Running desktop applications on UBTouch

Pulsar33

@dobey said in Running desktop applications on UBTouch:

@pulsar33 said in Running desktop applications on UBTouch:

Does anyone know what to do to solve this please ?

Sounds like an issue, which would be good to report at https://gitlab.com/ubports/core/libertine/-/issues

@pulsar33 said in Running desktop applications on UBTouch:

@dobey Thank you
Done : https://gitlab.com/ubports/core/libertine/-/issues/113
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Pulsar33

As far as I see, nobody is assigned to the 17 issues opened (the oldest is 3 years old). Can someone tell something about that situation ?

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dobey

@pulsar33 said in Running desktop applications on UBTouch:

Can someone tell something about that situation ?

Libertine is not a current focus for core devs. It is an experimental feature still. Anyone is welcome to volunteer to solve specific issues, and make merge requests, but issues in Libertine probably won't be a focus for the core team for a long time, unless donations to UBports Foundation greatly improve, so that the foundation can contract someone to focus on it specifically.

Pulsar33

@dobey Thank you for the answer, even if this is the worst I could read. I'm an old and experimented programmer (since early 80's), with free time every day and I would be glad to help. I speak C/C++ (and many old others) as well as my mother langage, but I've no idea of the tools you use today to work in team. Moreover, I've no idea of the layers and constraints the software has and I'm afraid it would be a great waste of time to start without support and detailed documentation. Say I want to solve the issue "External keyboard layout ignored by Libertine", does this seems possible to you and how should I start ?
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johndoe

@pulsar33 I have no idea about Libertine, but I know that I have usually to choose my keyboard layout when installing a new OS (and the Libertine container is like its own OS as far as I understand it).
So it should not be a surprise, that Libertine does not automatically recognize the keyboard layout.

The person who wrote the issue wants that the keyboard layout in the Ubuntu Touch OS also applies to the OS in the Libertine container.

Maybe the keyboard layout in Libertine can be set the same way like in Debian:
https://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard

I would maybe try to synchronise the file "/etc/default/keyboard" in Ubuntu Touch with the same file in Libertine.

Step 1: try to replicate the issue (write with a non English keyboard in Ubuntu Touch and in Libertine)
Step 2: try to solve the issue
Maybe copying "/etc/default/keyboard" from Ubuntu Touch into the Libetine container and executing "udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=input --action=change" will do the trick.
To have a permanent fix, it would be nice, if the Libertine container and Ubuntu Touch could both use the exact same "/etc/default/keyboard" (maybe with a link), but I don't know, if this is possible and if the suggested solution even works.
Step 3: If you can solve the issue, you could write a merge request and leave a comment under the issue.

I hope this helps.

Edit:
I scrolled up a little bit and I saw that you are the person who opened the issue. If you just want to solve this problem for yourself, the first commands in the linked website will maybe solve this:

dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration && service keyboard-setup restart && udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=input --action=change

Should you ever want a device with a newer processor and better support, you can take a look at this side: https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io
The list goes from the best working devices (on the top) to the devices with less support for Ubuntu Touch.

levone1

@johndoe
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Lakotaubp

@levone1 Try this https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/

Pulsar33

@johndoe said in Running desktop applications on UBTouch:

I scrolled up a little bit and I saw that you are the person who opened the issue. If you just want to solve this problem for yourself, the first commands in the linked website will maybe solve this:

No, I don't want to solve this issue for myself. I was taking it as an example to ask to @dobey how to "work in team" and how to "learn the fundamentals" of UBports layers because he answered me "Anyone is welcome to volunteer to solve specific issues".

So trying to solve this issue here in this thread is off-topic. Moreover, this issue has something to do with bluetooth keyboard. The virtual keyboard is FR in Libertine but the physical keyboard remains US in Libertine while it is FR in UBports. [end of off-topic]

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johndoe

@levone1 I fixed the link.

johndoe

@pulsar33 OK ...

Pulsar33

@pulsar33 said in Running desktop applications on UBTouch:

@dobey how to "work in team" and how to "learn the fundamentals" of UBports layers

@dobey : any clues ?
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