Indesign on iPad
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- craigatkinson
Does anyone know if indesign will be functional — I mean for editing documents not just viewing them, on the new IOS? Seems there is the power and folder system for it.
- _me_0
Can't even use a Wacom pen with Indesign - mouse only !
- no true, a fellow designer works only with wacom and indesign is no problem.tank02
- Yeah I use a Wacom in indesign daily.monospaced
- ^ What they say is true.Morning_star
- but _me_ is also right, InDesign isn't a touch/pen ideal application ... it's a keyboard/mouse app, and would probably suck on an iPadmonospaced
- Indesign works just fine with a wacom.zarkonite
- ESKEMA1
There is no InDesign version for iOS, what do you mean? Using it with some remote screen app?Or is there a new version in the works that I'm unaware of?
- There is "Adobe Comp" in CC that allow to set basic layouts for further usage in InDesign. More a wireframing tool for editorial stuff.mekk
- formed2
Why bother? Just get a real computer if you want the device to help productivity.
- Or a surface if you need native software, not some dumbed down mobile crap.mekk
- < this. the end.helloeatbreathedrive
- OBBTKN0
Buy a Surface, i am using it with all the Adobe CC suite (and Painter, Sketchbook, Blender, etc...) and works fine. And it's a perfect tool for sketching, inking and coloring illus too.
- craigatkinson1
I had a surface, sent it back.
My Q was whether there is a functional version of indesign for ipad, or forthcoming, given the 'new' features ios11 has.
Reason I ask is that daily use of indesign is perhaps the final thing that I can only do on my mac. Everything else I can do, sometimes better, on tablet. Once indesign works well on tablet, I'll get rid of my mac.
I think in a couple of generations of ipad pro this is what will happen anyway, MPB + IpadP will merge.
- that's weird why did you sent back the surface? I use it almost every day and never had an issue with indesign (or any adobe product)sted
- I found windows to be a terrible thing. It ends up more £ than a like for like MBP plus you have to buy helvetica, mouse, keyboard etc.craigatkinson
- Also, less easy to use Google software than on mac — with notifications and implementationcraigatkinson
- However, I did and still do want something other than Apple and would be prepared to try again with a new windows. I found the pen excellent and thecraigatkinson
- multifunction aspect great. Missing was the ability to back up to multiple drives as time machine can. Could only work to a single ext drivecraigatkinson
- You should really give it more of a chance. Windows is solid, plenty of backup software out there.formed
- I tried to use my ipad last night, gave up after 20 mins, just too archaic an OS, imho.formed
- As to price, remember the Surface is a fully function PC, an ipad is not. It sounds like you want a toy to be a professional tool.formed
- I was comparing price to MBP not ipad. 'backup software' should be built in. I'm not anti windows but I like macs because you need is there alreadycraigatkinson