Broken on the iPad
I use this app heavily for remote support after hours. Used to work great on the iPad with the Smart Keyboard.
However, at some point recently it broke and now should you switch to another app while logged in to a remote server, scrolling breaks and can’t be fixed until you log out and open another session. You can no longer see the prompt.
As someone that needs to work in multiple apps to do my job this cripples the app for me. I contacted Panic support and they said it was a known problem which they will fix in a new app, Prompt 3, which is in beta. They even invited me to the beta.
Sounds good? It would, except for the fact that I paid money for Prompt 2 and their “fix” is for me to pay more money for a new app? I don’t mind paying for a premium app but if they’re not going to maintain it then why should I stick with them?
Prompt 2 worked great for me. I don’t need new features. I need a working app.
However, at some point recently it broke and now should you switch to another app while logged in to a remote server, scrolling breaks and can’t be fixed until you log out and open another session. You can no longer see the prompt.
As someone that needs to work in multiple apps to do my job this cripples the app for me. I contacted Panic support and they said it was a known problem which they will fix in a new app, Prompt 3, which is in beta. They even invited me to the beta.
Sounds good? It would, except for the fact that I paid money for Prompt 2 and their “fix” is for me to pay more money for a new app? I don’t mind paying for a premium app but if they’re not going to maintain it then why should I stick with them?
Prompt 2 worked great for me. I don’t need new features. I need a working app.
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New bug present
Overall Prompt 2 is the best SSH client for iOS however recently a new issue has cropped up which is a bit annoying. When you first launch the app, if you don’t pick a server within 5 seconds from your list then the entire app will lock up for a few seconds. You can’t interact with any of the UI until it unfreezes. I suspect a Panic sync is running in the background but not 100%. Any chance we can fix this please?
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Good, But Flawed
I’ve been using this a great deal recently to work on remote servers, and it’s excellent, but it does have a few flaws.
1. Even when using monospaced fonts, it loses track of exactly where the cursor should be, and the cursor can end up offset anything from half a character to several characters from where it should be.
2. It can become confused as to just how large the terminal window is, resulting in having to blind-type because the cursor is *under* the on-screen keyboard.
In both cases, tricks that’d fix a real terminal (typing ‘clear’ or ‘stty sane’) don’t fix the problem. Closing the session usually fixes the first problem, but trying to fix the second can result in the server menu locking up and the program crashing.
Finally, not a problem, but I would *love* to be able to have some form of ‘scp’ built-in to transfer files from Files or Photos - maybe sandboxing prevents it, but even having an option to send a file to Prompt, then select within Prompt from files that had been sent to scp to the current host would be great.
1. Even when using monospaced fonts, it loses track of exactly where the cursor should be, and the cursor can end up offset anything from half a character to several characters from where it should be.
2. It can become confused as to just how large the terminal window is, resulting in having to blind-type because the cursor is *under* the on-screen keyboard.
In both cases, tricks that’d fix a real terminal (typing ‘clear’ or ‘stty sane’) don’t fix the problem. Closing the session usually fixes the first problem, but trying to fix the second can result in the server menu locking up and the program crashing.
Finally, not a problem, but I would *love* to be able to have some form of ‘scp’ built-in to transfer files from Files or Photos - maybe sandboxing prevents it, but even having an option to send a file to Prompt, then select within Prompt from files that had been sent to scp to the current host would be great.
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Issues with iPadOS 16.4 release.
Prompt is having problems with screen size when you switch off and then back to prompt. That makes using vi difficult.
Having said that, I got a quick reply when I wrote to the authors. Hopefully, it will be fixed soon.
Having said that, I got a quick reply when I wrote to the authors. Hopefully, it will be fixed soon.
A real game-changer!
Especially on an iPad with a Bluetooth keyboard, I can effectively use my Linux server anywhere I go. No more getting up from the couch to troubleshoot Plex! No more having to reboot my steam deck into desktop mode when I need to install stuff or manage settings!
