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I do, but it's useful mostly with the addition of shell utilities from Nicolas Holzschuch's fork [https://github.com/holzschu/iVim https://github.com/holzschu/i
by goerz 9y ago
I do, but it's useful mostly with the addition of shell utilities from Nicolas Holzschuch's fork [https://github.com/holzschu/iVim https://github.com/holzschu/iVim]. At the moment, this still requires sideloading (with a paid Apple Dev account). I mostly use it for LaTeX editing; the whole setup is outlined here: https://michaelgoerz.net/notes/editing-latex-on-the-ipad-with-ivim.html https://michaelgoerz.net/notes/editing-latex-on-the-ipad-wit...
- mcny 9y ago> In principle, this works with a free developer account. However, the resulting installation of iVim on your iPad will only run for seven days. For this to be actually useful, you will have to pay the 100 dollar yearly membership fee. Thank you for posting this. I often get the "grass is greener" feeling and an urge to check out swift but this tells me I shouldn't bother. Sigh.
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y agoI don't understand this attitude. I can think of a litany of things in the past 12 months I've spend $100 or more on that I probably shouldn't have.
- SSLy 9y agoJust because you are spening less strictly doesn't mean everyone does, and in turn it doesn't weaken their argument.
- goerz 9y agoIn principle, yes, but for some reason it really bothered me to have to give Apple $100 just to install some open source software on my iPad. I’d much rather have given that money to Nicolas who spent immeasurable effort trying to work around Apples silly restrictions to get a working shell environment onto iOS. Apple are the last people that deserve to get the money for this! It’s the moral issue, not whether spending $100 is a financial burden.
- ejstronge 9y agoI believe sideloading is now free (as you indicate, this was not always so), but must be repeated each week: https://www.google.com/amp/s/9to5mac.com/2016/03/27/how-to-create-free-apple-developer-account-sideload-apps/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/9to5mac.com/2016/03/27/how-to-c...
- goerz 9y agoNot really. Apps that are signed with a free account expire after 7 days, which makes the free side loading pretty much useless. With a paid account, they work indefinitely.
- walterbell 9y agoDo they work after the 1st year expires?
- goerz 9y agoMaybe not, I haven't tried that yet. But yeah "indefinitely" was probably not the right word. It might very well depend on some certificate with some expiration date. But it's very manageable.