[k310]

I got an iPad Pro a while back.

I use iPads mainly to hold music scores, and at the time, the Roland Piano Keyboard just would not hold a laptop securely.

Since then, I got a Yamaha Clavinova to replace the Roland and there always was the real piano. While both will hold a laptop securely, laptops are expensive displays. If I change from the iPad Pro, it will be to a mini with a 17 inch monitor, even bigger. Both of which are unused at this time, with earlier technology.

Until ios becomes MacOS (and not the other way around), an iPhone or iPad is vastly less productive (and vastly more frustrating) for me. Simple operations like getting an image URL are basically impossible except for McGuyver tricks (mailing myself the image) And I keep email off the iPad, to help focus on its intended use.

[musicale]

Maybe I should try to do more work on the iPad "Pro" (the OLED display is terrific, the Magic keyboard/trackpad aren't bad at all, and it can even work with a 4K external display and USB mouse/keyboard) but it's my go-to device for creative apps (forScore, Korg Gadget, Procreate, ...), comics, and iOS games.

[k310]

For Score is OK except when a half page scroll puts the line I want to read above the screen.

I use arrow keys for now with the keyboard case. Tapping the screen was not to my liking and $$$ gestures are beyond my skill level. I scrunch too much trying to read notes.

Rarely, I just read the pdf's directly for a non-paged experience.

[musicale]

Notes seem big enough in 13" portrait mode. No scrolling.

iPad is also a great PDF device.

[k310]

Be thankful for great vision.

I often have to process scans of PD scores. The paper they replace weighs hundreds of pounds.

[musicale]

Oh I see - poor quality scans (or scans of manuscripts for that matter) are a lot harder to deal with than digital scores which are native PDFs already.

Though I'm still impressed by people who can sight read off a tiny smartphone screen.

PDF is amazing for replacing many pounds of paper.

[rogerrogerr]

> getting an image URL are basically impossible except for McGuyver tricks

Assuming you're talking about an image in the browser? Long press, drag it to the address bar, that'll load the image alone and you can copy the address from the bar.

[a012]

My experience is it doesn’t work all of the time because many websites add their shenanigan Javascripts to restrict the selection or extracting images

[k310]

Alas, there's the screenshot.

[k310]

I never would have thought of that.

Thanks!