Suggestion: Proper Hopscotch for macOS

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Introduction:
Hey there, it’s me 894.
I’ve got a suggestion, while others have suggested this too, I still think it’s worth me having my say as well.

The Idea:
Well, really it’s as simple as just reading the topic’s title, but if you want a bit more, here you go.
Hopscotch is mostly known as an iPad app, sure it’s on the iPhone too, but what’s missing?
The Mac!
While Hopscotch is available for macOS and requires an Apple M1 chip or later, it’s not too smooth, I dare say it’s kind of rough.
I would really like it if there was a proper macOS version of Hopscotch, it would be a really good thing to have!

Just a little clarification about the chip requirement

People do say that Hopscotch is only available for M1 Macs, but I recently received a MacBook Air that has a M2 chip, and Hopscotch works fine-ish.
Most posts that say it’s only available on M1 Macs were written before the release of the M2 chip, so there you have it, no offence anyone, but it’s probably not a good idea to rely on those in mid-2023.

Benefits for the users:

  • It would make Hopscotch on Mac more reliable, functional and enjoyable!
  • It would allow people who only have a macOS device to code more smoothly!

Benefits for The Hopscotch Team:

  • It would, theoretically, earn THT more money, as people who only have a macOS device might want to buy seeds or advanced mode!
What do you guys think?
  • I love this
  • I like this
  • It could work with few tweaks
  • I don’t like this

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@894ers
@omtl

Feel free to ask any questions!

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Have you seen any other topics with this idea in it?

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It would be really nice if it stopped randomly crashing after being open for a few minutes.

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This happens to me as well :sweat_smile:
I guess you’re right, it would be really nice.

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What would be cool, also, is if they could add special blocks only available for the macOS version!
Maybe things like:
When [key] is pressed

And I can’t think of any more lol, but I’m sure you guys can.

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When [key] is tapped

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when finger bumps [key]

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That means the same as when is tapped /j

. E: who edited my post?

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whenever you post something containing the entirety of the previous post as a quote @system automatically edits it out

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Ok ig but why?

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dunno

probably to prevent chains of people quoting each other repeatedly

lgbot

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Oh wow.

This sounds like an Apple problem and not a Hopscotch problem, though.

The new iPads have M series chips. If anyone has one of these, does this type of problem persist?

It would be cool to have a macOS target Hopscotch app! I think that Apple is trying to integrate iPad with Mac until they are the same.

What we need is a RealityOS Hopscotch :moyai: Googly Goggles time

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To be truthful with this it can use som major tweaks but it is a good idea but i dont think that a lot of people on Mac are on hopscotch

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Also are you talking about the web version

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I have an iPad Air 5 which has a M1 chip, and no, there’s not a single problem.
I’m pretty sure the problem is simply that the Mac is lacking a version, so it just uses the iPad version instead.

On a side note

Not all iPads currently sold at Apple have an M series chip.
You can check the Apple website for a bit more info if you’d like…
…Or you could ask me about it! I’m pretty knowledgeable about this kind of stuff! :nerd_face:

Edit:

No, we’re talking about the iPad app that can be used (with a few minor bugs) on the Mac.

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