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@ChrisJWilson Yeah, I get that the lack of autosave and findability can be a showstopper. It sounds like a third-party writing environment is the right thing in your case.

@ChrisJWilson This might be a stupid question, so I’m sorry in advance if that’s the case. 😅 But if you’re afraid of losing what is written in a window, couldn’t you save the post as a draft and close the window? That way, you know your draft is safely stored on Micro.blog’s servers, with the added benefit that you can continue writing on another device.

@DaveyCraney About gestures on the watch, if you want a taste of what the double tap feature will be like, you can play around with AssistiveTouch.

@sim0ne Aww, thanks. 🥰 I do love having plants and flowers around the house, but I can’t really take any credit for keeping them alive and thriving. Sanna is the one with green fingers in our household. Funny thing about the pilea, here in Sweden we call them elefantöra (elephant ear). 🐘 And yes, those are sweat peas, and there definitely was lots of vanilla ice cream.

@bjoreman 👏 Imponerande! Jag brukar klappa mig själv på axeln om jag får ut avsnittet en–två dagar efter inspelning. 😅

@rom I agree with you. Using WebKit for in-app browsing makes a lot of sense as the default. But I wouldn’t mind an “I’m an adult, let me do what I want” mode, similar to the “allow applications downloaded from…” setting on macOS.

I feel like that’s how computers and tools should be: safe and secure out of the box without restricting those who want to unlock the full potential of their devices.

@JohnPhilpin A critical component of all web browsers is the browser engine. That’s the part responsible for rendering the actual webpage, turning HTML code into text, images, buttons, and so on. For example, Firefox uses the Gecko engine, while Chrome and Edge both use Blink.

On iOS, the only browser engine allowed is WebKit (which powers Safari). So when you install, for example, Firefox on your iOS device, you won’t get Firefox with the Gecko engine; you get Firefox with the WebKit engine. Or, if you will, you get Safari with a different skin.

So even if it looks like you have a choice of browser on iOS, you really don’t. At least not when it comes to the engine. The core part is always WebKit – which Apple controls.

@odd Yeah, it makes sense, and there’s actually such a plug-in already: Paginate settings. The thing is, some themes ignore this setting. Even built-in ones, like Cactus. Maybe we should go through all the official themes, @manton, and make sure they respect the paginate setting? And encourage third-party theme developers to do the same.

@pratik That’s how Safari on Mac currently works, so you have to wait for Apple to change that or use another browser. There are rumors that Safari 17 can remember your choice, but I don’t have the beta available on this machine to test whether that’s true.

@heyloura I’m dipping my toe into the pond right now and everything about the experience is lovely. 🐸 Now, let’s see what happens when I hit Send Reply.

@crlzff Oh, no, I might fall down this hole. The AYAB project looks 👌 and there are machines available on eBay. 😱

@heyloura Haha, I saw your comments going away in real-time and thought that must be you experimenting with your web app. 😋 Is this a home-cooked meal just for you or something I can play around with? It looks great!

@heyloura Or, like this, if you style the summary element to look like a button and the form element to look like a dialog box.

> <details>
> <summary>Delete</summary>
> <form action=”/delete-something”>
> Are you sure?
> <button>Yes, delete something</button>
> </form>
> </details>

@heyloura If you’re okay with not having a dialog box, maybe something like this?

> <form action=”/delete-something”>
> <label>
> <input type=“checkbox” required> I’m super-duper sure I want to do this.
> </label>
> <button>Delete</button>
> </form>

@heyloura Do you mean, like, “you have to check this box where you grant me your soul before submitting this form”?

@manton Yeah, the domain thing is probably going to be a much bigger challenge than keeping data and servers alive. What happens if your TLD ceases to exist? .oz and .su are no longer with us, for example. And your blog’s content might not break your registrar’s terms of service today, but what about tomorrow? Or fifty years from now? And what about future laws? Your blog might be legal today, but not in a decade.

Will Automattic register a new domain for you if the old one is lost? Will they rewrite your blog’s content to comply with future laws? It’s an interesting challenge!

@hjalm I don’t own an iPad, but on iOS I can use the built-in search to look up words. In Settings → General → Dictionary, I see the New Oxford American Dictionary, Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus, and more. Is that not a thing on iPadOS?

@petebrown @rcrackley Aha, that’s probably it; I don’t have kids. That’s why I don’t see the need for a printer. 😅

@rcrackley Huh, is one supposed to have a printer? 😊 What are people using them for nowadays?

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