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Split view multitasking for iPad
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Yup, nice to see that. Even though I can't use it, because my iPad is Apple Certified Too Old for the Actually Useful Features of iOS 9. Not planning to buy a new one soon (mine is old, but still quite usable), but looking forward to use it when I do.
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Yes! Perfect timing too as I've got an iPad Pro coming in. @omz I hope this isn't temporary! I would be more than willing to pay double/ triple price for a version with this. As a side note, you know how some apps have a settings panel inside system settings rather than in app- would that allow you to toggle the 'requires full screen' plist option?
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@Tizzy No, it's all or nothing. Split-screen support can't be enabled or disabled in any way after the app is installed.
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@omz does this mean you've decided to make the necessary compromise in favor of split screen ability permanently, or is this just an experiment? Or will there be 2 versions?(ultimately, having two Pythonistas on my device has been incredibly useful and I would be sad if the beta program went away and there was only one)
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@dgelessus so is mine. My iPad supports Night Shift (though my iPhone doesn't), but neither supports split screen.
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Oh and if anyone from Apple is reading this - Pythonista is the biggest reason I decided to go for a new iPad Pro rather than a new MacBook.
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@Tizzy I don't think so. I think @omz's plan is to add rotation lock back in when / if Apple changes something.
How have you been using 2 Pythonistas? I haven't been using two copies to my advantage. Is it anything that couldn't be done with threading? As far as the second copy going away, there's been discussion of trying to get both interpreters going at once, which I think could be useful in almost all the same ways having 2 apps would.
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@Webmaster4o it's useful not only for the two interpreters (especially since they're now both included in 3) but just as two ad-hoc UI containers. I have some workflows where I'm using a UI that does one thing in one app, and a separate complementary one in another. While you could always roll your own app container from the SDK, it's nice to have the flexibility to access any of the scripts you might need thanks to the shared app data of the two. You can pop in and out as needed, and change it quickly for whatever else you might want to do. Also for testing two separate UIs sort of simultaneously.
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panel present mode is great for that use case. I often switch back and forth between stash and gitview...