+4

Http server instead of plain webview

Dave Mackintosh 11 years ago in General 0

It would be great if you could implement something like cocoa http server instead of using a file path so when we're building web pages we can use the likes of less, angular, backbone which all currently won't work because of being a file path protocol and not a local web server.


To clarify further, having this ability also gives us the opportunity to have something similar to Codea's "Aircode" and to run Ajax requests in page, it will throw a security error at the moment because of not being a http protocol.

+4

Use the new Dropbox sync API

Maurizio Manuguerra 12 years ago in General updated by Rostislav Raykov 11 years ago 2 1 duplicate

That would make sync painless for both the devs and the users.

+3

Orgmode

Matthias Stein 4 years ago in General updated by Alexander Blach (Developer) 1 year ago 2

Hello,

first thank you for this very good app. Could you perhaps consider adding org mode support?


  • Syntax highlighting
  • Auto-indent by header level
  • Header folding

would already be very helpful.


Thank you

Kind Regards

Matthias 

Answer

You can add custom syntax definitions to Textastic by using TextMate bundles or Sublime Text packages. See

https://www.textasticapp.com/v10/manual/customization/custom_syntax_themes_templates.html

This TextMate bundle should work:

https://github.com/jezcope/Org.tmbundle

+3

Nerd fonts

nikolaus sucher 6 years ago in General 0

Please support Nerd fonts for Powerline in the terminal. 

+3

Add support for clojurescript extensions to clojure syntax highlighting

Paul Gowder 8 years ago in General 0

This is a real easy request. Syntax highlighting doesn't appear to work for Clojurescript files. But the syntax is exactly the same as Clojure (the only difference is one is hosted on Java, the other on JavaScript), so all you'd have to do is turn on Clojure syntax highlighting for extensions .cljs and .cljc in addition to .clj

+3

WebDAV Server File Upload Feature Request

Dossjb 8 years ago in General updated by Alexander Blach (Developer) 8 years ago 5

It would be great to be able to upload a file from another device to the Textastic App directly using the WebDAV server. FTP On The Go Pro has this feature but Textastic is a way better editor.


Thanks!

Dossjb

Answer

This is already possible if both devices are in the same Wifi network:

  • on device A, start Textastic's WebDAV server: https://www.textasticapp.com/v6/manual/lessons/Starting_the_WebDAV-Server.html
  • on device B, use Textastic's WebDAV client to connect to the WebDAV server on device A:
    • tap on the file transfer button (globe icon)
    • tap on the "+" button and choose "WebDAV Connection"
    • enter the WebDAV url of device A and enter the user name and password
    • tap Done
    • connect to the WebDAV server and navigate to the target folder
    • select the local files you want to upload
    • tap the Upload button

I hope this helps

+3
Under review

XML Namespaces and XSD Code Completion / Autocomplete

Alexander Blach (Developer) 12 years ago in General updated 12 years ago 3

Scenario

Right now I am learning XML and trying to create a schema for Balsamiq (unofficial schema for my workflow), but I have to fire up VS 2012 RTM on my laptop and I need to constantly flip between a schema that works with intellisense and one that still has issues, not to mention having a tutorial page open to learn the specs.  As I have described, you can imagine I have limited visibility of either schema, which means I need to constantly adjust the size of the window panes.  This has another problem, there is no scrolling synch (unlike Word 2007-2013), which makes it extremely difficult to spot differences.


Why do I still use this method?

Intellisense is the reason, being allowed to reference known Schemas makes my job a little easier.


Suggestion

1.  Add ability to reference Schemas, so that autocomplete works with XML and other XML related languages (XAML, YAML, XSL, XSLT, etc).

2.  Add ability to store custom Schemas and reference them with other Schemas.

3.  Implement a synchronized scrolling feature that allows users to spot differences between 2 documents (similar to the Notepad++ diff plugin or Word 2010 if you want to wait to add diff).


(feature request copied from an email by Jon Edlund)

+3

Ability to move files on an FTP server from one directory to another

Alexander Blach (Developer) 11 years ago in General updated by 11 years ago 1

Currently, you can't move files on the server directly, but you can download files locally and then upload them to another directory. Add the ability to move files directly on the server without a download.

+3

Gesture cursor movement

György Mérei 12 years ago in General updated by Alexander Blach (Developer) 12 years ago 4
It would be very useful if we can move the cursor with gestures in the text area. Now the whole text area is scrolling, but it would be enough if only the right side trigger the scrolling and the remaining area can be used for moving the cursor in 4 directions.
Maybe a "to top", "to bottom" feature can be helpful too to work with long texts.
+3

Macro definition

Graeme Ambler 11 years ago in General updated by Luke Mason 9 years ago 3

Just started using textastic and it really is a great app, with well thought out and beautifully implemented features.  The one thing it is missing which makes it unsuitable for anything other than small projects or minor edits is the inability to define and then use macros by recording a sequence of keystrokes/searches/etc and then allowing these to be repeated by selecting the macro.  Even the ability to define a single macro quickly in this way can help speed things up, and the ability to save a few can transform the editing experience.