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Re: LaTeX Workflow on iPad

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Post by macintux »

jakobegger wrote: post #24
macintux wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple doesn’t care about minuscule lost revenue because some people would want to run containers of free software. Drop in the bucket.

If those users are so unimportant, why did Apple bother to introduce the Hypervisor framework on macOS? If there's a big, important market for virtualisation on macOS, surely it would be worthwhile to also address that market on iPadOS? Especially since Apple is trying hard to convince all kinds of professional users to adopt the iPad.

I said the lost revenue if the feature were offered wasn’t important. I didn’t say anything about the value of the users.

Re: LaTeX Workflow on iPad

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Post by raxxorrax »

valec wrote: post #14
tuananh wrote: post #8

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The file manager improves but not by a lot. I think iPadOS is only usable as an actual computer when they finally make the Terminal app on iPad and a much better File app

in the meantime you can take matters into your own hands and jailbreak if possible

But why not use some of those fancy tablet devices that aren't locked in the first place? Much more options here. Sure, Apple hardware is good, but there are alternatives. Not suggesting to switch to chrome OS or android here.

Re: LaTeX Workflow on iPad

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Post by SCLeo »

pvmcos wrote: post #28

I love my iPad. Compared to windows at work it's way more reliable and polished. I've been shifting over my computer interaction to the iPad with good results and improvements in convenience, independence and efficiency. Migrating rss, mail, web browsing and content consummation has been successful. I too started using the calendar, to do list and notes app to great effect. Only programming I wasn't able to change ye…

> The best thing about iPadOS is control.

Are you serious? It is not about control. It is about only Apple can "control". You and your software cannot "control" anything.

Re: LaTeX Workflow on iPad

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Post by [deleted] »

m0zg wrote: post #26

Or you can just get a ThinkPad X1 (a generation or two behind) for sub-$1k, install Linux on it, and work in comfort with almost the same weight and battery life. I'm really pleased with mine.

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Re: LaTeX Workflow on iPad

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Post by erreJulian »

chj wrote: post #35
hoschicz wrote: post #32

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Since iOS 13 ships with "full" Safari, how realistic is it to just use Overleaf / ShareLaTeX for typesetting on the iPad?

If you don't need offline solution, I think you can use them even without iOS13.

I'm on a 9'7 right now and use Working Copy and Kodek to write and Overleaf to "test" the LaTeX code and see if it will produce the .pdf I need. For full time use it might be a bit harder, but it's not impossible.

Re: LaTeX Workflow on iPad

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Post by sjwright »

pjmlp wrote: post #18
tuananh wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The file manager improves but not by a lot. I think iPadOS is only usable as an actual computer when they finally make the Terminal app on iPad and a much better File app

So all Macs up to OS X weren't usable it seems.

What defined a usable computer in 1999 is very different to what defines a usable computer in 2019.

Re: LaTeX Workflow on iPad

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Post by glormph »

drej wrote: post #21

I was an early adopter, I got an iPad back in the summer of 2010 and have used various models ever since. I've read quite a few of these "replacing a laptop with an iPad" articles and pretty much all of them involve a lot of bending over backwards to make it all work. I've tried it a few times and it's not just worth it (to me). What I do instead is that I embrace the platform for what it is and don't do any of this…

Some years ago I read an article through HN by someone who did their programming on an ipad through SSH (and bluetooth mac keyboard) and ditched the laptop. Pictures of croissants in the sun outside in Munich. Got me very inspired. But in the end I decided on a stationary box at work/home, and a MB Air for when not at the desk (or on the sofa). Works great and doesn't weigh much anyway. The main problem with the tablet was that were always things I was missing that I hadn't thought about when moving to iPad. Maybe it'd be better with another brand, but I'm not bothering now.

Re: LaTeX Workflow on iPad

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Post by mark_l_watson »

Good write up, thanks.

I wrote three books using LaTex, but I now use markdown with leanpub, otherwise I would immediately clone the author’s setup. I also find that an iPad Pro is great for writing wherever I happen to be. I recently gave my large iPad Pro to someone and bought the smaller one. My new iPad Pro is so small it is always ready at hand.

Re: LaTeX Workflow on iPad

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Post by paultopia »

I just run myself a docker container with pandoc and a flask endpoint on heroku.[1] Doesn't work offline, but with an iPad with cellular service I basically am never offline, and I have a Siri shortcut set up to share documents from any app, or markdown from clipboard, straight to the endpoint. Full latex, markdown, conversion to word... and on free dyno time no less.

[1] https://github.com/paultopia/miniapi

Re: LaTeX Workflow on iPad

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Post by pjmlp »

sjwright wrote: post #46
pjmlp wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So all Macs up to OS X weren't usable it seems.

What defined a usable computer in 1999 is very different to what defines a usable computer in 2019.

Having a CLI isn't surely part of it for 99% of the consumers, neither in 1999 nor in 2019.
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