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I recently acquired an Android tablet (Lenovo M10 — a bit too cheap, but gets the job done). I also got a bluetooth keyboard and mouse. The only thing that wo

by andai 2y ago

I recently acquired an Android tablet (Lenovo M10 — a bit too cheap, but gets the job done). I also got a bluetooth keyboard and mouse. The only thing that works properly is web apps. All the native apps have terrible keyboard and mouse support. It made me wonder if I'm the only person using it this way. On that note the only GUI text editor (yes I'm learning Vim in Termux, no it's not a replacement for Sublime!) that's tolerable is VSCode running in the browser. Surprisingly comfy in fullscreen, but the fact that's it's even necessary is just a testament to what a joke the whole ecosystem is.

mannycalavera42 2y ago
nope, horrible Lenovo experience here as well. battery life is a joke
- andai 2y ago
  To be clear the tablet is crap (just one comical example: the Battery Saver mode enables dark mode, but the screen is an LCD! Wat!) but I'm pretty sure my keyboard/mouse issues aren't specific to the model, but due to the fact that most Android devs don't even consider that use case.
ristomatti 2y ago
I'm using Helix (https://helix-editor.com/ https://helix-editor.com/) on Termux on my 12.2" Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+. It's absolutely flying and less hassle to get LSP's to your favorite language setup. It could also be easier to learn than Vim if you're just getting into Vim. It's definitely not difficult for a Vim user* either. Helix is available on Termux repo's: pkg install helix helix-grammars *) Last year WebStorm started getting painfully slow with some TypeScript codebases I worked with. It got the point I thought to give NeoVim a try. I knew my 10y old Vim config just wouldn't cut it to replace WebStorm for me, so I spent some 3 months on and off fiddling to get LSP support properly working. I then ran across Helix around last December, and ended up as a happy Helix user instead. Edit: Fixed formatting (my fourth comment on HN...)

by andai 2y ago

mannycalavera42 2y ago

nope, horrible Lenovo experience here as well. battery life is a joke

andai 2y ago
To be clear the tablet is crap (just one comical example: the Battery Saver mode enables dark mode, but the screen is an LCD! Wat!) but I'm pretty sure my keyboard/mouse issues aren't specific to the model, but due to the fact that most Android devs don't even consider that use case.

ristomatti 2y ago

I'm using Helix (https://helix-editor.com/ https://helix-editor.com/) on Termux on my 12.2" Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+. It's absolutely flying and less hassle to get LSP's to your favorite language setup. It could also be easier to learn than Vim if you're just getting into Vim. It's definitely not difficult for a Vim user* either. Helix is available on Termux repo's: pkg install helix helix-grammars *) Last year WebStorm started getting painfully slow with some TypeScript codebases I worked with. It got the point I thought to give NeoVim a try. I knew my 10y old Vim config just wouldn't cut it to replace WebStorm for me, so I spent some 3 months on and off fiddling to get LSP support properly working. I then ran across Helix around last December, and ended up as a happy Helix user instead. Edit: Fixed formatting (my fourth comment on HN...)