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Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro review: Living the dream

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Re: Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro review: Living the dream

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shmoogy wrote: post #52
rowanG077 wrote: post #36

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I don't think this qualifies. You have to use bespoke tools end environments to be able to code in a very limited fashion.

I think a lot of people can get by just fine with SSH/mosh, vim, tmux... I did this for a bit but actually run vs code-server a lot too.

That setup requires you to always have internet. It also requires you to have a remote PC somewhere where you develop. The Ipad is little more then a screen in that case. In contrast I use a Surface Pro and I don't even have a desktop PC.

That's the difference between these devices. One is a fully fledged computer where you can do whatever you want on it. The other is a glorified teletype terminal. It's fine that the iPad Pro isn't a fully functional computing device but the thing that is wrong is Apply positioning it as such.

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1123581321 wrote: post #59
diebeforei485 wrote: post #56

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My frustration is that a lot of features that are built-in on macOS sometimes require extra apps to use. Want to resize an image (not crop)? There's an app for that, but it's hard to justify paying $9.99 for a photo editor app when macOS Preview supports resizing built-in. I do find I can focus on specific work a lot better on an iPad. It's so much nicer to use in an intangible way that makes me more productive doing…

Sorry, can you explain the resizing limitation a little more? I do agree it’s worth owning Pixelmator or Affinity. I also would like a second front camera that’s center top when in keyboard mode. It’s on the “side” because that’s top in portrait mode and Apple considers that the default orientation of the iPad.

It's not worth paying $9.99 to simply resize a 4000x4000 image to a 500x500 (for example). That is basic functionality that should be built-in and not need some third-party app.

It's a weird design choice to consider portrait the default, because all first-party accessories (the triangle cover thing, the keyboard cases and folios, and now the magic keyboard) are about using iPad in landscape. When using any of those accessories, the camera on the side is just weird.

Re: Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro review: Living the dream

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diebeforei485 wrote: post #62
1123581321 wrote: post #59

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Sorry, can you explain the resizing limitation a little more? I do agree it’s worth owning Pixelmator or Affinity. I also would like a second front camera that’s center top when in keyboard mode. It’s on the “side” because that’s top in portrait mode and Apple considers that the default orientation of the iPad.

It's not worth paying $9.99 to simply resize a 4000x4000 image to a 500x500 (for example). That is basic functionality that should be built-in and not need some third-party app. It's a weird design choice to consider portrait the default, because all first-party accessories (the triangle cover thing, the keyboard cases and folios, and now the magic keyboard) are about using iPad in landscape. When using any of those…

Ah, I wonder if you just haven’t seen the resize tool in Preview? I thought you were trying to do something more complex. Here’s a support document with instructions: https://support.apple.com/guide/preview/resize-rotate-or-fli...

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Post by diebeforei485 »

1123581321 wrote: post #63
diebeforei485 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not worth paying $9.99 to simply resize a 4000x4000 image to a 500x500 (for example). That is basic functionality that should be built-in and not need some third-party app. It's a weird design choice to consider portrait the default, because all first-party accessories (the triangle cover thing, the keyboard cases and folios, and now the magic keyboard) are about using iPad in landscape. When using any of those…

Ah, I wonder if you just haven’t seen the resize tool in Preview? I thought you were trying to do something more complex. Here’s a support document with instructions: https://support.apple.com/guide/preview/resize-rotate-or-fli...

That's on macOS, but we're talking about iPadOS here.

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Post by 1123581321 »

diebeforei485 wrote: post #64
1123581321 wrote: post #63

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Ah, I wonder if you just haven’t seen the resize tool in Preview? I thought you were trying to do something more complex. Here’s a support document with instructions: https://support.apple.com/guide/preview/resize-rotate-or-fli...

That's on macOS, but we're talking about iPadOS here.

Ah, there’s the misunderstanding. :) Use the Image Size app on iOS; it’s free.

You’re probably not going to see a native resize tool on iOS because Apple doesn’t want users thinking about pixels or file sizes, just saving everything and converting down only when needed (Mail’s small/medium/large sending, etc.)

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