
Hig Components Dialogs
If you've ever stared at your mockups wondering whether something should be an alert, sheet, or popover, this has the Apple HIG guidance to settle it. It covers when to interrupt users with alerts versus giving them focused tasks in sheets, how to handle destructive actions, and why your confirmation dialogs should say "Delete Photo" instead of "OK". The best part is the output format that includes alternatives, because sometimes the right answer is skipping the modal entirely and making the action undoable. Works across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and visionOS with platform-specific adaptations. Also covers digit entry views if you're building PIN or verification code inputs.
- skills.sh installs
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- last updated
- Jun 3, 2026
Install
$ npx -y skills add raintree-technology/apple-hig-skills --skill hig-components-dialogs --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
Files
Apple HIG: Presentation Components
Check for .claude/apple-design-context.md before asking questions. Use existing context and only ask for information not already covered.
Key Principles
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Alerts: sparingly, for critical situations. Errors needing attention, destructive action confirmations, or information requiring acknowledgment. They interrupt flow and demand a response.
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Sheets: focused tasks that maintain context. Slides in from the edge (or attaches to a window on macOS). Use for creating items, editing settings, multi-step forms.
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Popovers: non-modal on iPad and Mac. Appear next to the trigger element, dismissed by tapping outside. For additional information, options, or controls without taking over the screen.
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Action sheets: choosing among actions. Present when picking from multiple actions, especially if one is destructive. iPhone: slide up from bottom. iPad: appear as popovers.
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Minimize interruptions. Before reaching for a modal, consider inline presentation or making the action undoable instead.
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- Repository
- github.com/raintree-technology/apple-hig-skills
- First seen
- Jun 3, 2026