The iPad runs on the same OS used by the iPhone and the iPod touch, which means that developers who are already familiar with iPhone programming are able to quickly write applications for the iPad. In fact, most (if not all) iPhone applications should run without any problem on the iPad, albeit in a smaller frame size, with an option to pixel-double. However, to really make full use of the large size screen afforded by the iPad, you would need to redesign your UI to take into account the extra screen space. The iPhone SDK 3.2, which is needed for iPad development, comes with a new application template - Split View-based Application, which allows you to build applications wide-screen application.
The Split View-based Application template allows you to create a split-view interface for your application, which is essentially a master-detail interface. The left side of the screen displays a list of selectable items where the right-side displays the details of the item selected. This article shows you how you can develop a Split View-based application for the iPad.
Getting Started
http://mobiforge.com/developing/story/developing-split-view-based-apps-ipad
Summary
In this article, you have seen the magic of the new Split View-based Application template included with the iPhone SDK 3.2. In the next article, I will dive into the details of the PopoverView and show you how you can make use of the PopoverView to display context sensitive menus in your iPad application.
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