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The mouse is a first class supported element on Android (as is wired networking). You can use it anywhere you'd otherwise use touch (in regular Android apps).
by josteink 10y ago
The mouse is a first class supported element on Android (as is wired networking). You can use it anywhere you'd otherwise use touch (in regular Android apps).
Similarly with keyboards: ctrl-c, x and v work just as you expect. As does alt-tab.
This is very different from the iOS story, so just to play on the differences, I was just showing to what extent a Android-tablet can be taken if the need arises. I didn't mean to hint X11 and chroots were officially supported by Google or any vendor.
- saghm 10y agoAh, okay, I misunderstood. Thanks for clarifying!
- josteink 10y agoTo take it even further, if you plug a USB keyboard into a Android-device, the settings menu will even uncover the ability to select a separate keyboard layout for the physical keyboard. Deep down Android was clearly built to be a general purposey OS. Too bad they botched the tablet-story.