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Gemini PDA - Linux / Gemini New Debian Experience

« on: September 25, 2018, 10:16:12 am »

I now have a better solution for displaying CPU usage. This version does not require any alterations to the config to work correctly with the Gemini. It also adds a new keyword to the cpu usage format which prints out the number of activated CPUs (%active). The change to the source code is also more contained so I've added the source code so that you can checkout the current version of i3status, add in my changes, and then re-compile for yourself.

Thank you for sharing your solution. I did not try because I stay on DWM which suits me very well and is very flexible to adapt to the Gemini.

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Gemini PDA - Linux / Gemini New Debian Experience

« on: September 20, 2018, 10:24:18 am »

Hi,

My problem was the batterie level not working with i3status. No problem with font.

You need to set the path to the uevent file in your i3status config:

battery 0 {
...
  path = "/sys/class/power_supply/battery/uevent"
...
}

I typed the above from memory as I don't have my gemini to hand but if I got it wrong, I'm pretty sure that it should be correct enough for you to find the file from the terminal.

Hi,

Sorry but it does not work. In fact i3status is waiting for a BAT0 type field instead of battery. A field ending with a battery index. If there is no index, it detects nothing.

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Gemini PDA - Linux / Gemini New Debian Experience

« on: September 04, 2018, 10:31:37 am »

Hi,

My problem was the batterie level not working with i3status. No problem with font.

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Gemini PDA - Linux / Gemini New Debian Experience

« on: August 28, 2018, 12:22:10 pm »

Hello,

I also tried i3, but I had too much trouble working a correct status bar.

DWM has all its config in config.h, even for the keyboard.

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Gemini PDA - Linux / Gemini New Debian Experience

« on: August 20, 2018, 01:25:05 pm »

Thank you for your interest. I did not know stumpwm, good info.

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Gemini PDA - Linux / Gemini New Debian Experience

« on: August 17, 2018, 11:09:04 am »

Hi,

Debian on Planet's Gemini computer is great but in my opinion, a taskbar as well as overlapping windows is not a good thing for such a small screen. In addition, the Gemini has the great advantage of having a real keyboard, it must be used.

So I tried to get closer to the use of a smartphone, with windows that appear on the entire screen without overlapping and that we switch one behind the other without a taskbar but with effective keyboard shortcuts. All with an auto login so you do not waste time on startup.

I realized a procedure to install LightDM and DWM on Planet Gemini computer (tested on wifi only model) for a new user experience, namely:
- auto login as gemini user;
- no task bar;
- by default, windows are managed in monocle mode, they are displayed on totality on the screen same as a mobile device;
- easy control with keyboard;
- Rofi application launcher;
- preconfigured shortkey...

Here you can see the desktop, on top at left, you have 2 workspaces; at right the status bar with lan, battery, audio and time informations:
[img]https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yannclement/gnde/master/dwm_desktop.png\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /]

Here you can see Chromium on workspace 1:
[img]https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yannclement/gnde/master/dwm_chrome.png\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /]

Here it's the terminal Konsole with application launcher Rofi on workspace 2:
[img]https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yannclement/gnde/master/dwm_terminal_rofi.png\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /]

In bonus:
- battery level works;
- wifi works;
- brightness keys works;
- audio volume keys works;
- shortkeys to reboot and shutdown (immediately).

For bad things:
Special functions (volume, brightness and other) with FN key not works but special characters works with no problem.

The whole procedure with the necessary files is at this address:
https://github.com/yannclement/gnde

Hoping that this little job will serve you too.

See you.