Question

Is it possible to present a modal view controller in such a way that the modal view is confined to the space included in a CGRect?

If not, please explain how to replicate the cross-disolve modal view transition between two views.

Thanks.

Answer 1

How about you just use UIView animations:

UIView* view = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(x,y,w,h)];
[view setAlpha:0];
[self.view addSubView:view];

[UIView beginAnimations:nil context:nil];
[UIView setAnimationDuration:0.5];
[view setAlpha:1];
[UIView commitAnimations];

Voila! It fades in! 🙂