I have been trying to compile and run an example App embedded in a Swift package, but failed. I have extracted the app and tried building it but it can't find the package and nothing I do fixes it. Can someone please let me into the secret.

The following code compiles ok in one function:         let stop:UnsafeMutablePointerObjCBool stop.initialize(to: false) text.enumerateAttribute(kStyleKey,                                 in: NSRange(location: 0, length: text.string.count),                                 options: []) { (value, range, stop) in but the following code which is virtually the same fails the initialise with the error "Constant 'stop' being used before being initialised" :         let stop:UnsafeMutablePointerObjCBool stop.initialize(to: false) attributedText.enumerateAttribute(kStyleKey,                                           in: NSRange(location: selectedRange.location, length: selectedRange.length),                                 options: []) { (value, range, stop) in Any suggestions - looks like a compiler issue to me.

Coredata used to save attributed strings, but now requires a secure coding transformer. I have tried the code below, but it fails claiming This decoder will only decode classes that adopt NSSecureCoding. Class '__SwiftValue' does not adopt it The transformer has been registered and the attributes given the name 'AttributedStringToDataTransformer' Any suggestions as to what is wrong? Here's the code: class AttributedStringToDataTransformer: ValueTransformer {     override func transformedValue(_ value: Any?) - Any? {         let boxedData = try! NSKeyedArchiver.archivedData(withRootObject: value!, requiringSecureCoding: true)         return boxedData   }     override func reverseTransformedValue(_ value: Any?) - Any? {         let typedBlob = value as! Data         let data = try! NSKeyedUnarchiver.unarchivedObject(ofClasses: [NSAttributedString.self], from: typedBlob)         return (data as! NSAttributedString)     } } extension AttributedStringToDataTransformer {     /// The name of the transformer. This is the name used to register the transformer using `ValueTransformer.setValueTrandformer(_"forName:)`.     static let name = NSValueTransformerName(rawValue: String(describing: AttributedStringToDataTransformer.self))     /// Registers the value transformer with `ValueTransformer`.     public static func register() {        ValueTransformer.setValueTransformer(AttributedStringToDataTransformer(), forName: name)     } }

When I assign an NSMutableAttributedString to a NSAttributedString I am getting error [UICTFont textBlocks]: unrecognized selector sent to instance There must be something wrong with the string but I cannot find any documentation that might explain this. Does anyone know what the error means?

If I call let font = UIFont.preferredFont(forTextStyle:.body) Then font.pointSize has value 17 If, however, I call this with a font such as Arial             let font = UIFont.fontWithNameAndTraits(fontName,                                                     size: styleAttributes.fontSize ?? 12,                                                     bold: styleAttributes.bold ?? false,                                                     italic: styleAttributes.italic ?? false)             let fontMetrics = UIFontMetrics(forTextStyle: .body)             let scaledFont = fontMetrics.scaledFont(for: font) Then scaledFont.pointSize has value 12. I was expecting 17, so I must be doing something wrong. Any suggestion? The function fontWithNameAndTraits is:     class func fontWithNameAndTraits(_ name:String, size:CGFloat, bold:Bool, italic:Bool)-UIFont {         let fontRef = UIFont.getFontRefForNameAndTraits(name, size:size, bold:bold, italic:italic)         let fontNameKey = CTFontCopyName(fontRef , kCTFontPostScriptNameKey)! as String         return UIFont(name: fontNameKey as String, size:CTFontGetSize(fontRef ))!     }

TextKit 2 looks great. The video demonstrates the sample app on both MacOS and iPad. However the downloaded code only works on MacOS and the documentation says the NSTextViewportLayoutController is only available on MacOS, so when can we expect the IOS versions. And what about integration with SwiftUI?

Is there a way of adding a border to a SwiftUI Menu. By this I mean the menu that appears when its button is tapped, not the button itself. I've tried using .menuStyle, but this only seems to affect the button.

I have an NSAttributedString attribute in an entity marked as Transformable with the transformer set to NSSecureUnarchiveFromDataTransformerName. I have a Transformer defined as: class AttributedStringTransformer: NSSecureUnarchiveFromDataTransformer {     override class func allowsReverseTransformation() -> Bool {         return true     }     override class func transformedValueClass() -> AnyClass {         return NSAttributedString.self     }     override class var allowedTopLevelClasses: [AnyClass] {         return [NSAttributedString.self]     }     override func transformedValue(_ value: Any?) -> Any? {         guard let data = value as? Data else {             fatalError("Wrong data type: value must be a Data object; received \(type(of: value))")         }         return super.transformedValue(data)     }     override func reverseTransformedValue(_ value: Any?) -> Any? {         guard let string = value as? NSAttributedString else {             fatalError("Wrong data type: value must be a Reminder object; received \(type(of: value))")         }         return super.reverseTransformedValue(string)     } } extension AttributedStringTransformer {     /// The name of the transformer. This is the name used to register the transformer using `ValueTransformer.setValueTrandformer(_"forName:)`.     static let name = NSValueTransformerName(rawValue: String(describing: AttributedStringTransformer.self))     /// Registers the value transformer with `ValueTransformer`.     public static func register() {         let transformer = AttributedStringTransformer()         ValueTransformer.setValueTransformer(transformer, forName: name)     } } The transformer is registered on launch. When I launch the app with the string initialised to an empty attributed string the app fails right away with: CoreData: error: SQLCore dispatchRequest: exception handling request: <NSSQLSaveChangesRequestContext: 0x6000005679c0> , <shared NSSecureUnarchiveFromData transformer> threw while encoding a value. with userInfo of (null) 2021-08-12 08:53:30.390456+0100 Easiwriter[5985:108985] [error] error: -executeRequest: encountered exception = <shared NSSecureUnarchiveFromData transformer> threw while encoding a value. with userInfo = (null) CoreData: error: -executeRequest: encountered exception = <shared NSSecureUnarchiveFromData transformer> threw while encoding a value. with userInfo = (null) 2021-08-12 08:53:30.391637+0100 Easiwriter[5985:108985] [error] error: SQLCore dispatchRequest: exception handling request: <NSSQLSaveChangesRequestContext: 0x600000550a80> , <shared NSSecureUnarchiveFromData transformer> threw while encoding a value. with userInfo of (null) CoreData: error: SQLCore dispatchRequest: exception handling request: <NSSQLSaveChangesRequestContext: 0x600000550a80> , <shared NSSecureUnarchiveFromData transformer> threw while encoding a value. with userInfo of (null) 2021-08-12 08:53:30.458505+0100 Easiwriter[5985:108985] [error] error: -executeRequest: encountered exception = <shared NSSecureUnarchiveFromData transformer> threw while encoding a value. with userInfo = (null) CoreData: error: -executeRequest: encountered exception = <shared NSSecureUnarchiveFromData transformer> threw while encoding a value. with userInfo = (null) 2021-08-12 08:53:30.459614+0100 Easiwriter[5985:108985] [error] error: SQLCore dispatchRequest: exception handling request: <NSSQLSaveChangesRequestContext: 0x600000550a80> , <shared NSSecureUnarchiveFromData transformer> threw while encoding a value. with userInfo of (null) CoreData: error: SQLCore dispatchRequest: exception handling request: <NSSQLSaveChangesRequestContext: 0x600000550a80> , <shared NSSecureUnarchiveFromData transformer> threw while encoding a value. with userInfo of (null) 2021-08-12 08:53:30.459835+0100 Easiwriter[5985:108985] [error] error: -executeRequest: encountered exception = <shared NSSecureUnarchiveFromData transformer> threw while encoding a value. with userInfo = (null) CoreData: error: -executeRequest: encountered exception = <shared NSSecureUnarchiveFromData transformer> threw while encoding a value. with userInfo = (null) 2021-08-12 08:53:30.471535+0100 Easiwriter[5985:108985] [error] error: SQLCore dispatchRequest: exception handling request: <NSSQLSaveChangesRequestContext: 0x60000056d8c0> , <shared NSSecureUnarchiveFromData transformer> threw while encoding a value. with userInfo of (null) CoreData: error: SQLCore dispatchRequest: exception handling request: <NSSQLSaveChangesRequestContext: 0x60000056d8c0> , <shared NSSecureUnarchiveFromData transformer> threw while encoding a value. with userInfo of (null) I have put break points on the transformer, but it never hits them. The behaviour of the app gives me the feeling that this is a bug in CoreData, but I can't pin it down. Can someone please suggest what might be wrong. I am using Xcode 13.0 beta 5 (it failed on beta 4 as well).

I can't get my app's document icon to appear for my document extension. I have tried different ways of configuring it based on Apple's documentation and various solutions posted on the internet. At first I tried adding the icon to the imported type identifier box where it says 'Add imported type identifier icons here' nothing happens when I select an icon (.png) stored in the project. I have checked the info.plist source and there is nothing there. I have since tried editing the source directly. Here are the relevant pieces of my latest attempt. Can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong. Thanks. <key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key> <array>         <dict>             <key>CFBundleTypeIconFiles</key>             <string>writingshed.png</string>             <key>CFBundleTypeName</key>             <string>Writing Shed Data</string>             <key>LSHandlerRank</key>             <string>Owner</string>             <key>LSItemContentTypes</key>             <array>                 <string>wsd</string>             </array>         </dict> </array> <key>UTExportedTypeDeclarations</key> <array> <dict> <key>UTTypeDescription</key> <string>Writing Shed Data</string> <key>UTTypeIconFiles</key> <array> <string>writingshed.png</string> </array> <key>UTTypeIdentifier</key> <string>WritingShedData</string> <key>UTTypeTagSpecification</key> <dict> <key>public.filename-extension</key> <array> <string>wsd</string> </array> </dict>             <key>UTTypeConformsTo</key>             <array>                 <string>public.data</string>             </array> </dict> </array> <key>UTImportedTypeDeclarations</key> <array> <dict> <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key> <string>Editor</string> <key>UTTypeConformsTo</key> <array/> <key>UTTypeDescription</key> <string>Writing Shed Data</string> <key>UTTypeIconFiles</key> <array> <string>writingshed.png</string> </array> <key>UTTypeIdentifier</key> <string>WritingShedData</string> <key>UTTypeTagSpecification</key> <dict> <key>public.filename-extension</key> <array> <string>wsd</string> </array> </dict> </dict> </array>

So I installed the latest OS update from Settings not realising that it wasn’t a Monteray update, but Ventura beta. But then when I tried running XCode I get a message that it won’t work with Ventura. So I’m stuck because I was about to release an App, but can’t because the App Store won’t accept stuff built with beta software. So thanks Apple. Of course it’s all my own fault for not reading the Release notes where it is buried in the detail.

I am trying to upload app previews for iPad having done so successfully for iPhone. No matter how hard I try the store rejects them claiming "Your app preview contains unsupported or corrupted Audio". I am using Mac OS Ventura. Has anyone else hit this issue?

I'm suddenly getting this error when distributing an app that uploaded ok a couple of days ago. Nothing had changed. The associated message is: Profile doesn't include the selected signing certificate. I've checked the certificates and they are OK. I am using automatic signing. Any ideas?

For the last few months the battery on my MacBook has drained within 24 hours in sleep mode. I have Ventura 13 installed and suspect it's somehow the culprit. There are no apps left running. Any suggestions?

I have been trying to get an app accepted but the review team has rejected it 4 times now on the grounds that I have selected 'made for kids'. I have never dome this if they mean the checkbox in the age rating thread. I have even sent them a screen shot. They never reply to my requests for an explanation. The stupid thing is that this app in its Mac Catalyst form was accepted a week ago and is on sale. I have lodged an appeal. Has anyone else had to put up with this?

Something weird has happened to my machine. It says it is running Ventura. But I had upgraded to Monterey some time ago. If I go to Software update there is no Monterey option, just a later version of Ventura. A Monterey disk icon appears on my desktop after startup (separate from Macintosh HD). If I open this it's empty. If I eject it it it says Preboot wasn't ejected, if I force that then it says Update wasn't ejected, then finally forcing that says VM wasn't ejected. That gets rid of it until the next restart. Has anyone any idea what is going on.