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As an iPad Pro user, I don’t feel that it needs a trackpad. It needs better software (and better keyboard hardware — which is coming along with the trackpad, th
by liamcardenas 7y ago
As an iPad Pro user, I don’t feel that it needs a trackpad. It needs better software (and better keyboard hardware — which is coming along with the trackpad, thankfully).
I want to be able to use it to type long-form essays and develop apps (it also needs an escape key!). I want a command line and full file system.
I think they are adding trackpad support not because the iPad inherently needs it, but because it helps their initiative of convergence between Mac and iPad apps [0].
[0] https://developer.apple.com/mac-catalyst/ https://developer.apple.com/mac-catalyst/
- sjtindell 7y agoWhy do you want an iPad instead of a really thin laptop with a touch screen? Just wondering because what you’re describing sounds like that.
- mpsslh 7y agoHe might to use it as a drawing tablet. Heard the Ipad Pro is great for digital sketches
- liamcardenas 7y agoAh yes, life’s biggest questions. Do we have free will? Is there an objective reality? Why have a tablet instead of a highly portable touch screen laptop? Instead of answering that, I will just say that I am only suggesting improvements on systems the iPad already has. I want better versions of existing hardware accessories and more liberal App Store policies to allow for fully-fledged development environments.
- gumby 7y agoI hope you can remap the useless caps lock key into escape, as I do on my Mac.