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[Andrea Bernabei <andrea.bernabei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 4:49 PM, Marcin Xc <gtriderxc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi  Mitchell!
>
>
Hi Marcin!


> I also got my tablet this week. Point 8 - I have no problems with GPS.
> uNav seems works fine. However I didn't updated the device yet. There are
> about 500mb updates to be downloaded and at the moment I have only GSM
> Internet access. So without the update, as I said GPS works fine.
> Could You please provide us link to Your bug so tha we could join the
> issue?
>
> What doesn't work on my tablet is a Libre office Writer. I can't write
> anything. Does this program only works with hardware keyboard? Is it
> impossible to write anything in libre office writer with a screen keyboard?
>
>
See Mitchell's point no.6


> When it comes to forgetting my Laptop, convergence and stuff like that, I
> can not. First of all because of the Libre Office. And then... sadly all
> "the others" use Skype and What's app. I even have to contact my boss
> through whats app, send pictures etc. I think only this two apps would
> bring Ubuntu phone and tablet many thousands or millions users. As far as
> now we are only crazy geeks ;-) who don't follow the mainstream :-)))
>
> Cheers
>
> Marcin - well known GTrider
>
>
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> *From:* Mitchell Reese <dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* ubuntu-phone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 23, 2016 6:34 AM
> *Subject:* [Ubuntu-phone] M10 Tablet - First Impressions
>
> Hi people, thought I'd post up a few initial impressions with the FHD M10
> tablet. Have had it for a couple days now and been putting it through it's
> paces. All up - great job! Awesome hardware, and the system is lots of fun
> to use.
>
> Firstly, I'm typing this in desktop mode paired top a Logitech keyboard
> and
> hp bluetooth mouse. Keyboard works flawlessly, mouse works best when one
> or
> two apps are open. More causes it to stutter.
>
> Have tried an external display a couple times - works great both with a
> projector and smaller tv monitor.
>
> Overall the tablet works well, and is shaping up to be a great experience.
> Here are a few bugs I found so far - feel free to let me know the best
> place to report them and I'll post them up.
>
> 1. Mouse gets very laggy when more than a couple apps are open - very hard
> to scroll, let alone move it anywhere. Is this hardware related (i.e., not
> enough power yet), or OS (i.e., still being optimised)?
> 2. Switching between apps in desktop mode is very slow - worse with a
> mouse, however still slow with touch if more than a couple apps are open.
> Again - is this hardware or OS related?
> 3. Bug in initial download of the updated 10.1 ota - couldn't do it until
> I
> changed the timezone to manually with my location.
> 4. Love the sidestage, however took me time to work out that I needed to
> tap with three fingers on the screen to dismiss it. Very slick now, but
> without saying this somewhere, it's difficult to figure out. Would be best
> on the instructions on the side stage when no app is there to say this, or
> at the very least the first time it's run.
> 5. In general, the system still has a fair bit of lag - noticeable when
> switching scopes, and watching videos while streaming (youtube, etc.)
> Again
> - OS or software related?
> 6. X11 apps are confusing. The gui is different (ouch! So small!!!!!!),
> and
> on screen keyboard doesn't work with them. Imho, I think there should be a
> seperate 'legacy apps' scope. Bundling them together with other apps that
> work great (Dekko, Unav, etc.) gives the impression they should also work
> as well. They don't.
> 7. Libreoffice is usable with a keyboard and mouse, but the font for all
> the settings is miniscule. This makes it painful to read. Would be great
> if
> there was some way to manually change this.
> 8. GPS doesn't work with the tablet - the daemon seems to continually be
> restarting, making it unusable. The only option has been to disable it
> entirely. Have filed a bug for this.
>
> All up though, a great experience. There's no way in it's current form
> this
> table t can serve as a desktop - even my aging ultrabook - replacement.
> That said, working within it's current limitations, I've only opened my
> laptop a couple times since having it. Great job people - I'm looking
> forward to seeing where this goes.
>
> Mitchell
>
>
>
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