No Editing Toolbars on iPad

[Steve Cyrkin]

I just got an iPad 3 and found there are no editing toolbars for blogs, discussions, comments or replies...didn't check everything else. I just checked on a friend's iPad 1, and they aren't there on that either.

Am I the first one to report this? Is this something new? Surely this couldn't have been happening since the first iPad came out.

Steve

[Eric Suesz]

Hey, Steve. You're not the first person to report it, but you are right that it doesn't show up on the iPad. I think that the text editor we use might be able to be upgraded to support this, although I am not certain. It would have to be done with a future update. 

[Steve Cyrkin]

Thanks, Eric. Please ask for this to be bumped up the update list. I don't care about it for myself, just for my members. They upload a lot of images into discussions. 

[Eric Suesz]

Well, actually, the iPad can't upload images from its browser. Apple's iOS doesn't provide access to the photo library to mobile Safari.

[Phil McCluskey]

Hi Steve,

The toolbar won't provide the ability for your members to upload photos on the iPad; that's a restriction imposed on mobile safari unfortunately.

Thanks,
Phil

[Eric Suesz]

Hey, Steve. Get this. I think Apple just announced mobile photo uploads for their new iOS. Just heard that from the Apple developer conference news via Twitter. So, that takes us one step closer. 

[Steve Cyrkin]

Eric, that's great news. Thanks for telling me.

[Eric Suesz]

Let's hope we can capitalize on that news and make it happen. 

[Tim]

I was just about to go on a trip and take my new iPad3 so that I could carry on adding content to my networks (which are Plus, not Pro, so it's not just a case of using the Wordpress Publisher app and a private blog etc.)

Can anyone suggest a workaround? Is it a case of creating a post in an app like (for example) Blogsy or using a private blog on wordpress.com and the iOS app, and then cutting and pasting the html? Or do I need to go and buy a netbook...lol....?

[Steve Cyrkin]

Tim,

From what I've found, you can't rearrange the home page layout either. I'd bring a netbook, but so many people have old ones lying around, there's a good chance you n orrw one from a friend.