Is apple going to let people compete in this space? Or is this a "system" level thing like the dialer that can't be replaced? Seems like someone could do a great job here.
Also, how does google docs fair on the iPad? Anyone given it a shot? How about vim on a jailbroken device? Could be fun..
There is a lot of ballyhoo about the iPad being only for consumption but I think people are dying to create on these things. If only they are given the tools!
Is apple going to let people compete in this space? Or is this a "system" level thing like the dialer that can't be replaced? Seems like someone could do a great job here.
Want to make a word processor? Go for it.
Pages doesn't come with any iOS device; you have to buy it from the App Store. Also, Apple also made a big fuss awhile back about how Pages only uses public APIs and that any developer could make the same app with the same tools.
Do the emacs bindings work with the keyboard on iPad?
I never really learned any of the shift/command/alt/option/whatever modifiers on OSX. I just picked up the Emacs bindings and ran with those. Then again, I spent 99% of my time in Terminal, MacVim, or Google Chrome. Sooo maybe I'm special.
Some do. I've just done some quick tests and Ctrl-A, Ctrl-E, Ctrl-F, Ctrl-B work to move to start/end of lines and forward/backward a character. Ctrl-h acts as backspace. Ctrl-K kills a line. Ctrl-M and Ctrl-J are returns.
Not sure what else there should be - alt+keys enters unicode characters like ĺ.
Also: DataViz just released Documents to Go 4.0 for iOS, with full external keyboard support. Works a treat on iOS 4.x on the iPhone 4; a bit less stable than is desired on my iPad ...
Also, how does google docs fair on the iPad? Anyone given it a shot? How about vim on a jailbroken device? Could be fun..
There is a lot of ballyhoo about the iPad being only for consumption but I think people are dying to create on these things. If only they are given the tools!