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iOS

Posted by Cotten Blackwell
Cotten Blackwell
10,425 Points

Swift iOS / Xcode 6.4 -- not able to add a button or other controls to default view controller in new project

Every time I create a new Swift iOS project using Xcode 6.4, I'm not able to add a button or other controls to the view controller. I drag the button over the controller and release it, but it just snaps back to controls list in the right panel of Xcode. If I try adding a new view controller, same thing happens with that.

I've Googled this problem a lot with different keywords, but no luck. I've also checked every Xcode setting I can see vs. my daughter's identical project in Xcode 6.4 -- she's not getting the issue, but I can't find any differences.

This has been an intermittent problem that now is happening 100% of time I'm using Xcode, so it's blocking work on my Treehouse portfolio projects for the job-ready checklist. My timeline for getting these done is already pretty tight -- please help!

2 Answers

Mike Edwards
Mike Edwards
9,746 Points

You tried using the zoom in / out buttons in the Storyboard? Its not the most user friendly thing to drag and drop.... I find alot of the time you have to be on 100% zoom to easily connect stuff and add items.

Cotten Blackwell
Cotten Blackwell
10,425 Points
Cotten Blackwell
Cotten Blackwell
10,425 Points

Mike, thanks so much -- that worked!

I still wish I understood why better -- I already had the storyboard zoomed in quite a bit, and I could see very clearly where I was dragging and dropping the buttons with a TON of whitespace all around the landing area.

But, it worked!

Cheers,

Cotten