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> There's truly no equal for doing tablet stuff. Lenovo X1 Fold: it's so small it's always with me. Great keyboard, OLED screen. I use it with a regular Think

by csdvrx 4y ago

> There's truly no equal for doing tablet stuff. Lenovo X1 Fold: it's so small it's always with me. Great keyboard, OLED screen. I use it with a regular Thinkpad bluetooth keyboard for terminal work. I'm now working on the Linux support now that I got the ACPI S01x fixed under Windows.

girvo 4y ago
Oh that’s exciting to hear; I’ve always been a fan of some of their products but sometimes the hardware support under Linux is lacking for their more modern devices. Cool to see someone tackling it!
- csdvrx 4y ago
  > I’ve always been a fan of some of their products Same! > Cool to see someone tackling it! Just FYI, the last showstopper was the touchscreen. It's now working great with quo's driver (from the surface-linux project). If you use Ubuntu 22 and this driver, you just need some kernel cmdline option for X to avoid some minor display corruption. Like I did for Windows11 on https://csdvrx.github.io/ https://csdvrx.github.io/ I aim to write down everything to get a great Linux experience on the Fold.
nicbou 4y ago
By tablet stuff, I mean reading, taking notes and sketching. No app ecosystem does it like iPad OS'. The problem with the Surface Go isn't the hardware, but the fact that it runs Windows, a system that just isn't made for these things. The most ridiculous part was being forced to "save or discard" drawings before I could close an app. I had to painstakingly pick a location and name for each file. It felt like using Photoshop, not a notebook. Every app sucked in a different way. In contrast, most iOS ones are decent to great, and there are far more options for readers. That's on top of the regular Windows problems. I spent the first day just doing updates and disabling bloat. As a tablet OS, it's incredibly clunky. I didn't get to the part where it wakes itself up and fries itself to death in my laptop bag, but I heard that it's still an issue. The iPad was so much better at its task that it's not even funny. Now I take my iPad everywhere, and if I intend to do more work, I pack my Macbook. It's not heavy enough to make me consider Windows ever again. However, I'd consider an old 12" Macbook to shave a kilo off when I travel.
- csdvrx 4y ago
  I've got an ipad in a drawer somewhere. Also work has been trying to push a macbook on me. After trying it I said no: I stick to my Fold, because I like it better, both for the hardware and the software. It's smaller and does everything multiple separate device would be needed for. > I had to painstakingly pick a location and name for each file. First world problem lol!! For old apps, I have an AHK shortcut to save files by ISO date. However, it's rarely a problem with modern apps. And if you close them without saving, most of them will bring back your unsaved work. Even Word does that! > By tablet stuff, I mean reading, taking notes and sketching. No app ecosystem does it like iPad OS'. For comics and mangas, I use Takiyomi (technically, it's an android app, but WSA makes it seamless) For taking notes, I use ZimWiki and Windows stickies For sketching, I use OneNote. > The iPad was so much better at its task that it's not even funny. We must have very different uses, because between even just Takiyomi+OneNote vs an ipad, indeed it's not funny for the ipad. > That's on top of the regular Windows problems. I spent the first day just doing updates and disabling bloat Well, don't look further for the root cause: "disabling bloat" often causes more problems. I only remove very specific things. For updates, I use Windows Pro and usually defer them until I want to reboot. When I read the problem people report with windows, it's like they live in a different world. > Now I take my iPad everywhere, and if I intend to do more work, I pack my Macbook I just take my Fold everywhere - nothing else is needed, but I've got a bluetooth keyboard for comfort if I want to type a lot. On the Fold, I can draw with a Wacom pen - no need for a separate device like the ipad, because most windows tablet and convertibles also have a touchscreen. If I need to work, I have Windows Terminal and everything I need to code. ZimWiki means my notes can be converted to HTML and published.
  - breakfastduck 4y ago
    Everything here is a compromise or a workaround. Onenote particularly is a hard no for any sketching in terms of actual artistic output.

by csdvrx 4y ago

girvo 4y ago

Oh that’s exciting to hear; I’ve always been a fan of some of their products but sometimes the hardware support under Linux is lacking for their more modern devices. Cool to see someone tackling it!

csdvrx 4y ago
> I’ve always been a fan of some of their products Same! > Cool to see someone tackling it! Just FYI, the last showstopper was the touchscreen. It's now working great with quo's driver (from the surface-linux project). If you use Ubuntu 22 and this driver, you just need some kernel cmdline option for X to avoid some minor display corruption. Like I did for Windows11 on https://csdvrx.github.io/ https://csdvrx.github.io/ I aim to write down everything to get a great Linux experience on the Fold.

nicbou 4y ago

By tablet stuff, I mean reading, taking notes and sketching. No app ecosystem does it like iPad OS'. The problem with the Surface Go isn't the hardware, but the fact that it runs Windows, a system that just isn't made for these things. The most ridiculous part was being forced to "save or discard" drawings before I could close an app. I had to painstakingly pick a location and name for each file. It felt like using Photoshop, not a notebook. Every app sucked in a different way. In contrast, most iOS ones are decent to great, and there are far more options for readers. That's on top of the regular Windows problems. I spent the first day just doing updates and disabling bloat. As a tablet OS, it's incredibly clunky. I didn't get to the part where it wakes itself up and fries itself to death in my laptop bag, but I heard that it's still an issue. The iPad was so much better at its task that it's not even funny. Now I take my iPad everywhere, and if I intend to do more work, I pack my Macbook. It's not heavy enough to make me consider Windows ever again. However, I'd consider an old 12" Macbook to shave a kilo off when I travel.

csdvrx 4y ago
I've got an ipad in a drawer somewhere. Also work has been trying to push a macbook on me. After trying it I said no: I stick to my Fold, because I like it better, both for the hardware and the software. It's smaller and does everything multiple separate device would be needed for. > I had to painstakingly pick a location and name for each file. First world problem lol!! For old apps, I have an AHK shortcut to save files by ISO date. However, it's rarely a problem with modern apps. And if you close them without saving, most of them will bring back your unsaved work. Even Word does that! > By tablet stuff, I mean reading, taking notes and sketching. No app ecosystem does it like iPad OS'. For comics and mangas, I use Takiyomi (technically, it's an android app, but WSA makes it seamless) For taking notes, I use ZimWiki and Windows stickies For sketching, I use OneNote. > The iPad was so much better at its task that it's not even funny. We must have very different uses, because between even just Takiyomi+OneNote vs an ipad, indeed it's not funny for the ipad. > That's on top of the regular Windows problems. I spent the first day just doing updates and disabling bloat Well, don't look further for the root cause: "disabling bloat" often causes more problems. I only remove very specific things. For updates, I use Windows Pro and usually defer them until I want to reboot. When I read the problem people report with windows, it's like they live in a different world. > Now I take my iPad everywhere, and if I intend to do more work, I pack my Macbook I just take my Fold everywhere - nothing else is needed, but I've got a bluetooth keyboard for comfort if I want to type a lot. On the Fold, I can draw with a Wacom pen - no need for a separate device like the ipad, because most windows tablet and convertibles also have a touchscreen. If I need to work, I have Windows Terminal and everything I need to code. ZimWiki means my notes can be converted to HTML and published.
- breakfastduck 4y ago
  Everything here is a compromise or a workaround. Onenote particularly is a hard no for any sketching in terms of actual artistic output.