peter775 Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Hi, I´m not sure if this has been mentioned but has someone found a way to post on jws with an ipad? No matter what I try jws won´t allow me to click and type in the text window. The subject field works fine but I can not activate typing mode when I click into the message body field. I´ve also tried to type a message via my regular mac which works fine but when I try the modify that message with my ipad I can´t get into the message body box. BTW: This works just fine on forums based on other software (vbulletin, phpbb etc.). Must be a combined ipad/jws bug. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 I always just use the quick reply section at the bottom of the page....using it right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 The quick reply window works for me too, but nothing else. I have no issues with any other forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 I always just use the quick reply section at the bottom of the page....using it right now I don't have an iPad yet (I know that alone seems incredible) so I can't really experiment myself right now. One thing that puzzles me is that when viewing/using this forum, I don't see a "Quick Reply" button anywhere on the screen! Not above the composition window, not below, not on menu bar... what's the deal? Is the 'Show Quick Reply' possibly a user preference that I have not set for myself? I will try and sort this out (but possibly not until I get my own iPad v.2 in January). - Jeff Wexler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Okay, now I see that 'Quick-Reply' is a user preference which I have now set for myself when using the forum. It displays at the bottom of the post. This still does not explain the iPad anomaly --- we'll have to do some more investigative work. - Jeff Wexler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Jeff, A more accurate description, the iPad doesn't see the text box for replies as a text box. You can enter subject but you can select a further text field after that. The keyboard doesn't appear. Hope this helps. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter775 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 yes quick reply works but unfortunately quoting is impossible in that window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 yes quick reply works but unfortunately quoting is impossible in that window. You can copy the text from the quote window and paste it into the quick reply window, then post as usual like I'm doing right now. It is an extra step, but does work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter775 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 You can copy the text from the quote window and paste it into the quick reply window, then post as usual like I'm doing right now. It is an extra step, but does work. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfisk Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Wait wait wait....Jeff doesn't have an iPad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Wait wait wait....Jeff doesn't have an iPad? I know... shocking isn't it. I think it is the first time I have not bought from Apple the first generation model of any of their products. I think I have owned almost every product they ever made (even the e-Mate, ever heard of that one?) and most every model of computer. I will be getting an iPad but I'm going to wait until v.2 comes out, most probably at the beginning of the new year. - Jeff Wexler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Wait wait wait....Jeff doesn't have an iPad? OMG, the world is ending. Civilization as we know it will vanish, the ice age will return. So what? I don't have an iPad or a smart phone and I don't feel deprived or left out. You're letting your toys control your lives. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 ...You're letting your toys control your lives. I don't know if it's a related incident, but my Hero Android phone just flashed the message, "Must eliminate Eric," several times in bright red letters. John B., CAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfisk Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 The joke is exactly what Jeff pointed out. I thought Jeff would have been one of the first people to have an iPad. I remember when he bought the first iPhone and he showed it to me. The iPad seems like an iPhone for people with chubby fingers to me, but I've never actually used one, so I'm saying that based on nothing but ignorance. I remember that I predicted that the iPhone would be a big flop, and look how right I was bout that. I would own an iPad, but I already have a laptop, and see no need for an iPad. The only reason I would get one is if I traveled by plane A LOT because you can throw movies on there and watch them with the brightness at low level, and the battery will last forever. I've also seen some really cool games available for it, which can do way more than you can do with any smart phone. But you do have a point about toys controlling our lives. I have a smart phone (My Touch 3G slide from TMobile), and I love it, but sometimes I feel too connected. There are times I don't want to get a text or a phone call or an e-mail or any other contact, and once people know you have a device like a smart phone they expect you to be able to be contacted at all times, and I can definitely see that for some people, this is a bad thing, and an annoyance at best, but I have to admit, when I'm lost, it's cool to be able to use the free google map ap and free google navigation system to tell me where to go when I'm in the car. But, when the next ice age hits, or we experience crustal displacement (and watch John Cusack make sweet jumps), if these devices will even work. OMG, the world is ending. Civilization as we know it will vanish, the ice age will return. So what? I don't have an iPad or a smart phone and I don't feel deprived or left out. You're letting your toys control your lives. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miker71 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 I've been keeping an eye on the iPad. I was highly skeptical at first, but - with a few hardware tweaks Apple are not likely to ever make - it could become a very, very interesting device. What kills it for me right now is its absolute reliance on iTunes - which means a PC/Mac is a prerequisite. Which means, living a PC/Mac free life is not possible with the iPad and (for me) not desirable with any of the competing tablets. There are some very interesting multi-track recording apps on the iPad, all currently restrained by hardware. eg http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/amplitube-for-ipad/id373750924?mt=8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 There are times I don't want to get a text or a phone call or an e-mail or any other contact, and once people know you have a device like a smart phone they expect you to be able to be contacted at all times, and I can definitely see that for some people, this is a bad thing, and an annoyance at best... Agreed. But that's why the phone has an "ignore" button. There's certain times of the day I just won't take calls, but I'll still check the messages every so often (on my own time and schedule) in case there's an emergency or something that demands my attention. I once had a 45-minute lunch with a young producer, and I swear, 35 minutes of it consisted of him saying, "ooops -- excuse me," and then turning away to take another 2-minute call. Rudest damn thing I ever saw. I don't think I ever completed two complete sentences with him without his phone ringing again. I would've smacked him about it, except the pay was too good. I bit my tongue, cashed the check, and all was well. --Marc W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter775 Posted December 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 most people that don't like the ipad haven't used it ;-) on my last shoot the dailies were delivered via 3G ipad directly from thr lab. drectornwas able to have a quick first view on the dailies while standing innthe middle of nowhere. the lab has a special approval site running especially made formthe ipad on set. director and DP loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnewton Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 The show I'm working on now is using I-pads for script/sound notes/camera notes via a network. we are Beta testing the system for a developer. It allows us to contribute our notes to a common database via wi-fi. So far it's been quite useful, but i still keep written notes. No dailies distribution so far. We have a DIT on site to deal with any problems, and we're in contact with the code jockey guy with any notes and suggestions. I'll keep you posted. Chris Newton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Chris, is it the LivePlay system? I'd be curious to hear how it fits in with the flow of production... in particular, whether it slows things down by letting too many people fiddle with their own independently controlled playback... or whether it actually makes things better by giving the users more individual control of what they review. Laurence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnewton Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 Hi Lawrence. It's not the Live Play system you mention. It is a system we are testing for the developer. The parts of the program we are using right now only consist of metadata and logging information, not motion images. Use of moving pictures is probably going to be incorporated at some point, but for now we're just dealing with text, and possibly some still images (for continuity purposes, camera tests etc.). we'll see what develops in the next round of testing. I guess i used the wrong term when I referred to it as Beta testing. We're still in the early stages of this thing. I'm not very computer savvy, so i can't really explain it better. My biggest problem is using the touch screen for typing in stuff, but they're going to get me one of those keyboard dock thingies for the next production cycle at the end of January. Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Popp Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 I noticed that there is an ad that comes up sometimes when I sign on using my iphone/ipad to bulletin board sites. It told me about TAPATALK AWESOME PROGRAM. I am hooked using it to search the sites, and post easily. It even tells you what all the new posts are every time you sign on. BTW, we post a lot - every time I open it (every hour or so) there are like 30 more posts to read! It gets stressful keeping up!! check it out www.tapatalk.com ~Thomas Popp Popp Sound LLC 818-359-1348 thomas@poppsound.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Hi, I´m not sure if this has been mentioned but has someone found a way to post on jws with an ipad? No matter what I try jws won´t allow me to click and type in the text window. The subject field works fine but I can not activate typing mode when I click into the message body field. I have fixed this issue for myself by turning OFF a setting on JWS called " Show WYSIWYG editor on post page by default." under the Look and Layout settings. So far all now works as it should on my iPad. I am editing and typing this post from the iPad. edit: testing the edit function ... that works too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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