Below is a list of the common key codes for quick reference, taken from Events.h. If you need to use these keycodes in an application, you should include the Carbon framework: Objective-C: #include <Carbon/Carbon.h> Swift: import Carbon.HIToolbox You can then use the kVK_ANSI_A constants directly. WARNING The key constants reference physical keys on the keyboard. … Read more
If all you want is the alpha value of a single point, all you need is an alpha-only single-point buffer. I believe this should suffice: // assume im is a UIImage, point is the CGPoint to test CGImageRef cgim = im.CGImage; unsigned char pixel[1] = {0}; CGContextRef context = CGBitmapContextCreate(pixel, 1, 1, 8, 1, NULL, … Read more
I managed to achieve the above effect, so thought I’d post an answer for the same. If anyone has any suggestions about making this more effective, please feel free to contribute. I’ll be sure to mark your answer as the correct one. 🙂 For doing this, you’ll need to add a “custom attribute” to NSAttributedString. … Read more