![]() We think Blocs on iPad is going to be a fantastic addition to the workflow of those who already love using Blocs for Mac, to create amazing websites. It’s hard to put into words what it’s like using Blocs on iPad, it brings so much freedom, enabling you to build websites literally anywhere, anytime (even when you don’t have an internet connection) and it’s just so easy to pick up an iPad, launch Blocs and start exploring a creative idea you have, while you sip a coffee, in your favourite chair. ![]() So here we are, it’s the 27th of January 2022, 12 years to the day that iPad was introduced to the world and almost 4 years after our journey started to bring our powerful website builder Blocs to iPad. By mid 2021 it was time to get Blocs for iPad finished, with the aim of getting it into the hands of the Blocs community early 2022.īlocs for iPad with Inspector and Class Editor in floating panel mode. Apple introduced support for using a mouse with iPadOS 13.4 () and then added support for pull-down (drop-down) menus in iPadOS 14 ().īy this point we had our heads down preparing Blocs V4 for release, so we had to wait a number of months before we could get development rolling again on Blocs for iPad. ☹️īut these setbacks were short lived, as good news was right around the corner. We also knew many Blocs users may still want a way to work with a mouse from time to time, which also wasn't possible on iPad yet.ĭue to these setbacks, we put development on hold until we could make the app work the way we wanted it to. For example, back in early 2020 iPadOS didn't have support for pull-down (drop-down) menus, which Blocs uses a lot throughout its various settings and controls. The missing pieces □♂️īy early 2020 Blocs for iPad was shaping up well, however, there were various portions of the user interface that still felt very cumbersome on iPad. We made a little promo video to celebrate the evolution of Blocs and offer a glimpse into how Blocs works on iPad.īlocs for iPad - Page Settings. Today we are very excited to announce Blocs is coming to iPad. At this stage the only thing holding back iPad, is the lack of Pro level software. Over the last 12 years iPad has evolved from a media consumption device into a powerful computer, which many now feel is capable of replacing their Mac.Įvery year Apple ship more improvements to iPadOS, closing the gap between the Mac and iPad. Just like the original Macintosh from 1984, it kick started a change in our own perceptions of how a personal computer looks and most importantly, how it feels to use. That computer was iPad, a magical sheet of aluminium and glass that could become all kinds of fantastic things, depending on which app you launched. Happy coding! For more articles and video tutorials, check out Code With Andrea.12 years ago today, at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Steve Jobs took to the stage and introduced us to a revolutionary new personal computer.
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