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Brian in Ohio
on 2025-06-17 01:00:00
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1 intro
2 prior tablet
3 my use case
- reading pdfs/epubs
- using emacs
- forth developement on microcontrollers, serial port access was
a challenge
4 my not use case
- video media consumption
- audio consumption
5 pinetab2
- tablet based on rockchip rk3566
- 4 gig and 8 gig models
- community driven developement
6 impressions
- kids love rolling releases and glitzy desktops
- this device needs minimum everything to be useful
- stuck with arch
- stuck with systemd
- wayland
7 so what i did
- installed x11, better, mature system, virtual keyboards
- installed fluxbox, low system resources needed. lots of
customization done by config files, yes suckless is no good
- installed emacs-lucid (gtk no good), why you ask?
- emacs is a lisp environment focused on text editing
- emacs has mechanisms that allow intereaction with X
- easy to build functions to get basic tablet motions
- epub modes, pdf modes, terminal emulator , org mode!
- installed xvkbd for virtual keyboard in tablet mode
- installed xpdf
- all programs in factory arch install available
8 where this is at
- functions ok
- laptop mode is nice, keyboard case works well
- tablet rotation is done via emacs commands (need to bind these
to
keys) and has three modes
- tablet mode with virtual keyboard
- tablet mode with external key board (full screen portrait
mode)
- tablet mode using keyboard case, book mode
- still suffer random crashes, still tracking that down
- good battery life (battery status available on emacs modeline)
- wifi works, bluetooth doesn't
- easy access to serial ports using standard tools
9 what i'd like to do
- install slackware
- spify up the desktop
- add functionality things like brightness control
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