* Tuukka Toivonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010525 18:05]:
> On Thu, 24 May 2001, Baruch Even wrote:
>
> > This is currently impossible, to use LyX you need an X-Server which is a
> > pretty large beast usually and I doubt it was ported to a palm computer.
>
> I guess everybody has read about this already from slashdot.org, but here
> it goes: what about Agenda's VR3? It's a palm computer with Linux and
> X-server. http://www.agendacomputing.com/products/system.html#spec
>
> some technical specs: 8MB RAM + 16MB Flash Memory, 160x240 resolution.
So, when are you buying the developers one of these to port LyX to it.
> Now i see 3 problems using LyX here:
>
> Hard disk. Nobody has mentioned it, so am I correct that the 16
> meg flash is used instead of hard disk? In that case it seems
> impossible that they have put both X-server and Linux on it.
> Can anyone comment that?
> Definitely there isn't space for LyX, right?
X can be a small thing, and LyX itself (as a stripped binary) can
probably be fitted to, though it might require trimming it a bit, but
since you don't really need to produce the files on it, you should be
fine with just the editor.
> Resolution. LyX window size can be quite nicely resized and the fonts
> zoomed. However, that resolution is so low that it's probably
> impossible to use LyX menus.
You'll have a lot less words on a line, but hey, if it makes you able to
write that document wherever you need, it might be worth your trouble.
> Keyboard: no keyboard. Unless the handwriting recognizion is pretty good,
> the lack of keyboard is pretty bad. Maybe an external one can be
> connected (such as happy hacking)?
There are external keyboards for palm computers, and I am told that
peoples get used to the strange hand writing needed to write on these
things.
> 8 MB should be adequate, I have previously run LyX with 8 meg memory too
> (but it would require swap!)
It could be possible.
So, when do I get this nifty gadget? ;-)
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Baruch Even
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