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The one multi-window functionality I need is the ability have the iPad in portrait mode and split the screen horizontally. That way I could have a book or movie
by zmb_ 7y ago
The one multi-window functionality I need is the ability have the iPad in portrait mode and split the screen horizontally. That way I could have a book or movie on top and notes on the bottom. It seems that iPadOS still cannot do this very basic thing. It's frustrating beyond belief knowing that this device could be so much more useful with that tiny basic functionality that has existed in GUIs for decades.
(And why on Earth does iOS allow me to split a portrait mode vertically, creating two thin strips that are seemingly useless for any work?)
- reaperducer 7y agoAnd why on Earth does iOS allow me to split a portrait mode vertically, creating two thin strips that are seemingly useless for any work? Depends on what work you're doing. I do it all the time. It's especially useful when you're writing something in Notes in one pane and referencing e-mail in another. The bottom half of the screen is the keyboard space.
- zapzupnz 7y ago> (And why on Earth does iOS allow me to split a portrait mode vertically, creating two thin strips that are seemingly useless for any work?) Because developers can then present the iPhone interface. > It's frustrating beyond belief knowing that this device could be so much more useful with that tiny basic functionality that has existed in GUIs for decades Other systems have differently-designed interfaces designed for different kinds of interaction. If the iPad interface allowed tiling apps top-and-bottom, the iPhone interface wouldn't be usable because the aspect ratio would be wrong and the iPad interface wouldn't be usable because navigation chrome would take up just about all the screen. I could only see this working if Apple had developers using their iPhone landscape interface on that view, but so many iPhone apps don't have a landscape interface so barely any iPad apps would inherit this.
- stormbeta 7y agoNot to mention the inability to split the keyboard - on iPad sized devices, trying to thumb type without a split keyboard is a huge pain in the ass.
- pcr910303 7y agoI’ve used split keyboards in iPads since I bought them 3 yrs ago. Split keyboards were there forever.
- macintux 7y agoiPads Pro, at least the largest one, don’t have the feature for some inexplicable reason.
- reanimated 7y agoExcept it does: https://www.cio.com/article/3042242/ipad-pro-how-to-use-the-split-keyboard-in-ios.html https://www.cio.com/article/3042242/ipad-pro-how-to-use-the-...
- macintux 7y ago...sorta.