which reduces input latency and audio latency for wireless accessories like game controllers and AirPods.
See Use Game Mode on Mac
See Port advanced games to Apple platforms
How can I enable Game Mode in my game?
Add the Supports Game Mode property (GCSupportsGameMode) to your game’s Info.plist and set to true
Correctly identify your game’s Application Category with LSApplicationCategoryType (also Info.plist)
Note:
Enabling Game Mode makes your game eligible but is not a guarantee; the OS decides if it is ok to enable Game Mode at runtime
An app that enables Game Mode but isn’t a game will be rejected by App Review.
How can I disable Game Mode?
Set GCSupportsGameMode to false.
Note: On Mac Game Mode is automatically disabled if the game isn’t running full screen.
I am suspecting that setting GCController.shouldMonitorBackgroundEvents = true does not actually make the game controllers inputs accessible to the app when it is in the background.
About this value the official documentation says:
A Boolean value that indicates whether the app needs to respond to controller events when it isn’t the frontmost app.
Now the behavior is that when the app is in focus the users inputs do get correctly recognized but as soon as the app enters the background no inputs get recognized. The controller does not get reported as disconnecting and still works for example in launchpad.
I am sure that about 2 months ago when I first used this it did work as one would expect. I also have seen that an app which lets users execute certain actions using their controller has stoped working recently, adding to my suspicion of the feature being broken.
Here is a minimum reproducible example:
import SwiftUI
import GameController
@main
struct TestingControllerConnectionApp: App {
@NSApplicationDelegateAdaptor(AppDelegate.self) var appDelegate
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
ContentView()
}
}
}
class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
var statusItem: NSStatusItem?
var controller: GCController?
func applicationDidFinishLaunching(_ notification: Notification) {
setupMenuBar()
GCController.shouldMonitorBackgroundEvents = true
NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
self,
selector: #selector(controllerDidConnect),
name: .GCControllerDidConnect,
object: nil
)
NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
self,
selector: #selector(controllerDidDisconnect),
name: .GCControllerDidDisconnect,
object: nil
)
}
@objc private func setupMenuBar() {
let menu = NSMenu()
menu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: "Quit", action: #selector(quitApp), keyEquivalent: "q"))
statusItem = NSStatusBar.system.statusItem(withLength: NSStatusItem.variableLength)
statusItem?.button?.image = NSImage(resource: .controllerBar)
statusItem?.menu = menu
}
@objc private func quitApp() {
NSApp.terminate(nil)
}
@objc private func controllerDidConnect(_ notification: Notification) {
if let controller = notification.object as? GCController {
print("Controller connected")
self.controller = controller
if let gamepad = controller.extendedGamepad {
gamepad.buttonA.pressedChangedHandler = { _, _, pressed in
print("Button A pressed: \(pressed)")
}
}
}
}
@objc private func controllerDidDisconnect(_ notification: Notification) {
print("Controller disconnected")
}
}
This is created in a completely fresh Xcode project and NSHumanInterfaceDeviceUsageDescription has been added.
I am using a PS5 Controller and a Mac running MacOS 15.4.1 which has been restarted and only Xcode and the app have been opened.
I have tested this with setting a multitude of different entitlements and capabilities including:
NSHumanInterfaceDeviceUsageDescription
Supports Controller User Interaction
Required background modes -> App communicates with an accessory
com.apple.security.device.bluetooth
com.apple.security.device.hid
com.apple.security.device.usb
I have also set this value at different points in the code with no change of effect.
Does anybody see if there is any fault in my code or my understanding of the effect of the value 'shouldMonitorBackgroundEvents'? Or is this the functionality actually being broken on Apples part?
Due to the release of ProMotion devices, the system may switch frame rates in certain scenarios, resulting in the loss of reference value for data collected through CADisplayLink callbacks at a fixed 60Hz frame rate. We cannot distinguish whether the slow callback of CADisplayLink is due to a stutter or a system switch in frame rate.
I know Hitch Time Ratio, but I can't use this scheme for some reasons.
How can I distinguish between stuck and frame rate gear shift in CADisplaylink callback?
In iOS 15, CADisplayLink.preferredFrameRateRange.preferred always returns 0, while minimum and maximum do change. Can I use these minimum and maximum range values as criteria to distinguish between frame rate switching and stuttering?
I have a SPFx React application where I am printing the HTML page content using the javascript default window.print() functionality. Once I save the page as pdf from the print preview window and open it using Adobe Acrobat, the links(for eg -> Google) within the content are not clickable and appearing as plain text.
I have tried to print random pages post searching with any keywords in Google and saved the files as pdfs, but, unfortunately, the links are still not clickable there as well.
To check whether it is an Adobe Acrobat issue, I have performed the same print functionality from Android devices and shared the pdf file across the iOS devices and in that case, when opened using Adobe Acrobat, the links are appearing to be clickable.
I am wondering whether it is something related to how the default print functionality works for iPadOS and iOS devices. Any insights on this would be really helpful. Thanks!!!
Note: The links are clickable for MacOS as well as for Windows.
#ios #ipados #javascript #spfx #react
I'm trying to build an MDLMesh then add normals
let mdlMesh = MDLMesh.newBox(withDimensions: SIMD3<Float>(1, 1, 1),
segments: SIMD3<UInt32>(2, 2, 2),
geometryType: MDLGeometryType.triangles,
inwardNormals:false,
allocator: allocator)
mdlMesh.addNormals(withAttributeNamed: MDLVertexAttributeNormal, creaseThreshold: 0)
When I render the mesh, some normals are (0,0,0). I don't know if the problem is in the mesh, or in the conversion to MTKMesh. Is there a way to examine an MDLMesh with the geometry viewer?
When I look at the variable values for my mdlMesh I get this:
Not too useful. I don't know how to track down the normals.
What's the best way to find out where the normals getting broken?
Hi everyone,
I’m developing an iPad app that will be running continuously with the screen always on — similar to a restaurant ordering system.
I understand that some of the newer iPad Pro models are equipped with OLED displays. I'm concerned about the potential risk of screen burn-in due to static UI elements being displayed for extended periods.
Does burn-in occur on the OLED iPad Pro models under such usage?
Would it be advisable to implement a screen saver or periodically animate/change parts of the UI to prevent this?
Any insights or best practices would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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let dic : [AnyHashable:Any] = [
kCGPDFXRegistryName: "http://www.color.org" as CFString,
kCGPDFXOutputConditionIdentifier: "FOGRA43" as CFString,
kCGPDFContextOutputIntent: "GTS_PDFX" as CFString,
kCGPDFXOutputIntentSubtype: "GTS_PDFX" as CFString,
kCGPDFContextCreateLinearizedPDF: "" as CFString,
kCGPDFContextCreatePDFA: "" as CFString,
kCGPDFContextAuthor: "Placeholder" as CFString,
kCGPDFContextCreator: "Placeholder" as CFString
]
Hello,
Now I would like to export my PDF's as PDF/A. In my opinion, there is also the right option for this under Core Graphics.
Unfortunately, the documentation does not show what is 'kCGPDFContextCreatePDFA' or 'kCGPDFContextLinearizedPDF' for
a stringvalue is required.
What I have already tried: GTS_PDFA1 , PDF/A-1, true as CFString.
(Above my CFDictionary. ...Author e.g are working perfectly.)
In the Finder you can see these two options, which I would also like to implement in my app.
Thank you in advance!
If I create a bitmap image and then try to get ready to draw into it, like so:
NSBitmapImageRep* newRep = [[NSBitmapImageRep alloc]
initWithBitmapDataPlanes: nullptr
pixelsWide: 128
pixelsHigh: 128
bitsPerSample: 8
samplesPerPixel: 4
hasAlpha: YES
isPlanar: NO
colorSpaceName: NSDeviceRGBColorSpace
bitmapFormat: NSBitmapFormatAlphaNonpremultiplied |
NSBitmapFormatThirtyTwoBitBigEndian
bytesPerRow: 4 * 128
bitsPerPixel: 32];
[NSGraphicsContext setCurrentContext:
[NSGraphicsContext graphicsContextWithBitmapImageRep: newRep]];
then the log shows this error:
CGBitmapContextCreate: unsupported parameter combination:
RGB
8 bits/component, integer
512 bytes/row
kCGImageAlphaLast
kCGImageByteOrderDefault
kCGImagePixelFormatPacked
Valid parameters for RGB color space model are:
16 bits per pixel, 5 bits per component, kCGImageAlphaNoneSkipFirst
32 bits per pixel, 8 bits per component, kCGImageAlphaNoneSkipFirst
32 bits per pixel, 8 bits per component, kCGImageAlphaNoneSkipLast
32 bits per pixel, 8 bits per component, kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedFirst
32 bits per pixel, 8 bits per component, kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedLast
32 bits per pixel, 10 bits per component, kCGImageAlphaNone|kCGImagePixelFormatRGBCIF10|kCGImageByteOrder16Little
64 bits per pixel, 16 bits per component, kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedLast
64 bits per pixel, 16 bits per component, kCGImageAlphaNoneSkipLast
64 bits per pixel, 16 bits per component, kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedLast|kCGBitmapFloatComponents|kCGImageByteOrder16Little
64 bits per pixel, 16 bits per component, kCGImageAlphaNoneSkipLast|kCGBitmapFloatComponents|kCGImageByteOrder16Little
128 bits per pixel, 32 bits per component, kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedLast|kCGBitmapFloatComponents
128 bits per pixel, 32 bits per component, kCGImageAlphaNoneSkipLast|kCGBitmapFloatComponents
See Quartz 2D Programming Guide (available online) for more information.
If I don't use NSBitmapFormatAlphaNonpremultiplied as part of the format, I don't get the error message. My question is, why does the constant NSBitmapFormatAlphaNonpremultiplied exist if you can't use it like this?
If you're wondering why I wanted to do this: I want to extract the RGBA pixel data from an image, which might have non-premultiplied alpha. And elsewhere online, I saw advice that if you want to look at the pixels of an image, draw it into a bitmap whose format you know and look at those pixels. And I don't want the process of drawing to premultiply my alpha.
Hi everyone,
I'm building a native iOS app using Unreal Engine 5.6 with Firebase for authentication and Firestore. The app uses a MetaHuman avatar and is meant to run as a standalone UE app on iPhone.
I'm using this Firebase wrapper:
👉 https://pandoa.github.io/FirebaseFeatures/
I've followed all the steps, including:
Adding GoogleService-Info.plist to the Xcode project and ensuring it’s in the correct target
Calling FIRApp.configure() in AppDelegate
Verifying the plist is bundled correctly
However, the app crashes on launch, and Firebase does not initialize properly.
Crash log shows:
[FirebaseCore][I-COR000005] No app has been configured yet.
Setup details:
Unreal Engine: 5.6 (source build, macOS)
iOS Deployment: 17.5
MetaHuman character packaged correctly and app launches fine without Firebase
Has anyone here managed to get Firebase working inside a native Unreal Engine iOS app with this setup? I'd love to hear if there’s something I’m missing — maybe something with initialization timing or module loading?
Thanks so much in advance 🙏
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