iPad view layout similar to facebook - ios

Question

How would one go about creating an ipad app that has a similar view layout to the facebook app? That is, one big view in the center, and the smaller, menu-like controller on the left side gets visible when you slide the main view to the right?
Are they using a modified splitview layout, or is this a custom multi-layer layout?
I know that I probably must make use of some gesture recognizers, but can anyone point me into the right direction of how to remake the facebook app layout? E.g what would be the two main controllers (tableview on the left, custom view in fullscreen size in the middle, place above the tableview?), and how do i slide in/out the menu?
Thanks in advance
as a note: I only need landscape orientation, should make thins easier.
[edit] this is my current implementation with the viewdeckcontroller:
self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];
RootViewController* menu = [[RootViewController alloc] init];
UINavigationController* navController= [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:menu];
DetailViewController* center = [[DetailViewController alloc] init];
IIViewDeckController* rootController = [[IIViewDeckController alloc] initWithCenterViewController:center leftViewController:navController];
_menuController = rootController;
rootController.leftLedge = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds].size.width - 50.0;
self.window.rootViewController = rootController;
[self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
This is the rootviewcontroller class (left side menu-thing controller):
-(void)loadView
{
// [super loadView];
// self.tableView = [[[UITableView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero style:UITableViewStyleGrouped] autorelease];
self.view= [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, 320, 704)];
UITableView* tableView= [[UITableView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero style:UITableViewStyleGrouped];
[self.view addSubview:tableView];
self.tableView= tableView;
}

Answer 1

This is a drop-in Xcode project for exactly what you want. :)
https://github.com/devindoty/DDMenuController

Answer 2

IIViewDeckController implements sliding views (like in the Path and Facebook apps) and also supports rotation.

Answer 3

I know this could be a bit late.
Hard to be certain this is what you mean but for the width of your left slide out view, you can control how much of it is shown by modifying the leftLedge property to how many pixels from the edge should be covered by the centerViewController. ie. leftLedge=50 would make your left menu 320-50=270 visible, leftLedge=250 would make your left menu 320-250=70 visible. This is visible width not actual width.
In your appDelegate
IIViewDeckController *deckController = [[IIViewDeckController alloc] initWithCenterViewController:self.mainNavigationController leftViewController:self.sideMenuViewController];
deckController.panningMode = IIViewDeckNavigationBarPanning;
deckController.leftLedge = 50;
deckController.centerhiddenInteractivity = IIViewDeckCenterHiddenNotUserInteractiveWithTapToClose;