How can I achieve a page layout with TextKit 2?

Asked on 2024-07-29

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To achieve a page layout with TextKit 2, you can follow these steps:

  1. Initialize TextKit 2: TextKit 2 is already integrated into SwiftUI, UIKit, and AppKit. If you're using a TextView in any of these frameworks, you're already leveraging TextKit 2.

  2. Use Built-in Text Styles: Utilize built-in text styles to ensure your text adjusts dynamically to different sizes and maintains a visual hierarchy. For example, in SwiftUI, you can use the font modifier with a text style like title. In UIKit, set the adjustsFontForContentSizeCategory property on a UILabel to true.

  3. Dynamic Layouts: For dynamic layouts that adjust based on text size, consider using UIStackView in UIKit. This allows you to lay out subviews vertically or horizontally and adjust the axis property based on the preferred content size category.

  4. Custom Text Rendering: If you need custom text rendering, you can implement the TextRenderer protocol in SwiftUI. This allows you to customize how text is drawn, including animations and other visual effects.

  5. Handling Multilingual Text: Ensure that your app handles multilingual text properly by using textiles that account for the user's preferred languages. This ensures that text in any language renders correctly.

  6. Avoid Clipping Text: Make sure that clipsToBounds is set to false for any labels or text views to prevent text from becoming illegible, especially for languages that require rendering outside the view bounds.

For more detailed guidance, you can refer to the following sessions from WWDC 2024:

These sessions provide comprehensive information on using TextKit 2, dynamic type, and custom text rendering in your applications.