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Jun 29, 2015 - 17:20
aaljr
In Editorial 1.2.1, Sort by Date displays the files that are stored in Dropbox in an apparent random order with no correlation to the date m...
Jun 29, 2015 - 15:04
Phuket2
I was reading about Gists, and the docs say that they are functionally equivalent to repos, in regards to cloning, forking etc...
@ccc, ...
Jun 29, 2015 - 07:29
Phuket2
Just a class that draws a grid. _COLS & _ROWS determine the grid size. Also in the init function where the buttons are created have a var __...
Jun 29, 2015 - 07:21
Webmaster4o
This happens consistently for me, anyone else?
Jun 28, 2015 - 18:44
Webmaster4o
Can I have a script generate a PIL Image, then open the standard iOS Share menu so the image can be opened in another app?
Jun 28, 2015 - 18:35
Webmaster4o
I'm getting this running my script. I think it has something to do with `photos.capture_image` triggered by a UI button. How do I get aroun...
Jun 28, 2015 - 17:58
Webmaster4o
Is it possible to get the Pythonista UI module on a desktop ide?
Jun 28, 2015 - 12:16
Phuket2
If you present your view as a sheet it appears on an orientation change on an I pad you don't get a call to layout, which is great as it has...
Jun 28, 2015 - 10:25
richwoodham
Hi,
I am pretty new to Python and coding generally, and I have been trying to learn by writing something in Pythonista that might help my...
Jun 27, 2015 - 18:20
laszlo.j.hermann
Hallo,
Can I use my "custom" effects?
I created the full collection piano CAF (90 keys) to make a small piano app. I created a modified ...
Jun 26, 2015 - 20:43
Webmaster4o
Trying to compile my pythonista app with Xcode using the free thing from Xcode 7 Beta, so I don't need a paid developer license. What do I p...
Jun 26, 2015 - 17:14
jbcbrett
Editorial has been rock solid until this most recent update.
I'm on an iPhone 4S, 32 GB, iOS version 7.1.2. Editorial version is the late...
Jun 26, 2015 - 08:09
Phuket2
I just wondered if anyone is using a good code snippet manager app on iOS. I have Dash, but unlike the mac version you don't appear to be ab...
I would like to convert an .md or .txt file to a docx, locally. I've been using the docverter workflow, and I'm really happy with it, but it...
Jun 25, 2015 - 17:49
donnieh
In this simple demonstration code, I am adding a label to a scroll view. The scroll view is placed using the UI editor and I am adding a lab...
Jun 25, 2015 - 07:10
Bricoleur
is there a way to extract (or create if one does not exist within Editorial ) a uuid for editorial document?
Jun 24, 2015 - 21:34
scj643
Was wondering if it is possible to add the MySQL connection libraries to pythonista I have been trying to learn MySQL and being able to use ...
Jun 24, 2015 - 11:49
donnieh
Is there a clean way to make a ui.Button for example in the UI editor and then make a object (or copy) of it programmatically?
If so thi...
Jun 23, 2015 - 22:11
Pesto
Hi,
I bought the book "Practical Programming: In Introduction to Computer Science using Python 3, 2nd ed. Since it uses Python 3, I was won...
Jun 23, 2015 - 18:21
mwesten
It would be nice to have an option to duplicate a document template.
Currently I have a complex document template (for blogging on a site) ...
Jun 23, 2015 - 17:54
donnieh
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Jun 23, 2015 - 17:18
kollivier
Does Pythonista have any way of passing down data from ObjC to Python, like say the launchOptions arguments that can be passed in on launch?...
Another question about moving files.
When I select a file and hit "move", a list of folders pops up, as destination options. But the lis...
It doesn't seem to be possible to move files from the iPad to Dropbox using the "move file" function. When I select a file and hit "move" th...
Jun 23, 2015 - 15:08
TutorialDoctor
After reading up on Editorial 1.2 features, I am wondering if some old ideas I had before are not possible. If not, then here are a few requ...
Jun 23, 2015 - 14:52
jhkc
When the editor passage gets edited, the MarkDown Preview window goes to the very beginning of the file. Is there a way for the Preview Wind...
Jun 23, 2015 - 14:51
Phuket2
I am currently trying to make a calendar for a hotel booking system. I have started out by just focusing on a creating a single cell that r...
Jun 23, 2015 - 08:07
smath
I recently stumbled on an app called Working Copy, which is a github client (though it also works with other services). It's a very well put...
Jun 23, 2015 - 05:06
Beginner101
#CustomUI issues
hi folks.
after trying a lot on myself in addition with the fact that I am a total beginner to editorial and Python I...
Jun 22, 2015 - 22:01
abbad0n
Having several problems with the v1.2 update, and they are making Editorial almost unusable:
1) Press top bar in app to scroll to top of ...
Jun 22, 2015 - 16:45
Phuket2
Not really same as GState, more like overriding the default attributes of the creation of the various ui elements. So if you could say somet...
Jun 21, 2015 - 13:27
Sparky
I am new to pythonista. I am trying to draw an image on ui. Can someone take a look at this program and help me.
Thanks
# coding: utf-...
Jun 20, 2015 - 15:51
Phuket2
I have a class that inherits from ui.View and a window opens. I have some ui.ButtonItem items in the menu. One of the actions is to call ano...
Jun 20, 2015 - 01:52
wrk3
Thank you for adding support for Fountain. This is brilliant and greatly appreciated. Writing on iOS with Editorial is now almost exactly li...
Jun 19, 2015 - 23:43
zrzka
I'm working on a workflow with Python script with more than 500 lines of code. Sometimes, doesn't happen always, when I go to help, reading,...
Jun 19, 2015 - 19:12
consequently
I’m loving the new Editorial 1.2—it's incredibly useful for writing on the iPad, and even the iPhone.
I need help for one thing: I’ve got...
Jun 19, 2015 - 10:06
donnieh
Can you use the ui designer to make multiple ui files and call them as needed? It seems the ui designer is meant for 1 ui file.
I will be mentoring a gifted high school student with programming experience for 3 months, and I was hoping to get some feedback here on the...
Jun 19, 2015 - 08:54
Phuket2
I post this only for people learning like me. Even if it can be done a lot better we go through a learning curve.
```python
import u...
Jun 19, 2015 - 00:17
scj643
Ok my idea is to convert the funimation plugin for kodi into a graphical interface for pythonista to stream the videos by passing the urls t...
Liking the new folding features in Editorial 1.2, but I can't figure out any way to trigger folding of more than one headline at a time. Th...
Jun 18, 2015 - 16:27
SWCarson
Editorial 1.2 on iPad 3 (Tried the same thing on Editorial 1.2 on iPhone 5S and did NOT have this problem)
Steps to reproduce:
1. Wor...
Hey guys, I can't figure out how to do this. Basically I have several sets of coordinates in Pythonista (a list for all the latitudes and a ...
Jun 18, 2015 - 15:00
Phuket2
This will seem stupid I guess. But if you want to jump to the last item on a topic in the forum from the parent view, if there is a reply to...
Jun 18, 2015 - 13:03
JonB
maybe I missed this in the docs, but the new beta mentioned something about two finger gestures in the editor, so I tried a two finger drag ...
Jun 18, 2015 - 12:34
brenshaw833
I am trying to run the [HTML to EN workflow](http://editorial-app.appspot.com/workflow/5805593193349120/tJYnn0uQp60) on the iPhone 6+. It wo...
Jun 18, 2015 - 10:11
drscheme
Is there any convenient way to import/move/copy a script written on a 'proper' computer into Pythonista?
* "Open in" from Dropbox or my...
Jun 18, 2015 - 09:37
derickfay
I have created a new template which includes a Request Text Input action. Sometimes it works, but other times the template hangs - no new d...
Jun 18, 2015 - 06:05
smath
I'm working on a concept that I think will work, but I wanted to check with people who understand more about pythonista's capabilities and w...
Jun 17, 2015 - 21:51
derickfay
Hi
Is there any way to pause a workflow and wait for the latest version of a file to come in from dropbox? I have a workflow called from D...