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Need guidance resolving a "copycat" issue
I am developing a browser for the Gemini Protocol (geminiprotocol.net). It's a lightweight document-and-links Internet protocol. It predates "that other Gemini" by years, if not decades. My App Review was rejected, unsurprisingly, because it uses a word that "that other Gemini" has unceremoniously taken over. How does a legitimate application that wants to use the Greek word for twin submit an application? What if I was making an astrology application? Would I have to pick a new word for the zodiac sign? Or an application that shows constellations? I could probably "get by" not mentioning the zodiac sign or constellation by name. But that's not exactly an option for a browser for the Gemini network. I tried replacing all mentions of "Gemini" with "Geminispace" (the word the network uses to reference its network of servers). I obviously don't have the clout to take on Google and its massive marketing engine, but it feels wrong that they can just take over a word like that. Is there really no option for using a real word in the store descriptions if a giant corporation has decided to use it?
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Need guidance resolving a "copycat" issue
I am developing a browser for the Gemini Protocol (geminiprotocol.net). It's a lightweight document-and-links Internet protocol. It predates "that other Gemini" by years, if not decades. My App Review was rejected, unsurprisingly, because it uses a word that "that other Gemini" has unceremoniously taken over. How does a legitimate application that wants to use the Greek word for twin submit an application? What if I was making an astrology application? Would I have to pick a new word for the zodiac sign? Or an application that shows constellations? I could probably "get by" not mentioning the zodiac sign or constellation by name. But that's not exactly an option for a browser for the Gemini network. I tried replacing all mentions of "Gemini" with "Geminispace" (the word the network uses to reference its network of servers). I obviously don't have the clout to take on Google and its massive marketing engine, but it feels wrong that they can just take over a word like that. Is there really no option for using a real word in the store descriptions if a giant corporation has decided to use it?
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When to use AppTrackingTransparency in macOS
The AppTrackingTransparency documentation says: You must use the AppTrackingTransparency framework if your app collects data about end users and shares it with other companies for purposes of tracking across apps and web sites. If I create a unique customer_id value to submit to the GIPHY Actions Register endpoint to track GIFs a user has clicked or sent, does that count as "tracking across apps and web sites"?
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Understanding SwiftUI toolbars
I have two apps written in SwiftUI. Both use a NavigationSplitView as their primary content with a list-based sidebar. Both apps have a few toolbar items offering functionality relevant to the application purpose. Both sidebars have toolbar items, declared using the .toolbar view modifier, that add ToolbarItems to their view (a "filter" menu). Both the apps' main content view use .toolbar to add some ToolbarItems to the main content toolbar as well. Both also include the SidebarCommands() command group. My question is this: in one app, when I click the Hide Sidebar button, the toolbar items that were attached to the sidebar move to the main toolbar. In my second app, the toolbar items move to the "More" disclosure menu at the end of the toolbar. Video showing sidebar leading Video showing sidebar trailing I want behavior like the first app (where the toolbar items end up in the leading edge of the main toolbar) in the second app, but I've scrubbed through both applications' toolbar code, I've had coding assistants compare the two, I've tried stripping down the toolbar items to remove all but the Hide Sidebar. Nothing I can discover shows me why one app moves the toolbar items to the main toolbar up front, while the other moves them to the back. Am I missing something about how to declare toolbar items? Is there some visibility priority thing I’m missing?
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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First experience with App Store Connect
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