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        HobanWashburn @cliffcoggin
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        @cliffcoggin thats what convergence is for you plug it into a dock and use a monitor and keyboard..

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          cliffcoggin @HobanWashburn
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          @hobanwashburn A phone tied to a fixed keyboard and monitor loses its reason for existence: mobility. You might as well use a normal computer.

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            Lakotaubp @HobanWashburn
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            @hobanwashburn Are you asking in General(pun intended) or PinePhone specific? if so will move it to PinePhone subforum.

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              HobanWashburn @Lakotaubp
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              @lakotaubp I felt general was a more apropriate forum as it might not be a device specific issue.

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                HobanWashburn @cliffcoggin
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                @cliffcoggin Actually there are a lot of applications for such a device especially in mobile vending. And its what the pinephone was sold as a convergence device.

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                  Capsia @cliffcoggin
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                  @cliffcoggin You can also use a Bluetooth keyboard and a wireless display (miracast/aethercast). πŸ˜‰

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                    Lakotaubp @HobanWashburn
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                    @hobanwashburn I think if I remember correctly the PinePhone was sold with the intent that it was aimed at developers and not ready for anything like normal use. Having only just got one, it is a lot better than I expected but still a way off everyday day use
                    Edit Unless you like a fair bit of messing around and stuff as it is still being worked on even though there has been massive progress.

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                      HobanWashburn @Lakotaubp
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                      @lakotaubp Im not saying there hasnt been progress did you try the new release build its near perfect.

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                        HobanWashburn @Lakotaubp
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                        @lakotaubp Im simply pointing out that implementing 2 different window managers might be what we want and when docking or using apps that are desktop apps the system auto rotates and switches window managers.

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                          magnargj @HobanWashburn
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                          @hobanwashburn lomiri is pretty close to unity, which was canonical's default desktop before they returned to gnome, and they are similar in feel. In lomiri it is possible to switch between mobile and desktop window handling. If you manage to get libreoffice running, I suppose the user experience in convergence will be very similar to in standard ubuntu desktop? I haven't tried myself, though...

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                            TotalSonic @magnargj
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                            Fwiw - Abiword works well in Libertine, and has the benefit of a simpler gui than LibreOffice, so can work ok on a phone screen, provided one has a bluetooth keyboard/trackpad along with it.

                            Best regards,
                            Steve Berson

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                              HobanWashburn @TotalSonic
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                              @totalsonic I require spread sheets though.

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                                TotalSonic @HobanWashburn
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                                @hobanwashburn - Gnumeric works ok in Libertine as well, although a little clunky. If you have a Dropbox account you can run LibreCalc from within it on the web. Also the Document Reader app allows to read spreadsheets, although not edit them.

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                                  AppLee @TotalSonic
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                                  @totalsonic
                                  BTW the document reader is based on libreoffice that's why it is so huge ; lots of dependencies.

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                                    HobanWashburn
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                                    How about a seperate category in the app store for desktop apps that are run in a container that switches the screen orientation and window manager.

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                                      TotalSonic @HobanWashburn
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                                      @hobanwashburn said in libreoffice:

                                      How about a seperate category in the app store for desktop apps that are run in a container that switches the screen orientation and window manager.

                                      Not possible to implement that idea yet, unless a community developer steps up and volunteers for a lot of hours dedicated to that task. The rebase to 20.04 opens up the possibility to some desktop apps eventually working better in Libertine, especially ones with dynamic guis, like Geary 40.

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                                        HobanWashburn @HobanWashburn
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                                        @hobanwashburn quite frankly libertine sucks as is it needs to be more user friendly or esentially a background task that the app store utilizes.

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                                          dobey @HobanWashburn
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                                          @hobanwashburn Libertine is an experimental feature, and is incomplete. It's also only a crutch. It's not going to make legacy apps usable on a phone with only touch input. It's there for using legacy apps when connected to external display with mouse and keyboard.

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                                            HobanWashburn @dobey
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                                            @dobey you dont need to patronize me I fully understand how libertine works and its limitations the container could be a good idea if there were an app type handler script. Also it wouldnt be so clunky if the container worked in tandem with the app store and the file manager ie making .deb packages easier to import for non terminal users.

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                                              arubislander @HobanWashburn
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                                              @hobanwashburn Libertine containers can be administered, i.e. created, populated with debs, updated and deleted, from an, admittedly spartan, UI in the Libertine section in the system settings. No need to use the terminal at all.

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