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Comment by jasonjei | Hacker News Reader

The problem is I need an emacs/vim/TextMate style editor for the iPad usable in the airplane. I really wish TextMate would become available on iOS.

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And really, do you want to be pressing multiple keys at the same time like you would for emacs hot keys on an iPad? I'm not an avid user, but those motions seem incredibly unnatural.

C-X, C-S to save? and that's just the beginning.

vim suffers similarly, though probably not to the same extent. An editor that takes advantage of the iPad's touch screen would be superior, imo

Not necessarily an emacs editor. I love the GUI of TextMate, but a lot of what makes TextMate usable is its bundles, which definitely won't be allowed by Apple.

All I would like is a reasonably good text editor with a project drawer and syntax highlighting. Preferably something that can integrate with git.

Maybe I am dreaming. I love just being able to read code, not necessarily type it on the iPad, since I do review existing open source projects (such as picking open gems and learning about them) or review source code changes from git.

MBA is nice, but you still need to pull the seat tray down. The iPad lets me read code like a magazine. And it fits on the elliptical for working out.

So yes, call me foolish for wanting to do this on the iPad, but I just love its form factor!

its called a netbook.

Apple doesn't make netbooks. Textmate only runs on Macs.

But emacs and vim don't.

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