Markup App For iPad
Now that the UK iPad’s have finally been launched it is time to start looking at some or the new apps that are available. As I have an interest in web design / development I have been looking forward to being able to do some of my work on an iPad instead of using a desktop computer all the time. In my next two posts I am going to be looking at two web development tools. Before I begin I think it is only fair to say that I am a big fan and regular user of Coda from Panic on my Mac so I am really wishing for an iPad version of Coda, so my opinions are based on that wish as I try out these other two apps. For those of you not familiar with Coda it is an all in one development application that has six main areas two of these (terminal and books) I can do without so that leaves site management and ftp, code editor, preview without switching to a separate browser, and finally a css editor would be nice.
The first app is called Markup the developer is also working on a site at markupapp.com. The app costs £5.99 GBP.
This app has some of the ftp features of coda in that it has thumbnails for sites but it lacks in the editor area as it does not yet feature syntax colour coding or code suggestions. A handy menu at the top when in the editor enables fast access to the < and </ etc and the editor also auto closes tags for you. Once you have made your additions or changes a single touch uploads the file and another allows you to preview the file on the web. A third touch allows you to switch back to editor mode, so work flow can be quite quick when working on a single file and testing changes. The file manager / ftp section allows the creation of new files and folders and has the facility to upload images from the iPad photo application.
Overall I feel the application is a useful tool to have particularly with multiple sites configured for fast access, when you need to make a quick alteration to a site, but I don’t feel that the editor is feature rich enough to take on coding sites from scratch.
Tags: apps, editor, ftp, productivity, web design
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