IOSiPad

Just edited a document on Grammarly in Safari on the iPad. New browser improve apparently has Grammarly thinking your on a computer. Then again, I guess I am now. Don’t use the mouse thing. It messes everything up. Also, office online thinks your on a computer too. Mouse support would make the iPad a perfect replacement for laptop.

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  • jltuv

    27 June, 2019 - 10:08 am

    <p>The pencil acts like a mouse. I am good.</p>

    • wp7mango

      27 June, 2019 - 2:45 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#438058">In reply to Jltuv:</a></em></blockquote><p>The pen on the Surface Pro also acts as a 2-button mouse, so I definitely get that. However, sometimes a mouse is still better, depending on the task, especially when being used as an actual laptop or even docked as a desktop where you really don't want to be reaching for the screen.</p><p><br></p><p>Whilst improved, iPadOS is still some way short of allowing the iPad to be a laptop replacement, and probably always will be, although that probably depend on the user.</p>

  • Paul Thurrott

    Premium Member
    27 June, 2019 - 10:49 am

    <p>Interesting. Still think most people would want a mouse. The reaching up for touch or pencil usage will get tiring over time.</p>

    • curtisspendlove

      05 July, 2019 - 4:19 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#438071">In reply to paul-thurrott:</a></em></blockquote><p>Agreed, for the most part; though the keyboard shortcut improvements in 13 are impressive. <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If I could just install vim it could be a serious contender against my MacBook. :p </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">But seriously the “laptop replacement” feasibility is severely impacted by what one does with a laptop. I still maintain that most people that can replace a traditional laptop with an iPad didn’t really need a laptop to begin with; it was simply the best tool we had at the time. (Same thing for those that can do everything with their phones as opposed to a traditional computer.) </span></p>

  • jchampeau

    Premium Member
    27 June, 2019 - 11:20 am

    <p>Perfect replacement….until you go to install QuickBooks or print to a non-AirPrint-enabled printer or log into something that requires Java.</p>

    • karlinhigh

      Premium Member
      03 July, 2019 - 12:45 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#438087">In reply to jchampeau:</a></em></blockquote><p>Intuit lets on like they would really rather everyone used QuickBooks Online.</p>

    • curtisspendlove

      05 July, 2019 - 4:17 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#438087">In reply to jchampeau:</a></em></blockquote><p>I find it unlikely that the majority of today’s consumers use Quickbooks or anything requiring Java. </p>

  • Ron Diaz

    27 June, 2019 - 1:32 pm

    <p>Funny that MS fans thought touch was the future when Windows 8 came out. Now we need mice for iPads….</p>

    • Lauren Glenn

      03 July, 2019 - 7:42 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#438119">In reply to Hypnotoad:</a></em></blockquote><p>I still remember getting a Pantech Element for Android many years ago and loving that tablet. Great form factor, great size, etc. And hearing CNet give it a bad review because the 8" screen at 4:3 was not good (Molly Wood said that) …. not the OS.,.. just the screen….</p><p><br></p><p>Then the iPad mini comes out with a 7.9" screen less than a year later…. same aspect ratio… and they loved the screen size saying it was perfect. </p><p><br></p><p>If Apple came out with the Pantech Element, they would've gone nuts for it.</p>

      • jimchamplin

        Premium Member
        03 July, 2019 - 10:23 am

        <blockquote><em><a href="#439423">In reply to alissa914:</a></em></blockquote><p>They’re insane if they thought any 4:3 screen is bad. Wide displays have no place on tablets and notebooks. </p>

  • jimchamplin

    Premium Member
    27 June, 2019 - 5:36 pm

    <p>iPadOS features a major change to Safari that's causing those pages to act that way. Instead of requiring you to explicitly ask for a desktop version of a site, Safari now reports as desktop Safari and gets the full site by default. Simple change with broad ramifications!</p><p><br></p><p>And the "mouse thing" is an accessibility feature. It's not a "secret mouse support feature." </p>

  • Lauren Glenn

    03 July, 2019 - 7:40 am

    <p>And this is why I stopped using the iPad years ago….. as Paul has said too (I think…. maybe it was Leo)…. you're buying a tablet and then buying a keyboard and then a pencil so you can have the experience of a laptop with more restrictions…. why not just buy a laptop?</p><p><br></p><p>And then I stopped buying iPads…. the only reason I bought the new iPad Mini 5 recently was that it's a larger screen than a phone and wider screen (in portrait mode…. not that stupid 2.1:1 ratio screens). Makes it far easier to see my emails at a glance while on the go. Add to that the fact that I slapped one of those wallets on the back that are made to stick to phones to hold a few cards….. and now I don't need a wallet anymore. Now it has a purpose for me. And an occasional video, some music, etc.</p><p><br></p><p>But I still have a laptop because sometimes you just need one for work…. and that Fujitsu one cost me $150…. and it's expandable with removable batteries. Best of both worlds.</p>

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