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Windows as a tablet OS
Dormouse:
I thought that the Book came closer. -wraith808 (March 29, 2020, 07:38 PM)
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You're right of course. Hardwarewise the Book is excellent as both a laptop and tablet. It's just the software I don't find so smooth.
Dormouse:
Tablets were added to the mix; I never used my iPads much, but did use my Samsung Note tablet a lot
-Dormouse (March 29, 2020, 09:22 AM)
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This has been my experience too. Stylus technology and software that utilizes it has improved sufficiently in some places -- am hoping this trend will continue. The issue of how to carry a stylus without losing it doesn't seem to be well-addressed yet though IMO.-ewemoa (March 30, 2020, 07:06 PM)
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I think I've acquired a solution to that :)
The Samsung tablet has a very shallow hollow for the stylus with a weak magnetic link - but it works as if it is rock solid with this case. Has to be attached right but that easy so long as you remember that any which way won't do.
Carrying a tablet around is something i find comfortable, reminds me of the days when filofaxes were endemic, and I use it for lots of things that it wouldn't be worth opening a laptop for.
Dormouse:
I don't typically last that long. I've coped by using an e-ink reader for certain activities (unfortunately, this technology is really taking a long time to develop nicely), staying far enough away from displays (not easy for a tablet one is holding), reducing exposure, using a single display, keeping my code within about 80 columns, etc.
One thing I found that helped on the hardware end of things was Samsung's OLED displays. This doesn't really help for external displays (too expensive / unavailable), but for tablets and phones, it seems to be less problematic on my eyes.
I learned about eye issues a fair bit from: https://ledstrain.org/ It appears people suffer for a variety of reasons and there doesn't appear to be a single practical "drop-in" solution, but there are many ideas there to learn from.-ewemoa (March 30, 2020, 07:06 PM)
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You seem to have it much worse than me. I'm hoping mine stabilises or even improves.
I find phones and tablets much easier. I'd explained it to myself by looking at the smaller size, but also that holding it closer meant that I'd often use my other, reading, eye. (No binocular vision, one eye general purpose, the other has always specialised in reading). But, now that you mention it, I have been using Samsung tablets and phones - apart from my limited usage of the iPads (they were only required because an essential work program only runs on them).
I'll have to have a look at that website. I'd never come across it before.
Dormouse:
And I have just discovered the Google Canary experimental setting to force dark mode on light web pages without reversing the colours in images :) ;D 8)
wraith808:
Tablets were added to the mix; I never used my iPads much, but did use my Samsung Note tablet a lot
-Dormouse (March 29, 2020, 09:22 AM)
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This has been my experience too. Stylus technology and software that utilizes it has improved sufficiently in some places -- am hoping this trend will continue. The issue of how to carry a stylus without losing it doesn't seem to be well-addressed yet though IMO.-ewemoa (March 30, 2020, 07:06 PM)
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I think I've acquired a solution to that :)
The Samsung tablet has a very shallow hollow for the stylus with a weak magnetic link - but it works as if it is rock solid with this case. Has to be attached right but that easy so long as you remember that any which way won't do.
Carrying a tablet around is something i find comfortable, reminds me of the days when filofaxes were endemic, and I use it for lots of things that it wouldn't be worth opening a laptop for.
-Dormouse (March 31, 2020, 03:53 PM)
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The Surface pen is also magnetic so clips on. And the case I have has a well for the pen.
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