Ah, ok, I just saw that you did successfully reference the Firebug server directly. So yes, that's the workaround in this case.

You cannot reference it locally when you use the "Open…" command, since the file is located in the Working Copy sandbox while the firebug-lite.js is located in Textastic's sandbox. You can try to use the "stable live link" version instead which references https://getfirebug.com/firebug-lite.js

Also, Textastic has only access to this single file in Working Copy and not other files in the same folder in Working Copy.

I guess combining -n and -W would work:

-n, --new Open a new instance of the application even if one is already running.
-W, --wait-apps Blocks until the used applications are closed (even if they were already running).

You could try to quit Textastic and delete the container directory:

• quit Textastic
• delete the following folder: ~/Library/Containers/com.textasticapp.textastic-mac
• restart Textastic

This should delete all preferences and saved application state.

So would you like to have the font size shrinked until it fits?

I've created a tutorial video and a blog post about how to use Git on iOS with Textastic and Working Copy:


Working Copy fully supports GitHub, BitBucket and your own privately hosted Git servers. It has support for Git over SSH, HTTPS and HTTP. With an In-App Purchase you can unlock push functionality.

In Textastic, you can use the "Open…" command that was added in Textastic 5.2 to invoke the iOS document picker and open a file from Working Copy and edit it in place without leaving the app.

More information is available in the blog post at: http://blach.io/2015/05/26/using-git-on-your-ipad-or-iphone-with-working-copy-and-textastic/

Does the crash report say anything that might be helpful?

Did you install any custom syntax definitions that might cause this problem?

I tried to reproduce the issue:

• download a file from my Dropbox account
• open the file
• edit the file with an external keyboard
• tap on the button in the top right corner and select "Upload this File"
• select "Yes" in the "Overwrite files" alert
• now the editor does not have keyboard focus
• do a single tap on the editor
• now the external keyboard works again

Did you do something differently? Are you using iOS 8.3?