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+1 I still haven’t figured out how to get split screen reliably and every time. But I don’t find a need for split screen either. A few times, I tried I had to g

by akg_67 7y ago

+1 I still haven’t figured out how to get split screen reliably and every time. But I don’t find a need for split screen either. A few times, I tried I had to google how to get split screen then I gave up. Also, sometime I automagically get split screen and can’t figure out how to get rid of it. Usually land up just closing apps in split screen and restarting apps.

zaphoyd 7y ago
I love and use split screen all the time on my iPad for a variety of use cases. Even though I love the feature and find it really useful all of the UI constraints related to it are totally true. I would never want the feature removed, but the existing UI for it is beyond maddening.
lloeki 7y ago
Two extremely useful use cases of mine: - drawing in Procreate with reference material in the split. - learning a song by singing + playing it on the guitar with chords and lyrics displayed, with it playing in Music† at the same time (on repeat + seek readily accessible)†† † I find it infuriating that no other music app than Music has considered split a possibility. †† I'm aware there's a "Play" thing in Ultimate Guitar but it's absolute crap, playing a YouTube version that often doesn't match, obscures the sheet with a PIP, and is terrible to make repeat/seek. This is a perfect use case of functional composability using split screen.
Brave-Steak 7y ago
I use my iPad Pro in splitscreen almost exclusively. Probably because I mainly use it for notetaking and research, instead of as just an entertainment device. That said, the usability of multitasking has for some reason become far worse on iPads since iOS 11 and I'm still waiting for them to do anything to improve it. I still can't believe it's in the state it is now, years later.
- bosie 7y ago
  Is this the 13" or the 11" version you have?
  - Brave-Steak 7y ago
    13"
stillworks 7y ago
I think if you find a compelling use case for it, you will figure it out :-) I scan physical books to PDFs and read them as Quicklook from Files. Now, these books sometimes refer to other parts within the same book. So I almost always split the same book into 75:25 split. The smaller section section to move between the book/chapters, the larger section for focusing on. I find this almost TWMish way of windowing actually helps me focus better than on the full MacOS. Another use case. I write code on iPad(yes... I do), no.. not production code but something I am trying to figure out or learn. I code it in Pythonista (I have read about PyTo but don't need it just yet). If Python won't cut it then I type it out in Buffer Editor. Now I maintain an index of my code snippets in Numbers sheets to keep track of stuff. This time 50:50 split between the two and it works. Most important use case, hand written notes. And with an App, searchable hand written notes. On the iPad Pro, recently I found out it's possible to hook up a RaspberryPI as well for some more heavy lifting (but I guess by that point I would just not bother and bring a laptop) And I have tried non Apple solution as well. A cheap Win 10 tablet followed by Surface Pro 6. With the Surface Pro I wouldn't need the RaspberryPI. In theory, it is the most comprehensive mobile platform and should do all of the above I have mentioned. However, the overall experience with that form factor and the clunkyness of Win10 as a touch based or tablet based OS spoiled it for me. I returned the Surface Pro. Even with all it's limitations which I had to train myself to get around, iPad Pro is still the better mobile computing experience. I dream that some day Apple will make a Thinkpad Yoga type device which will be running a full MacOS but will support the Apple Pencil and touch screen. OR an alternative dream is for Surface Pro to become less clunky in use as a tablet device.
- citiguy 7y ago
  Wait - how does a Raspberry Pi help you here? Do you ssh into it from the iPad? How do you connect to it physically?
rhodysurf 7y ago
I code in one terminal app and look at documentation on the second. I watch videos in the full screen and browse twitter using the slide in option. I love the multitasking tbh

by akg_67 7y ago

zaphoyd 7y ago

I love and use split screen all the time on my iPad for a variety of use cases. Even though I love the feature and find it really useful all of the UI constraints related to it are totally true. I would never want the feature removed, but the existing UI for it is beyond maddening.

lloeki 7y ago

Two extremely useful use cases of mine: - drawing in Procreate with reference material in the split. - learning a song by singing + playing it on the guitar with chords and lyrics displayed, with it playing in Music† at the same time (on repeat + seek readily accessible)†† † I find it infuriating that no other music app than Music has considered split a possibility. †† I'm aware there's a "Play" thing in Ultimate Guitar but it's absolute crap, playing a YouTube version that often doesn't match, obscures the sheet with a PIP, and is terrible to make repeat/seek. This is a perfect use case of functional composability using split screen.

Brave-Steak 7y ago

I use my iPad Pro in splitscreen almost exclusively. Probably because I mainly use it for notetaking and research, instead of as just an entertainment device. That said, the usability of multitasking has for some reason become far worse on iPads since iOS 11 and I'm still waiting for them to do anything to improve it. I still can't believe it's in the state it is now, years later.

bosie 7y ago
Is this the 13" or the 11" version you have?
- Brave-Steak 7y ago
  13"

stillworks 7y ago

I think if you find a compelling use case for it, you will figure it out :-) I scan physical books to PDFs and read them as Quicklook from Files. Now, these books sometimes refer to other parts within the same book. So I almost always split the same book into 75:25 split. The smaller section section to move between the book/chapters, the larger section for focusing on. I find this almost TWMish way of windowing actually helps me focus better than on the full MacOS. Another use case. I write code on iPad(yes... I do), no.. not production code but something I am trying to figure out or learn. I code it in Pythonista (I have read about PyTo but don't need it just yet). If Python won't cut it then I type it out in Buffer Editor. Now I maintain an index of my code snippets in Numbers sheets to keep track of stuff. This time 50:50 split between the two and it works. Most important use case, hand written notes. And with an App, searchable hand written notes. On the iPad Pro, recently I found out it's possible to hook up a RaspberryPI as well for some more heavy lifting (but I guess by that point I would just not bother and bring a laptop) And I have tried non Apple solution as well. A cheap Win 10 tablet followed by Surface Pro 6. With the Surface Pro I wouldn't need the RaspberryPI. In theory, it is the most comprehensive mobile platform and should do all of the above I have mentioned. However, the overall experience with that form factor and the clunkyness of Win10 as a touch based or tablet based OS spoiled it for me. I returned the Surface Pro. Even with all it's limitations which I had to train myself to get around, iPad Pro is still the better mobile computing experience. I dream that some day Apple will make a Thinkpad Yoga type device which will be running a full MacOS but will support the Apple Pencil and touch screen. OR an alternative dream is for Surface Pro to become less clunky in use as a tablet device.

citiguy 7y ago
Wait - how does a Raspberry Pi help you here? Do you ssh into it from the iPad? How do you connect to it physically?

rhodysurf 7y ago

I code in one terminal app and look at documentation on the second. I watch videos in the full screen and browse twitter using the slide in option. I love the multitasking tbh