Hi all,
I came across this video; https://youtu.be/jwhFr5Ax3Fk
Setting aside the cheese at the end, it actually seems like a brilliant idea. I wonder if anyone knows of anything like this for using android tablets as second/third displays on Fedora? This would make dev work sooooo much nicer!
I generally don't use an external monitor simply because they're not portable. A tablet or two though... :D
I can't see how 'portable' that would be either. You'd still need a pretty significant area of space to mount the tablets. Not to mention, typically, I use multiple monitors that are bigger for more desktop/console space and (since, according to my kids, I've been coding since the Earth was cooling) for magnifying certain items when my eyes are tired.
Personally, I'd never be in a position to require multiple workspaces that are portable. But, YMMV.
On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 2:28 PM, Digimer lists@alteeve.ca wrote:
Hi all,
I came across this video; https://youtu.be/jwhFr5Ax3Fk
Setting aside the cheese at the end, it actually seems like a brilliant idea. I wonder if anyone knows of anything like this for using android tablets as second/third displays on Fedora? This would make dev work sooooo much nicer!
I generally don't use an external monitor simply because they're not portable. A tablet or two though... :D
-- Digimer Papers and Projects: https://alteeve.ca/w/ What if the cure for cancer is trapped in the mind of a person without access to education? -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
You can certainly get VNC clients for tablets (at least for android - don't know about ipad), then you could run a separate VNC session on your computer and access it with the VNC client on the tablet :-).
On 29/07/16 03:33 PM, Tom Horsley wrote:
You can certainly get VNC clients for tablets (at least for android - don't know about ipad), then you could run a separate VNC session on your computer and access it with the VNC client on the tablet :-).
My goal would be to have it work as a normal second monitor, so that I could drag windows to/from it.
I think this might be much better for my needs though;
https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Monitors/MB169BPlus/
I'm going to pick one up today and test it. If anyone is interested, I'll post back with my success/failure (fedora 23 + thinkpad p70). With luck, it will "just work". If it does, I plan to buy a second one and go for triple header.
On 29/07/16 02:28 PM, Digimer wrote:
Hi all,
I came across this video; https://youtu.be/jwhFr5Ax3Fk
Setting aside the cheese at the end, it actually seems like a brilliant idea. I wonder if anyone knows of anything like this for using android tablets as second/third displays on Fedora? This would make dev work sooooo much nicer!
I generally don't use an external monitor simply because they're not portable. A tablet or two though... :D
Self reply because I found a solution! \o/
I picked up an ASUS MB169B+ (USB-3 version, not USB-C). Getting it to work was surprisingly easy, but did take a touch of work to sort out. So I write a little tutorial here for anyone else who might want a similar setup:
https://alteeve.ca/w/ASUS_MB169B%2B_on_Fedora_23
I now have to sort out mixing hidpi (4k laptop screen) and normal dpi (ASUS). There is a hint here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/393400/is-it-possible-to-have-two-different-d... but I've not yet tried it. If I get it setup properly, I'll update the tutorial.
Cheers and thanks to those who replied earlier. :D