Pages Landscape mode in ipad

gentleman00 · Apr 8, 2010, 10:58 PM

It seems you lose the tool bar in landscape mode on the ipad. Could someone confirm this, and is there a way to make the toolbar visible in landscape mode?

Monk Edsel · Apr 8, 2010, 11:17 PM

Yes, you lose it. It's considered a feature of the app. As far as I know there is no way to force it to appear in landscape.

Brammy · Apr 8, 2010, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by gentleman00

It seems you lose the tool bar in landscape mode on the ipad. Could someone confirm this, and is there a way to make the toolbar visible in landscape mode?

You are correct. I know of no workaround.

Maaz · Apr 9, 2010, 12:04 AM

I honestly found it very annoying. That's my only complaint on pages. I need to be able to see the toolbar while in landscape, and not have to keep turning the device to make a simple change.

gentleman00 · Apr 9, 2010, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monk Edsel

Yes, you lose it. It's considered a feature of the app. As far as I know there is no way to force it to appear in landscape.

I wonder why?

stevehp · Apr 10, 2010, 12:11 PM

If this is billed as a "feature," then it is the dumbest non-user turn-off-able feature that Apple has ever implemented.

It's beyond annoying. If I am typing in landscape, I need to flip it horizontal to get to the toolbar.

I hope this gets fixed ASAP.

Twenty5 · Apr 10, 2010, 12:21 PM

The way I "fixed" this issue is to type everything in landscape and then edit the format and everything else in portrait mode.

California King · Apr 10, 2010, 01:17 PM

Hopefully the come out with a "fix". Very useless "feature"

xraydoc · Apr 10, 2010, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevehp

If this is billed as a "feature," then it is the dumbest non-user turn-off-able feature that Apple has ever implemented.

I can think of a few others.
If Steve doesn't think you need the option, you don't get the option.

PawsAndClaws · May 2, 2010, 04:02 PM

This is incredibly dumb. What sort of Apple "philosophy" is at work here? Please tell me this is a bug and not a "feature." Apple software is full of stuff like this. Of course, Apple will never acknowledge the issue if it is a bug, until they decide to get around to fix it.

To add insult to injury, Apple's own case doesn't allow you to stand the iPad up in portrait orientation safely. (Too precarious, not the right angle).

ExJ · May 2, 2010, 08:02 PM

I imagine this is apples attempt to urge you into using their keyboard with the dock. Working on a document in portrait mode is actually useful.. Shame the onscreen keyboard is a bit annoying to use.

Definitely need to make the bar appear in either mode.

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gentleman00 macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2007	Pages Landscape mode in ipad It seems you lose the tool bar in landscape mode on the ipad. Could someone confirm this, and is there a way to make the toolbar visible in landscape mode?
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stevehp macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: It's not a house, it's a home.	If this is billed as a "feature," then it is the dumbest non-user turn-off-able feature that Apple has ever implemented. It's beyond annoying. If I am typing in landscape, I need to flip it horizontal to get to the toolbar. I hope this gets fixed ASAP. __________________ 15" Unibody MBP/2.66GHZ/320GB HD/4GB RAM 24" Apple LED Cinema Display 32GB iPhone 3G S 16GB WiFi iPad
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PawsAndClaws macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2010	That's just dumb, please tell me it's a bug, not a feature This is incredibly dumb. What sort of Apple "philosophy" is at work here? Please tell me this is a bug and not a "feature." Apple software is full of stuff like this. Of course, Apple will never acknowledge the issue if it is a bug, until they decide to get around to fix it. To add insult to injury, Apple's own case doesn't allow you to stand the iPad up in portrait orientation safely. (Too precarious, not the right angle).
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Apr 8, 2010, 11:17 PM	#2
Monk Edsel macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2004	Yes, you lose it. It's considered a feature of the app. As far as I know there is no way to force it to appear in landscape.
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Apr 9, 2010, 12:04 AM	#4
Maaz macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2010	I honestly found it very annoying. That's my only complaint on pages. I need to be able to see the toolbar while in landscape, and not have to keep turning the device to make a simple change.
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Apr 10, 2010, 01:17 PM	#8
California King macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2007	Hopefully the come out with a "fix". Very useless "feature"
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May 2, 2010, 08:02 PM	#11
ExJ macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2010	I imagine this is apples attempt to urge you into using their keyboard with the dock. Working on a document in portrait mode is actually useful.. Shame the onscreen keyboard is a bit annoying to use. Definitely need to make the bar appear in either mode.
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