Pixate not styling my views first time after launching app on iPad

Question

I am using Pixate to style my views. My whole application works with storyboards. My App is an iPad only app.

I have a valid Pixate licenseKey and I am setting this up in the main:

int main(int argc, char * argv[])
{
    @autoreleasepool {
        [Pixate licenseKey:@"<my pixate license key>" forUser:@"<my email address>"];
        return UIApplicationMain(argc, argv, nil, NSStringFromClass([WHVVAppDelegate class]));
    }
}

When I launch the app for the very first time on a device, the views have no styling from Pixate. When I then kill the app, and then I launch it again Pixate will start working.

When I saw this happening, I tried to call [Pixate updateStylesForAllViews]; in the [viewDidAppear:] method of my very first view of my app. But the results remain the same.

Anyone familiar with this problem? How could I troubleshoot further from here?

Answer 1

Have you tried running on device but without Testflight, just to rule that out?

Answer 2

Make sure you have this somewhere in your app delegate's didFinishLaunchingWithOptions

self.window.styleMode = PXStylingNormal;

Another thing to check is if you are using live CSS editing. If so, make sure you wrap that code with a condition that makes it only run in the Simulator. Otherwise, your on-device build will try to find your CSS file using your Mac's file path (which it won't find).

#if TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR || TARGET_IPAD_SIMULATOR
  [Pixate styleSheetFromFilePath:@"../../default.css" withOrigin:PXStylesheetOriginApplication];
  Pixate.currentApplicationStylesheet.monitorChanges = YES;
#endif

I hope that helps.