http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2452503/back_button_image.jpg BT_viewUtilities.m From this: //line 326 //navLeftTap or closeChildApp UIBarButtonItem *theBackButtonItem = theBackButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:backText style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:theViewController action:@selector(navLeftTap)]; [theViewController.navigationItem setLeftBarButtonItem:theBackButtonItem]; [theBackButtonItem release]; --------------------------------------------- To this: UIButton *backButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom]; UIImage *backButtonImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"navbar-back"]; [backButton setBackgroundImage:backButtonImage forState:UIControlStateNormal]; [backButton addTarget:theViewController action:@selector(navLeftTap) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside]; backButton.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 55, 30); [backButton setTitle:@" Back" forState:UIControlStateNormal]; UIBarButtonItem *theBackButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:backButton];; [theViewController.navigationItem setLeftBarButtonItem:theBackButtonItem]; [theBackButtonItem release];

Awesome! Do you know how to use a custom image for a right navigation bar button as well?

I should be able to figure it out. Will be looking at that in the next couple of days.

I should be able to figure it out. Will be looking at that in the next couple of days.

I'm interested in this also.

Line 366 in BT_viewUtilities.m is where the right button code starts

Do something similar as above after line 407

awesome post! thanks for the trick :)

Nad, Thank You! Cheers! -- Smug

Really cool - been trying to this this for ages. I ammended the code slightly to control font size and font colour: UIButton *backButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom]; UIImage *backButtonImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"backbutton.png"]; [backButton setBackgroundImage:backButtonImage forState:UIControlStateNormal]; [backButton addTarget:theViewController action:@selector(navLeftTap) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside]; backButton.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 55, 30); [backButton setTitle:@" Back" forState:UIControlStateNormal]; // define fontsize [backButton setFont:[UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize: 12]]; // Alternative code below to define a specific font // [backButton setFont:[UIFont fontWithName: @"Helvetica" size:12.0]]; // Set the Text Color [backButton setTitleColor:[UIColor blackColor] forState:UIControlStateNormal]; [backButton setTitleColor:[UIColor whiteColor] forState:UIControlStateHighlighted];

Thanks Rohan.