Golly 1.6 for iPad is now available from the App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/app/golly/id553184760
Changes:
* Fixed crashes on iOS 27.
* The button between All and Paste now has a text label (Edit) rather than an image.
* The New button asks if you want to save your changes.
* No more beeps if you try to zoom in beyond the maximum scale (1:32).
* Files with extensions .tree or .table are no longer supported.
* Updated the app icon.
Please report any problems in this thread.
Golly 1.6 for iPad
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Disaster16439
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Re: Golly 1.6 for iPad
Does this mean that Golly will lose ruletable support?Andrew wrote: September 26th, 2026, 8:52 pm Golly 1.6 for iPad is now available from the App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/app/golly/id553184760
Changes:
* Fixed crashes on iOS 27.
* The button between All and Paste now has a text label (Edit) rather than an image.
* The New button asks if you want to save your changes.
* No more beeps if you try to zoom in beyond the maximum scale (1:32).
* Files with extensions .tree or .table are no longer supported.
* Updated the app icon.
Please report any problems in this thread.
Anyways, here’s a suggestion for iPad golly, since this thread probably fits better.
I would really like to be able to add folders to Golly, for easier organization. It seems like even with the manual way, Golly prevents you from opening the folder (unless you leave the app and open again, and then it will open, but that’s clunky). Is there any reason for ths?
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Andrew
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Re: Golly 1.6 for iPad
No, it supports table data that's inside a .rule file, so if you have a .tree or .table file it should be quite easy to create a corresponding .rule file, assuming you have a decent text editor. See Help > File Formats for details on the contents of a .rule file.Disaster16439 wrote: September 26th, 2026, 9:17 pm Does this mean that Golly will lose ruletable support?
Yes, that would be nice. I'd have to replace the existing Save dialog with a more sophisticated one that allows creation of new folders (these would have to be inside the existing Saved folder). I think newer versions of iOS provide a dialog with that capability. I'd also need to modify the Open > Saved window to check for subfolders and provide arrow buttons to open/close them (like in the Supplied window). Is that what you want?I would really like to be able to add folders to Golly, for easier organization. ...
The good news is that I'm now using Claude to help make changes to Golly's iOS code. Saves me heaps of time because it knows a lot more than I do about iOS and Objective-C (which has a horrible syntax I can never remember).
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Re: Golly 1.6 for iPad
When will the iPadOS version of Golly gain the ability to run scripts?
My website (a database of Life objects, WIP).
GlidINT has been released!
Currently working on a forum system for my website.
GlidINT has been released!
Currently working on a forum system for my website.
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Andrew
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Re: Golly 1.6 for iPad
Sorry, not likely to happen any time soon.MDA wrote: September 27th, 2026, 3:38 am When will the iPadOS version of Golly gain the ability to run scripts?