Hey, I'm using the launch screen plugin. I set it up to be able to use a different menu plugin if 3inch or 4inch iphone. Using the tabbed layout, I set the first tab to be the launch screen, the app loads the correct menu depending on the device. So far so good. But after browsing the app, when I again select the first button tab, that is set for the launch screen, it just loads blank. It does not load the correspondent menu plugin. Any suggestions? Thanks. Miguel

Hi MadRod: I have figured out a solution to this problem, however there is one slight problem. When the right menu loads, it loads with a "back" button. When this button is tapped, nothing happens, but I can not seem to remove it. Here is an example: http://jakeserver.com/Uploads/Buzztouch/JC_LaunchScreen-HomescreenExample.mov Jake

For MadRod: Check the JSON to see if that Tab is assigned to be the desired screen (plugin). ---------------------- For Jake: Each tab is it's own stack of screens to push and pop. When one switches to another Tab, the current Tab's stack is saved in memory. Then the new Tab's stack is used. If the new Tab is truly new, then it starts off with that Tab's primary screen. If the new Tab had previously been used, then it picks up from the saved state of the stack. In Jake's example, he clicked on the bottom single Tab, that initiates the scenario as described above. -- Niraj

@Niraj: Yes, I believe the problem that is interesting has to do with the viewDidLoad, viewDidAppear, and viewWillAppear. Unless a memory error (or low memory) is experienced, iOS will save the view in RAM, so when you click the tab bar item, it will not reload the screen because that instance of JC_LaunchScreen believes it already has loaded a screen. What I have discovered is this: viewDidLoad - Loads only once viewDidAppear - Loads after the initial view has loaded (every time it is brought into the foreground) viewWillAppear - Loads every time the view is brought into the foreground. The example I recorded showed what happens if the screen is loaded in the viewWillAppear method, instead of the viewWillLoad. The one problem I am running into, is trying to remove the "Back" button from the screen that is supposed to be the home screen, and replace it with the "Refresh" button. Does this sound right? Thanks, Jake

Go back to the post in which you had asked about the Status bar fonts and colors. In there, I had responded with how to change the color of the refresh arrow. Then go look at the code with Xcode. Within that code section, you can glean a way to achieve your goal. That code section will give you some hints and things to think about. Let us know how you get along. See ya soon in SD Buzzday! -- Niraj

Ok, but if I'm the screens with no nav bar, I won't have that problem, right? I'll try it out. Where in the code should I change into viewwillappear? Thanks guys. Miguel

@MadRod: Can you PM me your email address and I will send you the updated code? Jake

Everyone: this is what you have to do (as of right now) to fix this problem. 1. Change the function name of from "viewDidLoad" to -(void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated around line 52. 2. Comment out the existing viewWillAppear around line 110. Does this help? Jake

Seems to work fine. Thanks.