working with text

Working with Text at WWDC

At WWDC 2024, Apple introduced several new features and improvements related to working with text in their sessions. Here are some highlights:

1. Writing Tools:

   • Session: Get started with Writing Tools
   • Writing Tools is a new suite of features available in text fields across various apps. It helps users proofread, rewrite, or transform text in text views. It supports rich text using attributed strings, preserving styles, links, and attachments. Writing Tools can be invoked in the color bar or context menu, providing suggestions in line for easy review and integration.

2. Text Improvements in UIKit:

   • Session: What’s new in UIKit
   • UIKit has introduced a new text highlight feature, allowing developers to apply text highlight styles and color schemes. The formatting panel supports these new features, and developers can customize the controls and layout using a new configuration property.

3. Multilingual Text Rendering:

   • Session: Build multilingual-ready apps
   • TextKit 2 ensures that all scripts render correctly, supporting multilingual text rendering. This is particularly useful for languages like Urdu, where text rendering can be challenging. Textiles are used to account for the app's language and the user's preferred languages, ensuring correct rendering across different languages.

These sessions provide a comprehensive overview of the new tools and improvements for working with text in Apple's ecosystem, enhancing both the development experience and the end-user experience.