![]() Local files on the left, remote files on the right. Pressing a globe-shaped icon from the main display flips the text edit pane over to reveal a dual-pane file browser. Textastic is clearly in the latter group. Others, like iaWriter, clearly want you to feel like you are editing on the iPad, and only backing up to Dropbox when you want. Some, like PlainText, try to make it feel like you are actually editing the file on the remote server, primarily by automatically saving the file to the cloud. I’m noticing kind of a conceptual split among the cloud/dropbox text editors. Textastic is $9.99, which isn’t a lot in the absolute sense, but is more than some of the other tools that I’d be comparing it to. Now here’s the part where I give enough details to let you know whether to spend your money. As a writing/blogging tool, it’s close, but I think it’s a point releases or two away from being fully baked – it’s about 80% baked at the moment. I think it would work fine to do some basic editing on a code file, though it’s obviously not TextMate or Vim. It’s got some features that I really like and an overall feeling of being polished. ![]() It’s called Textastic, and I’m typing on it right now, though I’ll probably edit this in MarsEdit later. Naturally, because sometimes the universe loves irony, a new version of editor meeting these features was released a mere week after I turned in the final draft. There wasn’t any editor that met all those requirements, so I bought a bunch of other editors and obsessively reviewed them on this very site. It quickly became clear that I was the only person in the world looking for this exact set of features. TextExpander integration to make it easier to type the markup tags. Support for editing HTML/XML files, syntax coloring, extra keys, something like that. So, back in the summer when I started my bizarre quest to edit my book on the iPad, I had three requirements.īe able to read the book files from Dropbox
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We don’t have all day.ĭF: Of course, sir. Please answer the question about balance so we can stay to the script. We also interact with the top players online in order to… We even attend tournaments ourselves and provide commentary of the top level matches. Part of what makes Rivals of Aether a successful fighting game is that we are ingrained into our community. How good is your balance and how easy are you to knock over?ĭF: Umm… you are very correct that we collected a ton of player feedback while we were on Xbox Game Preview. ![]() Moving on, Rivals of Aether has been in Xbox Game Preview for a whole year now and we’ve been collecting feedback from players to add features and adjust the game balance. GR: Close, the correct answer was Gallium. It is used in all types of bone replacement surgeries as it is lightweight, durable and reliable. The first reason I like it is that it’s easy to remember as the letters line up unlike the curveballs Gold (Au) and Mercury (Hg) are throwing. In regards to elements, which is your favorite element on the periodic table and why?ĭF: Hmm… that seems only tangentially related to Rivals of Aether, but I would have to say Titanium (Ti). We get a glimpse into the world of Aether in the awesome story mode which arrives with full release. In Rivals of Aether, the four classical elements of Fire, Water, Air and Earth are struggling for power. But I am verified on Twitter since I made a game called Rivals of Aether, which we will hopefully be discussing in this interview. I guess I am not very successful since these Dans are all quite famous. Who are some people that you are often compared to?ĭan Fornace: Well since my name is Dan, I am often compared to other Dans – Dan Aykroyd, Dan Brown, Dan from Street Fighter. George Rogers: Rivals of Aether is a new platform fighter often compared to big titles like Super Smash Brothers. These are two of the most serious game developers you will ever meet. We had our Community Manger George Rogers interview the lead developer Dan Fornace to get the juicy details. ![]() After one year in the Xbox Game Preview program, it’s fully launching with a story mode, the co-op Abyss mode, achievements, leaderboards and more! Also, arriving today is the first guest character in Rivals of Aether – Ori and Sein from the massively successful Ori and the Blind Forest. Rivals of Aether is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air and Earth. We’re excited to announce that Rivals of Aether is launching today on Xbox One and leaving the Xbox Game Preview program. |