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

looking somewhat better but still kinda crap. maybe xfce isn't the way to go but i dunno what else to use

it's battery powered now

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