Earlier this year I tried to create my own tablet operating system by installing Debian GNU/Linux on a Microsoft Surface Go tablet. I learned a great deal about what I like about tablets. But I still preferred my iPad Pro, mainly because of its polished user experience. This time I set out to refine my tablet software to replace my iPad.
I am happy with the result so far, ready to show it to HN to be of (possible) inspiration for others.
Very well-written and illustrated article. I wish the Surface Go 2 had a shorter space bar so that the right alt key was under the comma key, and an extra control key under the period key.
Did you consider using sway[1] as your window manager? From what I understand wayland is better equipped to deal with modern displays and touchscreens. (although it is still more complex to do certain tasks like screensharing).
Thanks for this suggestion, to be really honest: I simply didn't know about Sway.
At this moment I am experimenting with using the tablet with a Surface Dock, connecting it to different external displays. The way Sway can handle different scale/DPI's per display seems very useful. I will absolutely give it a try!
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[1] https://swaywm.org