From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ido Magal Subject: Re: Working on iPad Pro Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 09:51:17 -0800 Message-ID: <435347B6-471D-4B65-A977-1DCA540ADDF2@gmail.com> References: <56AE43F2.6090903@pfdstudio.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60334) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aPw9i-0003sw-4M for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 12:51:23 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aPw9h-0001G3-1X for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 12:51:22 -0500 Received: from mail-pa0-x22f.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400e:c03::22f]:34825) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aPw9g-0001Ey-Pz for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 12:51:20 -0500 Received: by mail-pa0-x22f.google.com with SMTP id ho8so68613574pac.2 for ; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 09:51:20 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <56AE43F2.6090903@pfdstudio.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Peter Davis Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org I'm in the same boat.=20 The ios app Serverauditor is the only one I've found (of many tested) that s= ends Alt as Meta.=20 You'll want to use the Homebrew color scheme otherwise the cursor is invisib= le. (Would be too easy if it didn't require any troubleshooting, right?) Unfortunately C-c comes across as "pause" and I don't know how to resolve th= is and it's a nuisance so I've gone gui. If anyone knows the solution, pleas= e do tell.=20 My current preferred solution is using a Kangaroo PC and Splashtop to contro= l it with the iPad. Kangaroo is a display-less pocket PC running Win10. You can purchase them fr= om newegg or the MS store.=20 Splashtop is the lowest latency wireless solution I've found and (important= ly) the only one that supports the smart keyboard. Previously I would use OS= Linx or DuetDisplay for wired latency but with a separate Bluetooth keyboard= for the PC. The Kangaroo PC is very weak but it works well enough for emacs. Cheers.=20 > On Jan 31, 2016, at 09:27, Peter Davis wrote: >=20 >=20 > I've been using org-mode for a few years, mainly for writing blog posts an= d documents, and, to a lesser extent, for keeping track of TODO items, etc. I= barely scratch the surface of what org-mode can do, and I keep learning new= bits incrementally, largely by reading this list. >=20 > I'm now almost ready to shelve my laptop and start using an iPad Pro with t= he Apple "smart" keyboard. However, I haven't found a good way to do my org-= mode authoring. I know there's org-mobile, but I don't want to have to thin= k about sync'ing, or try to remember where the latest versions of my docs ar= e as I move from one computer to another. >=20 > I've thought about using the iPad to ssh to a desktop computer, and just r= unning emacs on that. That might be the best solution, but the Apple "smart"= keyboard doesn't seem to have any meta key. Has anyone figured out how to g= et the option key to work that way in vSSH? Or is there a better ssh app? >=20 > Is there some other option I'm overlooking? I know there are some "almost e= macs" apps, but ... they're "almost." >=20 > BTW, I also use emacs for gnus, and for web and software development, but o= rg-mode is what I really need on the iPad. >=20 > Thanks! > -pd >=20 >=20 > --=20 > ---- > Peter Davis > http://www.techcurmudgeon.com >=20 >=20