# iPad with external keyboard connected can't see post when replying

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/ipad-with-external-keyboard-connected-cant-see-post-when-replying/76292>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** tablet\
**Created:** [December 18, 2017, 6:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ipad-with-external-keyboard-connected-cant-see-post-when-replying/76292 "2017-12-18T06:04:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ipad-with-external-keyboard-connected-cant-see-post-when-replying/76292/36 "2019-02-26T00:50:35Z")

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OK we now have this component:

> [@Discourse iOS Keyboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-optional-apple-ios-hardware-keyboard-support/110086):
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> Warning warningexclamation This feature is now integrated into core, no need to install this component. Use it for educational purposes only discourse2Summary iOS Keyboard allows optional Apple iOS hardware Keyboard supporthammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-ios-keyboard](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-ios-keyboard)What this does? This adds a user preference that can be selected to inform Discourse a physical keyboard is attached to an iOS device. When a keyboard is atta…

Combined with @Osama’s patch that now means the divider is resizable on touch, the experience on iPad + keyboard is spectacular imo.

Biggest problem I see left is that I can not hit TAB + ENTER from the iPad to submit a post, that is very annoying for my daily catchup.

But J/K work and with the smooth scroll @dan added it is also spectacularly excellent.

This post was made on my iPad, using a physical keyboard.

Proof here:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/4/a/4a0c217443c7405c4cb1c2fa5c7d47c63a3e8c7a.png)

@codinghorror I do think this setting belongs in core though, cause it only shows up on iOS and ONLY removes hacks, so it also allows us to quickly test if a new iOS is less broken (though I am not holding my breath here)

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