The world of model and hobby engineering

Subscribe
The Modelling Hub Logo

The world of model and hobby engineering

Subscribe
Buy Latest Issue

Forums

Help

Register

Log in

Digital Issues on iPad

Advert
New Replies
Report Bug
Help/FAQs

Digital Issues on iPad

Home › Forums › Model Engineer & Workshop › Digital Issues on iPad

Viewing 7 posts - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • 9 July 2011 at 21:36 #71593
    Michael Gilligan
    Participant
      @michaelgilligan61133

      I was delighted to see that issue 179 is accessible on the iPad … all previous issues require “Flash”.

      Unfortunately my delight was short-lived: because the Zoom feature only allows access to the right hand page of each double spread [and the iPad’s gesture zoom isn’t implemented].

      If anyone can offer a workaround, or tell me what I’m doing wrong, please respond.

      Thanks
      MichaelG.

      9 July 2011 at 21:36 #38060
      Michael Gilligan
      Participant
        @michaelgilligan61133
        9 July 2011 at 22:20 #71599
        LADmachining
        Participant
          @ladmachining
          The new viewer uses flash as well.
           
          I have just tried looking at issue 179 using IE, for which I do not have flash installed. It just gave an error screen saying I need to install flash player.
           
          Maybe the lack of flash on the iPad is still causing you problems?
          9 July 2011 at 22:27 #71600
          Michael Gilligan
          Participant
            @michaelgilligan61133

            Thanks for that … there must be something really strange going on, because the iPad [which, as you know, doesn’t use Flash] opens issue 179 as a “book”.

            MichaelG.

            10 July 2011 at 19:34 #71644
            NeilC
            Participant
              @neilc
              when you first open issue 179 on an ipad there is a box telling you “swipe your finger across the pages to browse the publication or double tap on a page to zoom in” works for me ok on iPad 1. I found that the “zoom” feature only works for the last last selected ( double tapped ) page. So if you selected / double tapped the left page only left pages will be zoomed with the zoom feature, if you had selected / double tapped the right page then only right pages will zoom. I find it works ok to swipe through to browse and then double tap on the page I want to zoom.
              10 July 2011 at 20:28 #71646
              Michael Gilligan
              Participant
                @michaelgilligan61133

                Thank you, NeilC

                Yes, it works … I knew I must be doing something daft!

                MichaelG.

                11 July 2011 at 01:17 #71652
                Gone Away
                Participant
                  @goneaway
                  Interesting, thanks for the heads up.
                   
                  Up to now I’ve been printing the mag to pdf on a PC and then transferring the pdf to the iPad and reading it with iBooks. I just tried this direct method and at first glance, I think I still prefer the pdf route….mostly because it will fill a vertical screen with a single (full) page which is readable (just) without zooming (you can still zoom in if you need to).
                   
                  When I tried the direct method I either got a full page that only filled half the screen or I got part of a page when I zoomed. Admittedly though, I only tried for a few minutes so I may be missing something.
                • Author
                  Posts
                Viewing 7 posts - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)
                • Please log in to reply to this topic. Registering is free and easy using the links on the menu at the top of this page.

                Latest Replies
                Report Bug
                Code of Conduct
                Help & FAQs
                Advert

                Latest Replies

                Home › Forums › Model Engineer & Workshop › Topics

                Viewing 25 topics - 1 through 25 (of 25 total)
                Viewing 25 topics - 1 through 25 (of 25 total)

                View full reply list.

                Advert

                Latest Issue

                Subscribe
                Buy Latest/Back Issues

                Newsletter Sign-up

                Latest Replies