As of update 10.3, TypeScript (*.ts, which includes *d.ts) files no longer open on tap in Textastic.

1. Open Textastic app.

2. From home page (file explorer), navigate to a folder containing a TypeScript file, e.g. "Foo.ts".

3. Tap file "Foo.ts" to open.

Expected behavior: File opens for editing

Actual Behavior: File does not open. User remains in the file explorer folder view from which they tapped the file. The following error message is shown in an iOS alert modal dialog: Title: "Preview is not available for this file", Body: "Please make sure that the file has a valid file extension." Screenshot attached!

N.B. I am not surprised at the iOS modal dialog itself, because it is a well-known pain point that iOS and in fact macOS hostilely 😉 consider .ts to be some outdated MPEG transport stream file, rather than the ubiquitous TypeScript file (as someone with insider knowledge, Apple *hates* the idea of programming languages other than their own existing, unless they're hopelessly untyped (i.e. dumb, just how Apple would like their user base to stay to remain docile consumers) languages such as Python and JavaScript, but I digress). However, I can attest that this is new behavior in Textastic that began immediately after I intentionally installed the 10.3 update the morning it was released. I would assume the delta is not from the iOS 17.5.1 update since I also intentionally installed *that* the morning it was released and I think it was at least a few days ago.

How about a CLI so a file can be opened in T from a shell, e.g., iSH on iPad or Terminal on Mac? For example,

$ tastic <file>

Very convenient when working in a shell!

Thank you,

I'd like an editor theme with no syntax coloring, or a way to turn off syntax coloring. Ideally a theme like the Acme editor, with a light yellow background and black text. I don't use syntax coloring in the other editors I use, I find it distracting.

Hi!

So, i was considering buying this app but i need to know if i am going to be able to open files from OneDrive or Google Drive. If the "files browser" show something similar to the screenshot below. Thank you!

I unintentionally deleted a folder. Is there any way to recover it?

Google’s changes to the Google Drive API are forcing me to remove the built-in Google Drive client from Textastic for iOS/iPadOS.

You can find more information in the detailed article at:

https://blach.io/2024/03/28/removal-of-textastic-google-drive-client/

Hello. On ipad pro 12.9 in Split View mode (2 to 1, where 2 for Textastic) there are buttons to revoke/return the action in the horizontal position. But in the vertical they disappear, but there is enough space for them. This is inconvenient, because in order to cancel the action you need to turn the tablet to a horizontal position. Please fix this in the next version. Thank you. Respect for a very cool application.

vertical

horizontal

The current release barely works with VoiceOver.  If you slide your finger over the text in an open document, VoiceOver will read what is under your finger but as soon as you lift your finger, the focus moves somewhere else outside the document. I have yet to find a simple plain text editor that works well with VoiceOver on iPhone. 

It would save a ton of painful debugging work to be able to include virtual file includes from within the preview instead of having to upload the file to a server before it can be previewed . If the file structure within Textastic exists, pulling a virtual link from other directories that are not just a child of the current directory.

(Like:

<!--#include virtual="/header.shtml" -->

for example.)

Improve search function of Textastic iPadOS app, where user can search for “multiple consecutive empty link breaks”.