macOS Dash 4.1.2
Dash iOS on iPad and from GitHub master branch

I transferred Apple API doc files from Dash macOS but when I try to open any documentation entry (class, protocol, etc) I see message 'Error. Please reinstall the Apple API Reference docset.' The reason in DHDocsetManager.m where 'DashDocSetIsGeneratedForiOSCompatibility' flag is checked.

Condition

&& ![[[docset plist] objectForKey:@"DashDocSetIsGeneratedForiOSCompatibility"] boolValue]

returns false so I see error. I see valid info when I comment this line.

The process of generating doc using Dash on macOS and then transferring to iOS devices using iTunes is tedious and time consuming.

I remember it can be done in the App Store version before it is removed from the App Store. So why it cannot be done now?

Sorting by alphabetical order is case sensitive, it lists all Docsets that begin with Caps first and then Docsets that begin with lowercase letters. For example jQuery is after YAML.

I get this error on the latest app store version. I tried downloading the docsets by airdrop, itunes and ifunbox. I tried having the mac version generate the docset and I tried it without the docset generating. I only get the error on some entries. For instance "Collection" protocol and "Comparable" protocol. These seem to be in the Swift standard library documentation. Anyone else seeing this?

I don't think that Dash became open source just so people can take a look at the code. I believe we can work together and bring new things to this amazing app a lot of people use.

One of the things that would open even more for the community to contribute would be a Swift port since we already have a large number of people who started iOS development in Swift and don't have enough knowledge in Objective-C to contribute.

By porting to Swift we're also making sure this code is ready for future features since a lot of new open source libraries are written in Swift, as well as specific Swift features that could reduce the complexity of the code.

Of course, this idea is kinda crazy because of the complexity of the whole project and the amount of code written here, but if we organize a team, I believe this can happen.

Any thoughts? 🤔

Hi, I use Dash for read ''Apple_API_Reference'', after I follow the prompts, I had transfer the .docset file to my iPhone, But When I click a className(or protocol, method...), Dash cannot load the data, the detail page shows "Page not found", my phone is iPhone6s, iOS version is 10.3.

My idea is to be able to organize Docsets into folders (like have Python related docs in one folder and iOS in another)

Would be great to view snippets on the iOS application, especially if you've set the snippet library location on the Mac app to your iCloud Drive.

Look at the picture below, The Class cell should appear at Class-Definition Data Structures section.

I missed the chance to purchase Dash for iOS, will you consider accpeting donation?

I used iTunes to transfer Apple API Reference to Dash. I can open the document tree. But When I selected any Classes or Methods. On the navigation bar title is "load?request_key=hscYxNleEn" without any content on the screen. Anyone knows what's happening? Thanks.

Nothing happens after tapping items in index.

Hi there,

I'd really appreciate if we had the ability to change the collapsing behavior of the app. I'm using Dash iOS on my iPhone 6 Plus and rotate the app to landscape to get more width and better readability in some doc sets. But as soon as I rotate back to portrait, by default, the app collapses to the master controller where a list of items is presented, however I still might want to read my currently selected item. 😉

Thank you for building such a handy app.

I tried to compile on Xcode 8.0 with manually added 7.1 iPhoneOS platform. It compiles with this warning:
ld: warning: object file (~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/Dash_iOS-quiemwexbwwcvhvpnwbvzmgqlnpr/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos/libPods-Dash.a(Pods-Dash-dummy.o)) was built for newer iOS version (9.0) than being linked (7.1)
I changed this line in Podfile:
platform :ios, "7.1"
and IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET in Pods project; but no luck.
The code compiles and runs on my iPhone 4, but its screen freezes in the first screen and there are no reactions.
Is it possible to configure the project to be compiled for iOS 7.1.2?

I have successfully downloaded several cheat sheets but they are not listed on the main table view. You can see below:

Screenshot of the Cheat Sheets table view
Screenshot of the main table view

Specs:
iPad Mini 1st. gen. running iOS 9.3.5

Do you receive reports of the same anomaly?

I also downloaded the file with type of ".docset" .And transporting into my iPhone following your offered method. However there is nothing when I open the "Apple API Reference".So that's why?

Dash is great on iOS, especially when the iPad is acting as a secondary computer.

The iPad Pro + Keyboard provides a great workflow to do some auxiliary tasks, and even some development work. I really wish Dash for iOS supported more keyboard command similar to Dash for Mac.

• Filtering by a specific docset using [docset]:
• Navigating between search results with arrow keys
• Activating a search within the activated docset with a key combination.

Thanks in advance.

Just curious, cause none of the other sideloaded apps I've worked with don't have that limitation.

Thank you.

Would be good if releases could actually include the mac app bundle each time, so it's even easier to install, specially to update. Thanks for open sourcing!

i'm guessing it's not possible but i thought i'd ask. thank you.

Transferring with iTunes is completely broken. Tried with iMazing, the same, transfer speed is 0.01 MB/s
For a 2.46GB file size this is unusable.
Other means of transfer is absolutely needed otherwise the app is useless.
-> Import the file via Files app which can see the docset from iCloud or Dropbox or whatever.

Other solution upload to the app via a localhost web server like in many other apps.

I don't know but...this limitation in iTunes for transfering big files is ridiculous.

It would be really nice to have a setting that allows me to have the doc sets alphabetized on the main iOS screen.

Hi there,

When I try to add a new iOS remote in Dash for Mac the pairing process starts but no inputs are shown in the iOS app to continue the process. Seems like it doesn't even recognize my Mac trying to pair with it, could it be a code signing problem?

While following the installation instructions using either the master branch, or 1.6.0 tag, building the workspace shows some build errors. Building the main Dash project in the workspace directly to an iPhone 6s shows a link error. Each dependency builds correctly though. libPods-Dash builds correctly, but think the actual output folder doesn't match where the project is looking for it.

As a workaround, had to copy the output from Dash-iOS/build/Debug-iphoneos to Dash-iOS/Dash/build/Debug-iphoneos. Then it builds/runs fine. Couldn't figure out how to fix the project or podfile setup.

/Users/XYZ/Projects/Dash-iOS/Dash/build/Debug-iphoneos/Dash.app/Dash
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/XYZ/Projects/Dash-iOS/Dash/build/Debug-iphoneos/AutoCoding'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/XYZ/Projects/Dash-iOS/Dash/build/Debug-iphoneos/DTBonjour'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/XYZ/Projects/Dash-iOS/Dash/build/Debug-iphoneos/DZNEmptyDataSet'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/XYZ/Projects/Dash-iOS/Dash/build/Debug-iphoneos/GZIP'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/XYZ/Projects/Dash-iOS/Dash/build/Debug-iphoneos/JGMethodSwizzler'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/XYZ/Projects/Dash-iOS/Dash/build/Debug-iphoneos/KissXML'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/XYZ/Projects/Dash-iOS/Dash/build/Debug-iphoneos/MRProgress'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/XYZ/Projects/Dash-iOS/Dash/build/Debug-iphoneos/NSTimer-Blocks'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/XYZ/Projects/Dash-iOS/Dash/build/Debug-iphoneos/Reachability'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/XYZ/Projects/Dash-iOS/Dash/build/Debug-iphoneos/SAMKeychain'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/XYZ/Projects/Dash-iOS/Dash/build/Debug-iphoneos/UIActionSheet+Blocks'
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/XYZ/Projects/Dash-iOS/Dash/build/Debug-iphoneos/UIAlertView+Blocks'
ld: library not found for -lAutoCoding
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

On iOS devices it'd be helpful to know in advance how large a docset is.

I'm using the latest non-app store version. I dropped the docset onto the app without preparing it first.

When I navigate to the guides, the first few pages are fine. After that I'm getting "Anonymous" as the title. So, it's not being parsed correctly.

Here's an image: https://imgur.com/BxWwE2D

When using AirDrop to send a docset.

Dash isn’t recognized as being able to handle docsets, thus iOS is offering the option to save the file to iCloud Drive or to search an app on the App Store.

I cannot add new custom docsets without using iTunes file transfer. ios does not appear to know what to do with docsets when they show up on the device.

I just get a window that says “lwjgl Docset File Type Handler”

This must have been a hard decision for you given everything that's happened.

Thank you for giving it to the community

Following the readme instructions (and instructions on kapeli.com) results in a non-optimized, debug build of Dash for iOS. This isn't terrible, and anyone familiar with Xcode can fix it, but I think it'd be nice to improve the situation for everyone else.

I can think of two easy ways to solve this, and I'm not sure which you'd prefer. Obviously, the instructions could be edited to add step 6.5: change the build configuration.

It might be even better to check in a shared scheme that uses the Release configuration for the Run action. This has the potential to confuse existing users with the repo checked out (when they suddenly have two schemes: the autogenerated one and the shared one), and it introduces friction for anyone hacking on the codebase who expects the Run action to use the Debug config. I think those are reasonable tradeoffs to keep the instructions simpler for everyone else, but it's not obvious to me which is the right choice.

Thanks!

I use hex and gem docs extensively on MacOS Dash; would be nice to have them on iOS as well.

As far as I can tell, coming back to Dash-iOS after having paired it and then severed the pairing makes it crash the next time you open it. Had to reinstall on my iPad to get it back to working condition. Any ideas?

iPad Pro, 10.2

Hi. Thanks for sharing. How to install other than last versions of docsets?

It would be amazing to implement async check GitHub for new releases every time the app is opened.

Since Swift docset is removed, the settings page for the Swift docset displays the download button. Users previously downloaded Swift docset can no longer delete it.

It seems that Font Resize controls do not work on any iPad (Mini, Air2, Pro). iPhone 6 Plus? Fine.

1. Open a docset or cheatsheet
2. Try the Font Size Controls

RESULT: Controls show as being invoked/called in XCode Console, but no effect in UI. No change in font size at all.

REGRESS: Try above steps with iPhone. Works as expected.

😜

Expected Behavior: docsets will download and persist between app restarts

Observed Behavior: docsets download and can be accessed, but when the app is terminated and restarted they disappear.

Steps to reproduce:

1. install a docset

2. terminate the application

3. restart the app

4. observe the docset list showing as empty

PROBLEM: The main page '>' control that appears at the top of every docset is missing when Dash-iOS is run on an iPad.

0. Grab current Dash (12/3/2016, post 1.6 build) and sideload.
1. Run on iPhone. Open Bash (or other docset). Note "Bash >" that allows jump to main page.
2. Run on iPad. Open Bash (or other docset). Note "Bash" but not jump control to or back to main page. If you "drill in" there's no control.

EXPECT: Same control as iPhone, whether in landscape or (as I run on my iPads) portrait. I'm 100% in portrait mode most of the time.

Everytime looking for, open new page. Always show tips that select type of script language.
And font size is reset.

Immediately after downloading a doc, if you hit done the app crashes

I'd really really really really like Dark Mode in Dash iOS.

Just open this document will show "load?request_key=xxxxxxxxxx"
None of this problem appears in other documents
And it's no problem at the beginning

xcode cannot download api reference any more

Hey,

Per your latest update, I'm getting a constant crash at launch (update and clean install).

Attached are the crash logs.

Configuration: iPhone X running iOS 11.2.1

(Compressed the .crash logs to please GitHub)
Archive.zip

When I click the back button on toolbar, I found that the previous page is not at the origin position, it seems reloaded and return to the top of the page, I think it's better to remember current page's position when the page is pushed to next page.

OS X 10.12.2, Dash 3.4.2, Dash iOS 1.6.0.

Dunno if this may be a code-signing problem or something else. Just got the 1.6.0 iOS version installed. Anything I can try to debug the issue? Is this a defunct feature now that the iOS client is open sourced? Just seems like a cool feature is all.

on v1.6.2 on iPhone and iPad, been getting

Could not send pair request. Error message:
Could not open connection. Try again.

while trying to connect to iOS from Mac.

Tried reinstalling both iOS and MacOS version, but cannot get remote to connect anymore.