RVS_Spinner

A Fancy "Popup Prize-Wheel Spinner" UIControl

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A Fancy "Popup Prize-Wheel Spinner" UIControl

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2019	2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	1	1	0
2020	2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	1	0	1
2021	2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	3	0	3
2022	2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	5	0	5
2023	2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	3	0	3
2024	2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	3	0	3
2025	2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	1	0	1
2026 (partial)	2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	4	0	4

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ChrisMarshallNY·Oct 24, 2026

I wrote a UIKit widget that acts like the wheel part of the interface[0]. It's cool, but I've never been able to find a place for it, in my software. I think it works much better as a physical control. [0] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/RVS_Spinner

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IshKebab·Jul 8, 2026

Your code isn't as unnecessarily commented as this. E.g. look at this line https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/RVS_Spinner/blob/d44ee... An LLM would have commented `// Create temporary UI view.` Completely redundant comments like this are a classic hallmark of LLMs: # Set frequency scaling factor freq=0.2 Dunno why I have been downvoted for stating the obvious. Also from my brief look at one file it looks like you have 50% comments because you have a gazillion comment separator lines.

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ChrisMarshallNY·Jun 30, 2026

Great article -but the image has issues with Safari (invisible drag corner), and iOS (a mess). I have found that we need to be very, very careful, when making the UI more "fun." Things like rounded affordances, short transition animations, easy-to-understand elements, etc., are good. They remove the "friction." However, cute icons, unprompted animations, and overuse of whitespace for the sake of design aesthetics, can cause the UI to be too prominent. UI needs to be approachable, useful, and unobtrusive. i.e. "forgettable." Many designers absolutely can't stand the idea of designing stuff that no one pays attention to; but that's actually exactly what most UI needs to be. The metaphor that I use, is that most waitstaff at restaurants, wear black. The reason is, is because people don't go to a restaurant to pay attention to the staff (with

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a couple of ahem exceptions <owl emoji/>). They go for the food, and the ease of having it provided without the need to cook and wash up. I feel that UI needs to be the same. I am currently working on a version 2 of a pretty popular app that has been out for a couple of years. The original was almost entirely designed by a professional graphic designer, and he did a great job -for the most part. It looks great, and people like it. But I am constantly encountering people that have no idea about some of its most important features, mainly because the affordances were deprecated in service to visual aesthetic. The new version uses a distinct "accent color" for elements that can be manipulated, as well as simpler, clearer design. It's working well. Another example is my "Spinner" UI element[0]. This was a UIKit element that I designed, to provide an interactive "prize wheel" spinner feature for iOS. It works nicely. But I have never been able to justify actually using it for any of my projects. It's too "in your face." [0] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/RVS_Spinner

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ChrisMarshallNY·Jun 23, 2026

Agreed. They do have a nasty habit of dinging competitors to Apple apps, in the App Store. It would not be a good thing, if they did that, here. It would be interesting to see what they do with some of my packages. I release alternative UI views, and Apple is infamous for wanting to force all developers into conforming to their UX. It would make me sad, if they blocked things like these: https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/RVS_Spinner https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/RVS_Checkbox https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/RVS_RetroLEDDisplay

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