From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Tim Cross Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Will Emacs be ever available for iOS? Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 20:22:36 +1100 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000c6828b057e4df418" X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1546248095 27352 195.159.176.226 (31 Dec 2018 09:21:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 09:21:35 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs developers To: Ahmed Alharbi Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 31 10:21:31 2018 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gdtlJ-0006vY-3T for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 31 Dec 2018 10:21:29 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49098 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gdtnP-0003yi-PM for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 31 Dec 2018 04:23:39 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:50457) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gdtmm-0003yU-6W for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Dec 2018 04:23:01 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gdtmk-0007ZP-3b for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Dec 2018 04:22:59 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-ot1-x32a.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::32a]:38843) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gdtmj-0007Qt-Rw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Dec 2018 04:22:57 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-ot1-x32a.google.com with SMTP id e12so23129468otl.5 for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2018 01:22:48 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=7OiY9o2Xu9Oliw+K34kJGEiETMQGHC2XsN5XbGwitqo=; b=eh5bfgCYczDASwpipTpoyMiMfwt0ndB9kp9V5WXeisMdjb7BppqJdWOEXpcLKeNaRC BjIrS5VNFbgqRLp1IkoZ1nsayPRkAV18MiJlb5Zjr7+pqd+WPDq62B66Zkjiq+EDCax/ fMkrAsAaAGxihGr3zd0Vp0isL7I43d0Yb1tdytpBecJhxtC3b6GUdkADvCXfH+q6HHD+ VTmjTDyrNEW6r2kFRtrbVJcwomsbtF3PaL4WMpxtPbLJGe1wAcWGV09fqsm7TllHzmX5 +xTeGRMtB/kjt3LPLnDYYxMq7hFAcduS9dIqmrVAQsqud1FJlcSTiMCSkxuzGrOtfeCE U6SA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=7OiY9o2Xu9Oliw+K34kJGEiETMQGHC2XsN5XbGwitqo=; b=lmK8vmDdfw5+WQoVldM9LA3vUo62cPpq5WSyQhkjeofUz56lcH0QAcwNz3W9sxCbAj zjov9djF5WSIjVxjz5uCC1tkx7riOnUNSf9DANTZdkoCVezTJ3KYU1J67+V3xEPW7Nec VrQ28dWqz6BEpUwNzX4V2Xoc1Bt4VVER6wH0rExoKWcfBdnbDDbjxaFCrJhfrA5jXB8Q UfdO7DTF7QTRZCdpsdMX4tMvlfz80U3lXRY34KP+pATW5K/NBRTPofTHLFV9smzoPs5B vHZ4X/po3GFxdqSE+6MU9rpZw6bRYTsGHJBpgF9aK6fef5gymVASYcr0F6Ljf3WdFHqr jQcw== X-Gm-Message-State: AJcUukcvxmo+FRbebbLae5Fys3bFgtXH9kF+RmFpcvw3nQMSyyjplw91 dkncuX6i+7i3WxIXeyJEae/9MMpcD+wHBSKLWCo= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ALg8bN4WjLRIVUfQ2db4wGATON1XRLXJN8u66CIO8M/O0fH7xO4TxoWUUQa2JB++tXMMlKXBxApwc8EnJ6ahY+gO5eo= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:6a50:: with SMTP id h16mr23757313otn.95.1546248167783; Mon, 31 Dec 2018 01:22:47 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4864:20::32a X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:232050 Archived-At: --000000000000c6828b057e4df418 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Given the iPad is a closed and proprietary platform, I doubt that porting Emacs to run on it is very high on the roadmap. Probably a greater chance to see it on an Android tablet (and I'm not sure how 'open' Android is either!). I suspect there would be significant challenges to getting Emacs to work on a touch screen device. In the meantime, best bet is to run remotely over ssh. Personally, I find coding on a tablet to be a pain - rather use a notebook running GNU Linux - light, small and full access to all the GNU utilities/tools which enhance Emacs functionality, plus all on a familiar filesystem. On Mon, 31 Dec 2018 at 09:32, Ahmed Alharbi wrote: > As iPads are becoming more popular and exceeding the power of most > laptops. Is there a plan to create an Emacs version for iPads? As for > myself, I am willing to pay 100$ just to get an emacs on my iPad. There are > some workaround but they are not convenient. > -- regards, Tim -- Tim Cross --000000000000c6828b057e4df418 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Given the iPad is a closed and proprietary platform, I dou= bt that porting Emacs to run on it is very high on the roadmap. Probably a = greater chance to see it on an Android tablet (and I'm not sure how = 9;open' Android is either!).=C2=A0

I suspect there w= ould be significant challenges to getting Emacs to work on a touch screen d= evice. In the meantime, best bet is to run remotely over ssh. Personally, I= find coding on a tablet to be a pain - rather use a notebook running GNU L= inux - light, small and full access to all the GNU utilities/tools which en= hance Emacs functionality, plus all on a familiar filesystem.
On Mon, 31 Dec 2018 at 09:32,= Ahmed Alharbi <ahmed.alha= rbi.sa@gmail.com> wrote:
As iPads are becoming more popular a= nd exceeding the power of most laptops. Is there a plan to create an Emacs = version for iPads? As for myself, I am willing to pay 100$ just to get an e= macs on my iPad. There are some workaround but they are not convenient.


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regards,

Tim

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Tim Cross

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