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Just curious, did I overlook somewhere in the API to display a chat bubble type image as found in the iPhone's SMS application? There's a few applications out there that use bubbles that look verbatim to the iPhone's and I'm wondering if they're using a native widget or their own image.
This is also seen in the Tweetie application where the content of the tweets are.
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To create a bubble for a conversation: Swipe down from the top of the screen. Under “Conversations,” touch and hold the chat notification. Tap Bubble conversation .
1 To begin, navigate to and open Settings, and then tap Notifications. 2 Tap Advanced settings, tap Floating notifications, and then choose Bubbles. 3 Next, navigate to and open the Facebook Messenger app. 4 Tap your profile picture in the top left corner, and then scroll to and tap Bubbles.
Bubbles let you read and reply to messages while you're using other apps. A bubble (a circle with your friend's picture) will pop up when you get a new message. To view and reply to the message without leaving the screen you're on, just tap the bubble.
I suggest using the stretch method they recommend for button images.
[UIImage stretchableImageWithLeftCapWidth:15 topCapHeight:13]
You can see a working example by downloading Twitterfon's source(it's on the FAQ page). You can see how they code a reusable control for it as well as example images for creating your own bubble.
Edit - Source is no longer available(NDA, possibly)
I put the image up here. You should be able to figure out the rest :)
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There is a video tutorial showing Jabs method here http://vimeo.com/8718829 it includes bubble graphics in many colours. Also the the twitterfon source is here https://github.com/jimpick/twitterfon
(these should be comments to jabs answer but I don't have high enough rating to comment)
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