[squeak-dev] Re: Squeak on tablets

JohnReed Maffeo aldeveron at graffiti.net
Tue Jun 18 16:07:59 UTC 2013


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: OpenSlate ChalkDust
> Sent: 06/17/13 07:34 PM
> To: The general-purpose Squeak developers list
> Subject: [squeak-dev] Re: Squeak on tablets
> 
> A couple more focused questions.
> 
> 1. How does the CogDroid vm compare with the Windows and OS X versions?
> Will it run the same image?

I am running CogDroid on an inexpensive Next Book 7 inch tablet. I can run current versions of Squeak, Pharo, and Cuis. For development, I can run the image from the tablet in USB mode if I want, or I can download images from my computer. The only actual development work I have done is to make minor modifications to the SameGame program. It runs well and looks like a tablet game.

DR Geo is a program that has been ported to run on Android using CogDroid, but I don't know any more than that.

I am pretty sure that gestures have not been implemented.

> 
> 2. How well does the Samsung Galaxy S-pen work in place of a three button
> mouse?
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 11:42 AM, OpenSlate ChalkDust <
> openslateproj at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > As some of you know I spent quite a bit of time getting nowhere trying to
> > get Squeak running on top of FreeBSD in a tablet form factor.The situation
> > has changed considerably, in that the world has gone tablet crazy.
> > Typically using fingers rather than a mouse or stylus.
> >
> > I would appreciate any recommendations on what tablets work well with
> > squeak, and what to avoid. What has been done to adapt the three-button
> > mouse squeak expects to have to a fingertip input? Then of course there is
> > keyboard input in general, including keyboard shortcuts.
> >
> > I'd be happy to collect the results in a table on Google Drive.
> >
> > --
> > Gary Dunn
> > Open Slate Project
> > http://openslate.org/
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Gary Dun
> Open Slate Project
> http://openslate.org/


jrm


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