TEXTASTIC FEATURES CODE

This is a great feature, almost a requirement at this point. You can set a password (not passcode) so that no other users can gain access to your server if they get a hold of your iPad. This is nice because it allows for quick access to a lot of keys, but it also takes a bit of getting used to since the keys that you want to access may not be where you expect them to be (given that they can be scrolled around).ģ. The odd part of this is that those keys can scroll right and left so that you can get access to even more keys. Quick access to most used keys above the standard keyboard.

TEXTASTIC FEATURES CODE

The ability to highlight/select and entire line of code with one tap in the margin.Ģ. There are three really great features in Textastic:ġ. Of the two apps () ($9.99) offers the most basic iOS UI design and layout. I need an app that will allow me to connect to my server, edit CSS/PHP/HTML files and save/commit the changes to the server. My thinking is that if I can tweak the code here and there on my iPad, I can eventually take a trip with only my iPad and no worries about “what ifs”. ((Yes, when I see something not looking right I *really* like to be able to change it right away.))

Before we can get into the comparisons here is why I want such an app: for making quick CSS tweaks to this site when I am no where near my MacBook Air. However a few brave folks mentioned Koder.Īt first glance Koder caught my eye, but Textastic had such praise that I needed to buy and try them both. The overwhelming majority voted Textastic.

Last week I asked on Twitter what everyone was using to edit code from FTP sites on their iPads.

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