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Keyboard and gestures on iPhone and iPad

Use the Wardterm key bar on iPhone and iPad: Esc, Ctrl, Tab, arrows and more keys, gestures in the terminal, a hardware keyboard and custom keys.

The key bar

Above the keyboard, the key bar starts with Esc, Ctrl, Tab and the four arrows, which always stay in view. The symbols after them scroll: | / ~ - _ $ and Alt. On the right are ... and the button that hides the keyboard.

  • Tap Ctrl or Alt once for the next key, twice to lock it. Tap again to unlock.
  • Arrows repeat while you hold them.

More keys and commands

The ... button opens:

  • Ask for a command, to write a command from your words: see Ask.
  • More keys: F1 to F12, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down, tmux keys and every symbol.
  • Your saved commands, by folder. A tap runs a command; the paste button only writes it on the line. On a production server a risky command asks first.

Change the key bar

  1. Open the Profile tab, then Keyboard and gestures.
  2. Key bar has a page of its own: drag keys to change the order, and add keys from More keys.
  3. In Custom keys, New custom key… makes a key that types what you choose.
  4. Under Show more: Add the tmux keys, your Saved commands, and Reset to default, which brings back the first key bar.

Gestures

  • Touch and hold to select text.
  • Double tap at a prompt to complete the word, as Tab would.
  • Pinch to change the text size.
  • Tap with three fingers to paste.
  • One-finger swipe, in Keyboard and Gestures: Scroll Text, Arrow Keys, or Off.

A hardware keyboard

  • Shortcuts work as on a Mac: Cmd+F searches, Cmd+K opens commands, Cmd+Plus and Cmd+Minus change the text size, Cmd+R reconnects.
  • Under Physical keyboard, Caps Lock can stay Caps Lock or act as Escape or Control, and the key bar can be shown or hidden.
  • Use Option as Meta key sends Esc before the key, for shortcuts like Option+B in the shell. Under Show more, F1 to F10 with Option: Option+1 sends F1, Option+0 sends F10.
  • With a keyboard connected, the system hides the on-screen keyboard. To show it, touch and hold the keyboard button at the bottom right of the screen.

Free text field

Turn on Free text field under Show more in Keyboard and Gestures for a field above the key bar, with suggestions, dictation and swipe typing. Return sends the line. When the server asks for a password, the field is protected.

Files and images

Paste an image into the terminal, or share a file to Wardterm from another app: it is copied to the server, and its path is typed at the prompt without pressing Return. The folder is set in Settings, Terminal, Show more, Memory and Files: Upload folder.