#overbitenx and #onyx work well on #firefox on #slackware after a bit of fiddling for reading #gopher directly (without proxy).
So do #lynx , #mosaic-ck (!) and, of course the old pre-quantum firefoxes (with the respective overbite ext).
As does #dillo !! - but had to add some extension (dpi) to that - dillo fans know all about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8xzAJ8oBYk
3:05 min AUDIO ONLY video
#music #rap #hiphop #onyx
Onyx really seems to have ticked all the boxes with the available technology. Not only is the colour contrast and saturation looking better (it still has some way to go in future) but there seems to be a lot of attention paid to the OneNote app as well as the drawing app. For functionally, too, it does what is needed for PDF annotations using a WACOM stylus. The text for actual reading looks pretty sharp for a colour eInk too as it is 300 DPI in black and white mode. Being Android based, it even has the Kindle app (with ecosystem) available to use. So as far as this size goes, Kindle is really going to have to make some dramatic changes, as it is now eating dust.
But the screen size is not ideal for typical A4 business documents or educational textbooks, so on that front if this was scaled up to a 10″ that would be perfect (at a cost of course). Sadly, the 10″ size eInk readers are usually quite a bit more expensive. Yes, one could use an Android or Apple tablet, but that comes with extra weight, short battery life, and are not great in the bright sunlight.
Watch the video at https://youtu.be/dB4shircB_s
#technology #ereader #eink #onyx #coloureink
#Blog, ##coloureink, ##eink, ##ereader, ##onyx, ##technology
Yep it’s not cheap at all, but colour does fill a useful niche for magazines, textbooks and comics. This is Onyx’s third commercial colour eInk device, and this is important as newer iterations are going to keep showing improvements of the screen, especially for contrast and clarity.
In fact, Onyx claims the screen on the new Nova Air C has 30% better contrast and 15% more colour saturation compared to the screen on the previous generation Nova3 Colour (but they also note the contrast difference with the front lights off is only 6%).
The device runs Onyx’s customized software that’s based on Android 11, and like other Boox products it’s open to install Android apps. It also comes with a stylus pen for taking notes and writing on the screen.
See https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2022/03/23/new-onyx-nova-air-c-released-with-color-e-ink-screen/
#technology #ereader #eink #onyx #reading
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An interesting review and well worth reading right through to the end, as there is also an update at the end after further usage and software updates. It is always going to be a question though of balancing what you specifically what to do vs what you are prepared to pay.
A Kindle is a dedicated device which has excellent battery life and is good on the eyes. An iPad / Android tablet is a lot heavier, has lots of distractions, with worse battery life and can be harder on the eyes with its backlight. This Onyx Boox Nova Air is something between the two with better battery life, better on the eyes, and has note-taking ability with a stylus.
It is a bit pricey, and of course the e-ink screen is going to be slow on the refresh, but if note-taking and reading are to be the primary use cases, it may be well worth considering. As it runs Android, the Kindle app can also be installed, and it gains access to the massive Kindle online store too.
See https://www.androidpolice.com/onyx-boox-nova-air-review/
#technology #ereader #eink #onyx #reading
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I'm trying to get Termux:Widget, an app for creating Android launchers for executables under Termux working.
Termux is a Linux-userland environment for Android. Version 0.117 installed.
Device is an Onyx BOOX e-ink tablet running Android 10. Display is e-ink, which appears to cause issues in some apps. I'm unsure any of this is relevant.
I'm referencing the set-up instructions here: https://github.com/termux/termux-widget
Termux:Widget is installed from F-Droid, version 0.13.0 (latest). As far as I know it is not installable from Google Play Store, though an alternative is to install directly from Github.
I've created ~/.shortcuts/tasks/ directories, chmoded 700 as directed in the instructions link above..
My script is a simple text-to-speech "hello world" which should output to the device's speaker, saved as hello in both .shortcuts and .shortcuts/tasks, with 700 permissions:
#!/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/bash
echo "Hello, world"
termux-tts-speak "Hello world."
The script runs as expected from Termux, outputting "Hello, world" and saying "Hello world" through the device speaker.
When I launch Termux:Widget from the home-screen icon, rather than the list of scripts I expect (that is, "hello", either listed once or twice for the two files existing above), I see what appears to be an informational screen:
Termux:Widget is a plubin app for the Termux app. Check Termux app github https://github.com/termux/termux-app and Termux:Widget app github https://github.com/termux/termux-widget for more info.
The Termux:Widget app does not require launcher icon/activity to function. You can optionally disable it if you want and can enabled in again [sic] either by reinstalling the app or from the Termux app settings if the option has beein implemented in your installed version.
Beneath these two paragraphs is a button labled "DISABLE LAUNCHER ICON".
There are no other visible widgets or selectable actions. Using an external Bluetooth keyboard, there is no response to the menu (F3) key.
There are no configuration or permissions options for Termux:Widget.
I've enabled "Float over apps" for Termux.
I've force-stopped / restarted, and fully uninstalled & reinstalled Termux:Widget several times.
Selecting "DISABLE LAUNCHER ICON" results in there being no visible Termux:Widget icon, nor any way to recover it short of uninstalling and reinstalling the app. I've done this several times.
I've exited, force-stopped, and restarted Termux. (I cannot uninstall Termux itself without data loss.)
My sense is that Termux:Widget itself isn't properly autoconfiguring itself, or cannot see/access Termux file storage.
Issue filed on GitHub. Any assistance or confirmation here is appreciated.
