Project goal:
Publish on iPad html/css static multi page site, external style sheet, images, and maybe animated GIF clips or very short videos. This would get pushed to about 14,000 users for viewing and not require them any technical hoops to utilize.
This must run offline from iPad Files storage no calls to server.
Problem:
Apple at some point disabled the ability to open local files in Safari. This means you cannot open an HTML file with relative src references such as <img src="test-image.png" alt="grrrrrr" />
You can only "open" or view the file via the Files app on iPad.
I have tried changing advanced settings , disable local file restrictions etc for at least previewing my own work via developer mode, cabled iPad as an exercise in futility.
Current Project state and or Limitation:
"Publish" or saved single file HTML document to the iPad.
View file in Safari - Unable not allowed
File-name.html view via iOS Files app
Files app renders the html file with only the internal text and internal header contained CSS styling.
Files app fails to load all relative source references such as <img src="test-image.png" alt="grrrrrr" />
This is a huge roadblock to an otherwise simple project.
Has someone built an iPadOS WebKit or Gecko app that will load and run a static site essentially just like any browser normally would on MacOS desktop environment ?
Launch app | import site project folder/sub-folders | loads index.htm | renders and runs site
A MacOS application that would essentially export a whole multi page mini site as a webarchive if you will that Safari on iPad would render correctly ?
Maybe some Adobe Acrobat Pro functionality and or InDesign etc that would export some type of PDF chunk that would render as planned either in Safari or Acrobat Reader just like it should in the first place.....