Forum is not iPad compatible

I'm told the new forum software, if and when, will/should help.

Hi Andrew,

Great, will look forward to it. There are lots of quirky things about the iPad that mean I'll still be using a PC.

Are there any plans to make an digital version of What HiFi? I'd pay a monthly subscription to get a PDF version or something similar (saving trees etc.).

 Rich

It's been much discussed on here, and it's definitely in the plans, but no timing for it to happen as yet.

It's not so much iPad-incompatible as Safari-incompatible (and by inference, Chrome-incompatible). The new forum won't solve it completely, but it will at least allow you to use plain text editing on the fly (until we have the opportunity to try using an alternative text editor to TinyMCE).

I can however, if you wish, set your forum settings to use the plain text editor, which removes the handy formatting and linking buttons, but will at least allow you to post from an iPad...

JohnDuncan:

I can however, if you wish, set your forum settings to use the plain text editor, which removes the handy formatting and linking buttons, but will at least allow you to post from an iPad...

 Hi John, yes please, that would be great. I don't really use the formattting in my replies anyway. Just as long as I can quote the text that I'm replying to. Sorry for the delay in replying, but I only had access to my iPad yesterday.

Many thanks,
Rich

PS Please let me know when a beta / release version of the FORUM is available that's iPad compatible and I'll happily test it out.

JohnDuncan:

It's not so much iPad-incompatible as Safari-incompatible (and by inference, Chrome-incompatible).

 That explains a lot struggled a lot with links etc in chrome for ages but never thought too much about it, Responding via a pad is impossible have one to play with and found it really frustrating.

If you change to use plain-text editing, can you still manually add HTML?

JohnDuncan:

I can however, if you wish, set your forum settings to use the plain text editor, which removes the handy formatting and linking buttons, but will at least allow you to post from an iPad...

Call me thick, if you must, but which "forum setting" changes you to a plain text editor?

It's something we have to do from this end, I think. Want me to switch you over so you can try? Can always switch back if it doesn't help...

rbantges:

  Has anyone else reported this problem? If so, are the any fixes (apart from Jail-breaking my iPad), or any plans to make the FORUM website compatible?

I couldn't reply from my iPhone last night either.

me too - I can't ipad surf the forums either for this reason too.

Andrew Everard:

It's something we have to do from this end, I think. Want me to switch you over so you can try? Can always switch back if it doesn't help...

Thanks for the offer - I'm at work at the moment, and my iPad's tucked up safely at home...  I think I need to find idc's post on how to post the hard way before I go all text editor and html...  OK found it - read it

OK Mr. E.  Please send me back to the Forum Dark Ages...

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OK Mr. E.  Please send me back to the Forum Dark Ages...

Done, should take effect next time you log in. Let me know if you want to revert, either here or via email

Andrew Everard:

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OK Mr. E.  Please send me back to the Forum Dark Ages...

Done, should take effect next time you log in. Let me know if you want to revert, either here or via email