Apple is getting on my nerves (lemmy.today)

submitted 1 day ago by npdean@lemmy.today to c/saltycaramelapple@sh.itjust.works

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I use a lot of programming and sef hosting things at home. I have to enter passwords and write basic text files which have to be accurately read by all devices.

I, for the life of me, could not manage to solve a problem about a password. I tried many forums and what not and eventually a person on one of the forum said that my syntax is incorrect. I was so confused because I have done the exact same thing hundreds of times and it never caused an issue.

What I wanted to write was (quotes are a part of it) 'xyz'. This is what my PC writes. iOS decides that it should be ‘xyz’. There is a subtle difference in the quotes if you look carefully.

I wanted to trash by iPhone and buy an Android so bad at that moment.

Anyways that setting can be changed by turning off smart punctuation in keyboard settings. But the point is trashy defaults with no clear communication about it.

This whole post might be stupid and petty but it is pushing me to stop using everything Apple.

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[-] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

You can also hold down on the ‘ key and ' will pop up.

But really if you are coding on your phone frequently enough this is a major occurrence, get an external keyboard, an app designed for coding, or a device other than your phone.

[-] npdean@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

I used an external keyboard. It did the same thing on iOS. I cannot use an app because I have to use a GUI for some apps.

I use SSH for most other things.

[-] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours ago

Well I would blame the specific app you are using.

Try a different ssh app. I personally use iSH, which is an emulated alpine Linux shell, which may be kind of overkill but I find it convenient for doing things with ssh or small python scripts. It automatically defaults to ' instead of ‘ and also offers some other convenient keyboard settings, like ways to send the escape key.

[-] npdean@lemmy.today 1 points 20 hours ago

The issue is not while using SSH. It is while using the web GUI of the apps themselves.

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