06-15-2022, 02:37 PM
(05-15-2022, 03:02 PM)TRS-80 Wrote:(05-02-2022, 10:08 AM)Peter Gamma Wrote: Using the PinePhone as a mini PC for writers is as when I bought my first computer as a teenager
I do a little programming, but I am not a programmer by trade. I came to Emacs by way of one of the two main gateway drugs to Emacs, Org Mode. Many other academics, writers, and non-technical folks came to Emacs via similar paths. In fact, there is even an emacs-humanities mailing list.
I very rarely recommend Emacs, because very few people nowadays have the patience for the learning curve it takes to master it. It even took me a few tries over several years (but maybe you are smarter than me, lol!). But you seem like a smart guy who may appreciate what Emacs is, so I thought I would throw it out there. Plenty of videos and things on the Internet that should give you an introduction. And the community (mailing lists, IRC, Reddit, etc.) are all quite friendly.
Emacs and vim with a steap learing curve in 2022?
LibreOffice was critizised to be slow and not usable on the Phone screen.
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?...614&page=3
But when it could be used with some command lines on the phone screen, I would be happy with it. The advantage is to use the same application on the phone and on a desktop PC.
Abiword and Gnumeric where recommended as alternatives. But what is the advantage for a writer to use a PinePhone instead of an Android phone with Softmaker?
Softmaker Office is fully touchable. Softmaker has Windows and Linux versions of their software, and the Android version is touchable, and has full desktop features.
It could eventually be possible to use it with Waydroid. But a full Linux version which is touchable from Softmaker of their applications would be highly desirable.
Softmaker was the most attractive software for mobile Office to me personally. I already wrote to Softmaker to port the software to the PinePhone. But will they do it? Eventually yes. The PinePhone has the potential to be a «real computer», which Anroid phones are not. And a PinePhone with a professional Office packet could be sold as a professional solution.