dual 2.7 G5 (8G RAM); 2.8GHz MBP (6G RAM, 48G SSD 500G HD); iPad, Mac OS X (10.6.5), Water cooled G5's still rule!
If they could put the MacBook Air functionality in the tablet format, then yes!
Older vulerable OS? This functionality has been a foundation for a long time in Mac OS. It's the opposite of vulerable. It's open - there's nothing hidden to be vulerable. I always saw this as why Apple was the professional product vs. the restricted functionality of the Windows camp. Restricted = vulerable, not the other way around.
Anyway like I said, I'd even be happy with G4 performance in tablet format. I'm happy with this tablet. It lets me do something that was not possible before. I bought it a month after it first came out when the lightbulb first lit up over my head. But I'm still surprised that there have been no real upgrades since as I said. I hope they don't abandon this device because it fits my workflow very well at the moment. The size is key. Another laptop would not work for this application.
But after 3 years, you're still hoping that Apple will turn the iPad into a touch screen MacBook Air. It doesn't seem likely. And I'm not sure why you think the iPad is in any danger of being abandoned. Just because the upgrades aren't what you want doesn't mean that they aren't upgrades or that they are indications that Apple isn't serious about the platform.
Best of luck.
I would have to agree with Meg, especially in that the iPad is not in danger of being left out of the lineup and will continue on its own. The MBA and iPad are two very different devices designed for very different purposes. And the operating systems are actually quite closely related. The iOS, however, is a much restricted form of Mac OS X designed to conserve the resources available on the tablet format. The original iPad, which I also use, has a very limited processor and very limited amount of memory (not to be confused with the storage capacity). Thus, the latest innovations in the iOS will make performance so degraded as to be unacceptable to users.
The MBA does have a model close to the form factor of the iPad, with the capabilities of a full computer. But that does not have a touch screen. There just is not a solution at this point that provides the entire range of capabilities of the tablet and the laptop. Again, those devices fill two different needs so the consumer has to make a decision as to which is the best fit.
An app which displays an imported image and nullifies screen input. It has no affect on the app within which you wanted to disable screen input, as that app is no longer running. OK...
The original question was "How do you lock the touch screen with an app still running?"
@tonefox: Yes, You are correct. "Still Screen" app works for disabling touch screen when viewing an image. In iOS all apps are isolated from each other and one cannot affect the other. No stand alone app can provide a universal solution for this question. Only the iOS core functionality can provide such feature and so far the only solution is through "Guided Access".
Submit your feedback directly to Apple using the appropriate link on the Feedback page:
Tell Apple... http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html
I need this too...
My 1.5years old kid like to watch cartoon that i loaded in, he always hit screen or home button accidently over and over!
Cool! Yes, keep me posted!
So any movement on this? It would be a great addition.
Any developments with the app produced by xertpo to lock the touchscreen?
Thanks.
How do you lock the touch screen with an app still runing?
