Text files in iCloud created on one iOS device will be grayed out on another linked iOS device
I have Textastic on my iPhone and my iPad. Between the two of them I have an iCloud folder that syncs files. When I create a text file on one of these devices, it will not open on the other device without a little work. Chose general category as this isn't inherently an iPhone or iPad issue. The files have the following properties:
Encoding: Unicode (UTF-8)
Line Endings: Unix (LF)
Syntax: Markdown
Below is flow of screenshots that show the issue with the Based Anarky.txt (it's a batman thing) file that originated on my iPad and I am trying to open it on my iPhone:
1. Click on greyed out file.
2. Receive error
3. Long press on file and click open as text file
4. Click open
5. Receive error, file contents not showing
6. Check file list to see file is no longer greyed out, click on file
7. File opens properly







Auto space before and after <= and >= in Swift code
At least in the compiler I am using now (and probably in general as I have seen this being described as an issue in some Swift forums) there must be a space before and after <= and >= (and I assume also < and >; == seem to work without in my compiler though). It would therefore be nice if the editor could automatically add a space before and after if you forget it.
This should also be part of the Prettify functionality I have just suggested.
Crystal support for .cr files. I was surprised to find this works in Working Cooy but not Textastic.
Basic syntax support for the Crystal language.
Preview in default browser
When I select Brave as my default browser and wish to preview an HTML file upon which I’m working, Textastic still offers only “Preview in Safari”. I suppose I can live with that: cosmetic. When I select it, however, this happens. An appropriate call to my default browser (Brave) occurs, but it yields a new blank tab, not the intended preview of a local file. Perhaps this is due to Brave’s over-protective nature. If not, it surely would be nice to be able to acquire a preview in ANY default browser.
Faster renaming of files
Faster renaming of files:
(Like Pages) Click directly on the file name and you can rename the file.
Universal purchase
Is Textastic available as a universal purchase? Currently the app store only allows using the app on both iOS (and iPadOS) and macOS through double spend.
Currently Textastic for iOS and Textastic for macOS are two separate apps for different platforms with different feature sets and require two separate purchases.
Wakatime support
It would be great to have support for https://wakatime.com in Textastic. I did not find it being supported yet, so maybe it‘s something worth considering?
Importing images from non Photos app
Please can you introduce a way to import images from other sources, such as Google Drive or the iPad's own file system. If I save an image out from (say) Photoshop at reduced quality to reduce the file size, there is no way to import it into Textastic. Correct me if I am wrong!
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