I’ve just published “The iPad Works” - some thoughts on recent iPad news and how I view the iPad.
@coperob I use my iPad primary because of ergonomic reasons. I can type, if I lie in bed or on the couch, which is hard to manage with an Notebook. Apart from that, there is not much reason for me to use my iPad for work, if I have my Macbook nearby. For me ipadOS is too limited, most of the productive things I want to do are not nearly as effective to handle. #ipadOS #macOS #Ipad #Mac
@coperob In ipadOS there are some really low hanging fruits. For example, Tags are essential for organizing some of my files. The files app of ipadOS support Tags, but in the interface it isnt’t possible to search for Tags. Using dozens of Tags, the ipadOS implementation is far from perfect, and fixing this should be addressed by Apple for years. This is only one example, wich makes it cumbersome for me to use my iPad for work. I can walk around this walls, but the direct way is better.
@ruebig I’m not sure when this was added, but in the Files app in iOS 16 you can search for tags, and combine tags with other text. For example, in the search field, start typing the name of a tag and it will appear in a drop down. Tap it to search for that tag. You can others in the same way. You can also add text after the tags to further limit the search.
I hope this helps.
@coperob Thanks, I know this. My problem is the UI for adding Tags. You can do: long press on a file -> Tags. Then you can add a new Tag, or scroll through an endless list to choose an existing one. It isn‘t possible to search in the UI, it isn‘t even possible to change the sorting. #iOS #ipadOS #tags
@ruebig Ah, I misunderstood. Yes, it would be nice if they’d add a way more easily search and find the tag to use!
