objective-c : UIKit Customization (navBar, barButton, slider, etc)

snippet.m

//UIKit Customization


//.h
- (void)customizeAppearance;


//.m
- (void)customizeAppearance
{  
    // Create resizable images
    UIImage *gradientImage44 = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"surf_gradient_textured_44"]
                                resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 0, 0, 0)];
    UIImage *gradientImage32 = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"surf_gradient_textured_32"]
                                resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 0, 0, 0)];
    
    // Set the background image for *all* UINavigationBars
    [[UINavigationBar appearance] setBackgroundImage:gradientImage44
                                       forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
    [[UINavigationBar appearance] setBackgroundImage:gradientImage32
                                       forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsLandscapePhone];
    
    // Customize the title text for *all* UINavigationBars
    [[UINavigationBar appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:
     [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
      [UIColor colorWithRed:255.0/255.0 green:255.0/255.0 blue:255.0/255.0 alpha:1.0],
      UITextAttributeTextColor,
      [UIColor colorWithRed:0.0 green:0.0 blue:0.0 alpha:0.8],
      UITextAttributeTextShadowColor,
      [NSValue valueWithUIOffset:UIOffsetMake(0, -1)],
      UITextAttributeTextShadowOffset,
      [UIFont fontWithName:@"Arial-Bold" size:0.0],
      UITextAttributeFont,
      nil]];
    
    // Customizing the NavBar Shadow
    [[UINavigationBar appearance] setShadowImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"navBarShadow"]];
    
    // Customizing the NavBar Buttons
    UIImage *button30 = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"button_textured_30"]
                         resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 5, 0, 5)];
    UIImage *button24 = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"button_textured_24"]
                         resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 5, 0, 5)];
    [[UIBarButtonItem appearance] setBackgroundImage:button30 forState:UIControlStateNormal
                                          barMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
    [[UIBarButtonItem appearance] setBackgroundImage:button24 forState:UIControlStateNormal
                                          barMetrics:UIBarMetricsLandscapePhone];
    
    [[UIBarButtonItem appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:
     [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
      [UIColor colorWithRed:220.0/255.0 green:104.0/255.0 blue:1.0/255.0 alpha:1.0],
      UITextAttributeTextColor,
      [UIColor colorWithRed:1.0 green:1.0 blue:1.0 alpha:1.0],
      UITextAttributeTextShadowColor,
      [NSValue valueWithUIOffset:UIOffsetMake(0, 1)],
      UITextAttributeTextShadowOffset,
      [UIFont fontWithName:@"AmericanTypewriter" size:0.0],
      UITextAttributeFont,
      nil]
                                                forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    
    // Customizing the Back Bar Buttons
    UIImage *buttonBack30 = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"button_back_textured_30"]
                             resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 13, 0, 5)];
    UIImage *buttonBack24 = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"button_back_textured_24"]
                             resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 12, 0, 5)];
    [[UIBarButtonItem appearance] setBackButtonBackgroundImage:buttonBack30
                                                      forState:UIControlStateNormal barMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
    [[UIBarButtonItem appearance] setBackButtonBackgroundImage:buttonBack24
                                                      forState:UIControlStateNormal barMetrics:UIBarMetricsLandscapePhone];
    
    // Customizing the tab bar
    UIImage *tabBackground = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"tab_bg"]
                              resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 0, 0, 0)];
    [[UITabBar appearance] setBackgroundImage:tabBackground];
    [[UITabBar appearance] setSelectionIndicatorImage:
     [UIImage imageNamed:@"tab_select_indicator"]];
    
    // Customizing the UISlider
    UIImage *minImage = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"slider_minimum.png"]
                         resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 5, 0, 0)];
    UIImage *maxImage = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"slider_maximum.png"]
                         resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 5, 0, 0)];
    UIImage *thumbImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"thumb.png"];
    
    [[UISlider appearance] setMaximumTrackImage:maxImage
                                       forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    [[UISlider appearance] setMinimumTrackImage:minImage
                                       forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    [[UISlider appearance] setThumbImage:thumbImage
                                forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    
    // Customing the segmented control
    UIImage *segmentSelected =
    [[UIImage imageNamed:@"segcontrol_sel.png"]
     resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 15, 0, 15)];
    UIImage *segmentUnselected =
    [[UIImage imageNamed:@"segcontrol_uns.png"]
     resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 15, 0, 15)];
    UIImage *segmentSelectedUnselected =
    [UIImage imageNamed:@"segcontrol_sel-uns.png"];
    UIImage *segUnselectedSelected =
    [UIImage imageNamed:@"segcontrol_uns-sel.png"];
    UIImage *segmentUnselectedUnselected =
    [UIImage imageNamed:@"segcontrol_uns-uns.png"];
    
    [[UISegmentedControl appearance] setBackgroundImage:segmentUnselected
                                               forState:UIControlStateNormal barMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
    [[UISegmentedControl appearance] setBackgroundImage:segmentSelected
                                               forState:UIControlStateSelected barMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
    
    [[UISegmentedControl appearance] setDividerImage:segmentUnselectedUnselected
                                 forLeftSegmentState:UIControlStateNormal
                                   rightSegmentState:UIControlStateNormal
                                          barMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
    [[UISegmentedControl appearance] setDividerImage:segmentSelectedUnselected
                                 forLeftSegmentState:UIControlStateSelected
                                   rightSegmentState:UIControlStateNormal
                                          barMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
    [[UISegmentedControl appearance]
     setDividerImage:segUnselectedSelected
     forLeftSegmentState:UIControlStateNormal
     rightSegmentState:UIControlStateSelected
     barMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
    
    // Customizing the switch control
    [[UISwitch appearance] setOnTintColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:0 green:175.0/255.0 blue:176.0/255.0 alpha:1.0]];
    [[UISwitch appearance] setTintColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:1.000 green:0.989 blue:0.753 alpha:1.000]];
    [[UISwitch appearance] setThumbTintColor:[UIColor cyanColor]];
    
    // Customizing the switch text
    [[UISwitch appearance] setOnImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"yesSwitch"]];
    [[UISwitch appearance] setOffImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"noSwitch"]];
    
    // Customize the stepper control
    [[UIStepper appearance] setTintColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:0 green:175.0/255.0 blue:176.0/255.0 alpha:1.0]];
    [[UIStepper appearance] setIncrementImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"up"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    [[UIStepper appearance] setDecrementImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"down"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    
    // Customize the progress view
    [[UIProgressView appearance] setProgressTintColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:0 green:175.0/255.0 blue:176.0/255.0 alpha:1.0]];
    [[UIProgressView appearance] setTrackTintColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:0.996 green:0.788 blue:0.180 alpha:1.000]];
    
    // Customize the page control
    [[UIPageControl appearance] setCurrentPageIndicatorTintColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:0 green:175.0/255.0 blue:176.0/255.0 alpha:1.0]];
    [[UIPageControl appearance] setPageIndicatorTintColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:0.996 green:0.788 blue:0.180 alpha:1.000]];
}


- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
    [self customizeAppearance];
        
    return YES;
}