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Funny that this doesn't work even a little bit with Conkeror (Web browser with emacs keybindings). Pretty sweet otherwise.
I worked on this (my own version) for awhile and I got the basics working pretty quickly, but I just wasn't happy writing in JS, I really wanted it to be written in Lisp, but I couldn't find a JS version of Lisp that was good enough, and I didn't have the time to make one myself. I'm glad to see this and I'm sure I'll enjoy using it. It would be nice to have the ability to create accounts and store in the cloud so I…
The problem is I need an emacs/vim/TextMate style editor for the iPad usable in the airplane. I really wish TextMate would become available on iOS.
And really, do you want to be pressing multiple keys at the same time like you would for emacs hot keys on an iPad? I'm not an avid user, but those motions seem incredibly unnatural. C-X, C-S to save? and that's just the beginning. vim suffers similarly, though probably not to the same extent. An editor that takes advantage of the iPad's touch screen would be superior, imo
All I would like is a reasonably good text editor with a project drawer and syntax highlighting. Preferably something that can integrate with git.
Maybe I am dreaming. I love just being able to read code, not necessarily type it on the iPad, since I do review existing open source projects (such as picking open gems and learning about them) or review source code changes from git.
MBA is nice, but you still need to pull the seat tray down. The iPad lets me read code like a magazine. And it fits on the elliptical for working out.
So yes, call me foolish for wanting to do this on the iPad, but I just love its form factor!
I'm guessing it might the browser blocking what it assumes is control keys, but it might also be the app not looking for those specific modifier-key combinations.
Looking at the wikipedia-page for keyboard layouts, it seems Norway is not alone when it comes to requiring modifier-keys to be able to type standard "programming" characters:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#Norwegian
If these things can't be done in browser, I'm guessing all those awesome, envisioned browser & cloud IDEs wont be that big a hit outside english-speaking countries.
I tried integrating this into an app I am working on, but it was just too tightly integrated within its custom UI library. This app is truly awesome, but it is just impossible to integrate with anything. Someday I might try to fork it -- lord knows I already know enough about its internals. (edit: sorry about the double post. I wiped the screen of my iphone immediately after hitting submit -- guess this is what happe…
Ah, so Ymacs stays true to its roots in being stuck with its own stack.
(An 80% emacs user myself.)
It doesn't work too well on non-US keyboards. For instance I can't type @ (Alt-gr/Right-alt 2), $ (Alt-gr 4) or any of the following: {[]} (alt-gr 7-0). Welcome to Norwegian keyboard layout btw. I'm guessing it might the browser blocking what it assumes is control keys, but it might also be the app not looking for those specific modifier-key combinations. Looking at the wikipedia-page for keyboard layouts, it seems N…