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Michael Gilligan09/07/2011 21:36:53
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I was delighted to see that issue 179 is accessible on the iPad ... all previous issues require "Flash".

Unfortunately my delight was short-lived: because the Zoom feature only allows access to the right hand page of each double spread [and the iPad's gesture zoom isn't implemented].

If anyone can offer a workaround, or tell me what I'm doing wrong, please respond.

Thanks
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LADmachining09/07/2011 22:20:46
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The new viewer uses flash as well.
 
I have just tried looking at issue 179 using IE, for which I do not have flash installed. It just gave an error screen saying I need to install flash player.
 
Maybe the lack of flash on the iPad is still causing you problems?
Michael Gilligan09/07/2011 22:27:56
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Thanks for that ... there must be something really strange going on, because the iPad [which, as you know, doesn't use Flash] opens issue 179 as a "book".

MichaelG.
NeilC10/07/2011 19:34:37
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when you first open issue 179 on an ipad there is a box telling you "swipe your finger across the pages to browse the publication or double tap on a page to zoom in" works for me ok on iPad 1. I found that the "zoom" feature only works for the last last selected ( double tapped ) page. So if you selected / double tapped the left page only left pages will be zoomed with the zoom feature, if you had selected / double tapped the right page then only right pages will zoom. I find it works ok to swipe through to browse and then double tap on the page I want to zoom.
Michael Gilligan10/07/2011 20:28:02
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Thank you, NeilC

Yes, it works ... I knew I must be doing something daft!

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Gone Away11/07/2011 01:17:54
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Interesting, thanks for the heads up.
 
Up to now I've been printing the mag to pdf on a PC and then transferring the pdf to the iPad and reading it with iBooks. I just tried this direct method and at first glance, I think I still prefer the pdf route....mostly because it will fill a vertical screen with a single (full) page which is readable (just) without zooming (you can still zoom in if you need to).
 
When I tried the direct method I either got a full page that only filled half the screen or I got part of a page when I zoomed. Admittedly though, I only tried for a few minutes so I may be missing something.

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