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1 intro
hpr 4346 swift 110
2 prior tablet
samsung tablet
lineageos
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 Provide feedback on this episode.