Question

I have an iPad app that has an MKMapView embedded in a UINavigationController which is displayed in a UITabBar. I am displaying a popover controller over the map with

UIPopoverController *myPopoverController =
    [[[UIPopoverController alloc] initWithContentViewController:myContentView]
     autorelease];

[myPopoverController presentPopoverFromRect:myRect
                                     inView:mapView
                   permittedArrowDirections:UIPopoverArrowDirectionAny
                                   animated:YES];

The popover displays fine. However, it does not have the nice animated effect: it just immediately appears onscreen. Similarly, when I dismiss it it just disappears without any animation.

Anybody have any idea how I can get the animation to work? Should I try displaying it from another view? Is there some property on something that I might have neglected to set?

Answer 1

Despite the animated:(BOOL) parameter, it appears popovers never animate when presented. I’ve tried a dozen first and third party apps.

The dismissal should animate however, provided you pass YES to dismissPopoverAnimated:(BOOL)