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Touchscreen usability patches - johnwa - 01-11-2025

Hi all,

I got my PinePhone a couple of months ago, and since then I have come up with a few small patches to some of the applications, mainly to improve usability on the touchscreen. These include:
  • Automatically add extensions to downloaded MMS attachments in Chatty
  • Track selection and touch scrolling in Audacious MP3 player
  • Quick switching between fullscreen and gallery view in Eye of GNOME image viewer
  • Fixed position tracking and added "track up" mode in Marble mapping app.
I have also documented some resolutions to a few other issues that I encountered. Further details are at http://loopgain.net/pinephone/

I hope that these patches and information are of some use. I'm planning on trying to contribute these patches back to the respective projects, though I'm not sure how well they will be received for the apps that are mainly used on desktop systems. Is there anyone from the Mobian project who is able to assist with integrating things upstream?

Regards,

johnwa


RE: Touchscreen usability patches - johnwa - 05-04-2025

I've added notes on a few more topics, including pausing music playback when the phone rings, a fix for the strobe light flashing after missed calls, and joystick support for games in DOSBox. Follow the above link for details.