如何创建一个适用于iPhone 4至iPhone 6 Plus的XIB，而无需使用尺寸类和情节提要？

Question

I have to design an application that supports iOS versions from 6.1 to 8.1. In order to support iOS 6.1, i can't create storyboards with size classes. So i have to use only XIBs and use auto layout for the XIBs.

When i run my application in Xcode 6.1, it looks like all the layouts are perfectly fine. But when i run the same application in Xcode 5.1.1, all the views are reshuffled starting from iPhone 4 to iPhone 5.

Now i have to design my XIBs in such a way that the views are layed out properly in all the devices from iPhone 4 to iPhone 6 Plus. Can someone please suggest me a proper way of how i can create the XIBs that supports all the devices?

Answer 1

Apple has really some solid documentation on how to use autolayout and build dynamically sizing screens using constraints. Another solid tutorial to check out is this one from appcoda. Can be a little confusing at first but once you understand constraints making screens that look nice for all screen sizes is actually pretty straightforward