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Chromebooks. I know ChromeOS considers all programs to be hostile but how long does it take to get either a) Synergy ported to this new operating system or b)
by Theodores 8y ago
Chromebooks.
I know ChromeOS considers all programs to be hostile but how long does it take to get either a) Synergy ported to this new operating system or b) some explanation as to why there are no plans to create a ChromeOS version?
Even a phone version would be nice. It would enable people to type their texts rather than 'peck' at the keyboard.
The thing is that people find other workarounds and other products come along to make Synergy redundant. As an example there are the Logitech keyboards that will connect to three devices, e.g. one's phone, computer and laptop.
Over the years I have had genuine 'wow' from people who are truly amazed, as if it is magic when I move from computer to computer with the same keyboard/mouse. They wonder how it works and how it is connected. Few products are so impressive however the impression left on them is that you have to be a linux coder with terminal screens everywhere to use it. So there is no 'where do you get that' follow up question and therefore no mass adoption. It could be done.
- judge2020 8y agoSee the related issue on the repo: https://github.com/symless/synergy-core/issues/3363 https://github.com/symless/synergy-core/issues/3363
- Theodores 8y agoThat is quite funny. Stock Synergy on stock Windows is an install too far for the regular folk you meet in offices, so the idea of 'just simply installing crouton...' is just kind of lacking convenience. I find it hard to believe that the Google people who write this ChromeOS would not just put together a version of Synergy to solve their own development use cases. Compared to self-driving cars it is not exactly rocket science. I can remember when computers went from being networked to being 'personal' and a whole generation of people used non-networked PCs, not knowing any better. We have slipped into that era when it comes to keyboard/mouse sharing.