/KSImageNamed-Xcode

Xcode plug-in that provides autocomplete for imageNamed: calls

Primary LanguageObjective-C

KSImageNamed-Xcode


What is this?

Can't remember whether that image you just added to the project was called button-separator-left or button-left-separator? Now you don't have to, because this will autocomplete your imageNamed: calls like you'd expect. Just type in [NSImage imageNamed: or [UIImage imageNamed: and all the images in your project will conveniently appear in the autocomplete menu. You'll even get a handy preview of the image you're about to select.

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How do I use it?

Build the KSImageNamed target in the Xcode project and the plug-in will automatically be installed in ~/Library/Application Support/Developer/Shared/Xcode/Plug-ins. Relaunch Xcode and imageNamed: will magically start autocompleting your images.

What does this work with?

Developed and tested against Xcode 5 and 5.1DP1. Xcode 4.6 is no longer supported.

How do I include file extensions when autocompleting?

Enter the following command and relaunch Xcode:
defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode KSShowExtensionInImageCompletion -bool YES

Possible future improvements

Ideas for people who might want to hack on this:

  1. Only include images that are in the current project. Currently all images in the workspace are shown.
  2. Show an image preview and dimensions when clicking on an imageNamed: string in the editor
  3. Switch to ARC since garbage collection support has been dropped

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2013 Kent Sutherland

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