Launch a splash screen when an iPhone app starts

Question

Hi, I am trying to make a simple game for the iPhone, and when the app launches, I want a splash screen with instructions to come up. I also want the user to be able to push anywhere on the screen to dismiss it. However, the splash screen doesn't load! I made a new nib file with the splash screen, created a view controller, and a UIView subclass for the screen. Then, I inserted this code into the applicationDidFinishLaunching method of the app delegate:
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(UIApplication *)application {
[window addSubview:[splashViewController view]];
splashViewIsCurrentView = YES;
[window makeKeyAndVisible];
- (void)touchesBegan:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {
if(splashViewIsCurrentView) {
[[splashViewController view] removeFromSuperview];
[window addSubview:[gameViewController view]];
splashViewIsCurrentView = NO;
I forgot to mention, in interface builder, I made the splash view's class as SplashView, and the File's Owner as the SplashViewController. Also, splashViewIsCurrentView is a boolean I made.

Answer 1

I like the idea behind your use of "splashViewIsCurrentView". I think that may solve my problem.
I too have a full-screen instruction view pop up over the main input view of the app. The instruction view is added as a subview of the main input view. I want to dismiss the instruction view with a touch. However, in the instruction view view controller, the touch even methods are not fired - even after twiddling with enabling user interaction on the instruction view and its subviews of label and fiddling with their frame sizes. While the instruction view is displayed over the main input view, the touch events are actually still associated with the main input view (and its controls) underneath. Seems like I am forgetting something but i don't know what.
Your solution will probably work well and it is similar to what I was originally doing in handling the touch events in the main input view view controller. However, technically, it seems kludgy to not be able to handle the touch events in the instruction view view controller where it seems to make more sense to do so.
Would you or anyone else know why or have any suggestions on things to look out for? The view and controls involved are all supposed to be descendants of UIResponder. Is there a bug or restriction I'm not aware of? Wondering why you went the route you did. Seems like you may have run up against what I am currently facing.