maple "mavica" syrup [6502] @mavica_again@computerfairi.es

one day they will release a microsoft windows that runs of old raspberries and then finally they'll be useful for something

maybe the reason why i can't use linux is that i vehemently hate the idea of having to use the terminal as a mandatory imperative to get my computer to do anything

that's not bad for a dinky speaker that was rated only for bbc basic beeps

@angelastella sobbing!

@angelastella i would like to use the touchscreen i paid for

please is there any window/desktop manager/environment for #linux that's suitable for 1280x480 without rolling your own from scratch because this isn't it

you have a touchscreen that is 90 or 180 degrees offset from how the picture is? Great here's where you input a mathematical matrix to correct it

No we won't give you shortcuts for "left" or "upside-down" do your homework

every time i have to use Linux in anything but the milquetoastiest of desktop use cases i loathe it

how is the xorg conf something deprecated that you shouldn't make one when it's the only way to tell the computer the orientation of your touchscreen

i wish i could just put windows on the damn thing

also how do i make a touchscreen actually report as a touchscreen

like i want to drag to scroll and it selects text instead

what's a good Linux desktop/window manager/environment for a low resolution landscape touch screen

lxde randomly makes things (like the shutdown panel) have 0.5pt text and still not fit the screen because it's vertical

oh i also have a tiny mono audio amp coming and i plan to use the tiny little speaker that comes with the nc100

currently everything is double-sided taped down, the internal USB stuff (keyboard, screen) has been soldered straight onto the removed headers to make clearances work, i have a flat cable breakout for hdmi to make that fit in

the ports at the back will be located with a 3D printed plate i need to design yet

i'm still not sure how the screen will attach because id like it to sit at an angle, need to think about a way to hold it in place

so these are the internals otherwise so far

• RPi 3B 1GB
• DietPi (might change my mind later)
• RPi Pico running a very quick slapdash circuitpython script to turn the unharmed NC100 keyboard into USB HID (charmed by how easy that was)
• a new dfrobot UPS HAT has been ordered, should give me I2C monitoring so i can get that into the OS
• 10000mAh battery (might been a mistake given clearances but i'm winging this
• screen is 1280x480, takes HDMI and USB for power and touch

@gilesgoat @llamasoft_ox during a period working for a fintech writing software for point-of-sale card machines, one of my coworkers actually previously had worked writing software for virtual slot machines

yep it's gotten here this morning and in less than a day i killed it

never assume that just because the connector is the same the polarity is.. i've now repinned the battery but not before probably killing this UPS HAT

which specifically has no diode protection

yes, it does