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Re: Show HN: A VNC viewer for eInk devices capable of 30 FPS when writing text

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Nice work. I'd really miss colours though, e.g. code linting and bracket colouring

There is a lot of room to play with there, I code monochrome on colour displays too.

Try experimenting with font weight, italics, and combinations. I find that less distracting.

Re: Show HN: A VNC viewer for eInk devices capable of 30 FPS when writing text

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> If you're really dedicated, you could even apply for a job at the relevant government agency and look up the records yourself once you work in that job.

That is going to get you fired at the least and serious criminal charges at the worst, pretty almost everywhere.

Do not ever, I repeat ever, abuse any kind of database access you have for personal stuff unless approved by whomever you are reporting to and allowed by law.

Re: Show HN: A VNC viewer for eInk devices capable of 30 FPS when writing text

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> If you're really dedicated, you could even apply for a job at the relevant government agency and look up the records yourself once you work in that job. That is going to get you fired at the least and serious criminal charges at the worst, pretty almost everywhere. Do not ever, I repeat ever , abuse any kind of database access you have for personal stuff unless approved by whomever you are reporting to and allowed…

I agree. It's a question of how much finding his sister means to him. We don't know his story, and maybe he'd be willing to spend some time in jail and lose his career if it meant the chance to find her.

Re: Show HN: A VNC viewer for eInk devices capable of 30 FPS when writing text

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I'd love to see someone crack the partial fast update modes of the Boox tablets. They run Android apps, but only the included, closed-source apps like the note-taking app and browser get fast screen updates at high quality. If you try to install a third-party note-taking app the experience is crap.

Check out what Zubersoft has done with their sheet music app, in a special edition for e-ink.

https://zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/forum/archive/index.php?t...

The kicker is this: “- Freeform annotations with the stylus utilize special rendering on Boox devices allowing the drawings to show up in real time. This makes it much easier to write and draw.”

I use this app on a Boox Max Lumi and the effect is very pronounced. It really doesn’t have any noticeable delay, just like the “native” Boox apps.

So, I think someone did indeed crack the code for fast updating.

Re: Show HN: A VNC viewer for eInk devices capable of 30 FPS when writing text

#57

This is great, looks totally usable. I've pursued that eInk life style for about a decade now :) My best setup is with a Dasung Paperlike, but in practice the ergonomics keeps me from using it often (too many things to carry outside and setup). What I hope to see one day is a Linux friendly laptop with an eInk display (frontlit for extra bonus [1]). I wouldn't use it as a replacement, but for quickly grabbing when sp…

Maybe you’re aware but the Boox Max Lumi has an HDMI In port, so you can use it as a secondary monitor for that laptop.

https://shop.boox.com/products/maxlumi

Re: Show HN: A VNC viewer for eInk devices capable of 30 FPS when writing text

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post #55

I wanted to give it a try since I have a Kobo laying around but seems like TightVNC is Windows-only.

It's in nixpkgs (for MacOS and Linux). I haven't tested it because it's flagged as having a security vulnerability (actually that's an excuse - it's really because I'm busy) but it should work.

Re: Show HN: A VNC viewer for eInk devices capable of 30 FPS when writing text

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post #57

This is great, looks totally usable. I've pursued that eInk life style for about a decade now :) My best setup is with a Dasung Paperlike, but in practice the ergonomics keeps me from using it often (too many things to carry outside and setup). What I hope to see one day is a Linux friendly laptop with an eInk display (frontlit for extra bonus [1]). I wouldn't use it as a replacement, but for quickly grabbing when sp…

Maybe you’re aware but the Boox Max Lumi has an HDMI In port, so you can use it as a secondary monitor for that laptop. https://shop.boox.com/products/maxlumi

My Dasung Paperlike is a monitor also. In practice it's not a great solution for me compared to laptop (self-contained, batteries included). An external monitor (incl. the Boox) is quite impractical to lug around and set up.
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