[00:52] <doomlord> does ubuntu-arm on a N7 have some sort of virtual mouse to make using fiddly desktop UI easier
[01:53] <ali1234> nope
[01:53] <ali1234> wait
[01:53] <ali1234> maybe
[01:53] <ali1234> you mean the desktop image?
[02:13] <doomlord> yes
[02:14] <doomlord> (the port of desktop-ubuntu arm to n7)
[02:14] <ali1234> well i think you can plug in a usb mouse on that for one thing...
[02:15] <doomlord> i think what would probably be ideal is if a finger-touch generally registered as placing the cursor & clicking... but also having a virtual mouse you can drag around for pinpoint accurate clicks on fidly desktop elements.
[02:16] <doomlord> (virtual mouse with virtual mouse buttons .. like a sort of onscrreen puck,to deliver accurate clicks )
[02:16] <doomlord> yeah of course a USB mouse would be nice
[07:31] <Goranek> hi guys
[07:32] <Goranek> will ubuntu for tablets be something like maemo for nokia n900?
[07:32] <Goranek> i'm thinking on possibility to install linux apps
[20:42] <pjdamws> So has anyone flashed Ubuntu on their tablet? If so what are your impressions?
[22:56] <jkobyp> Looking for some opinions - should I expect to get some good programming done on an Ubuntu tablet? Nothing too heavy duty, just undergraduate level computer science.
[23:06] <GuidoPallemans> jkobyp: what do you mean? just the experience? how good it is for learning to program?
[23:09] <jkobyp> for programming itself. I've seen some IDE's for Android that looked pretty pathetic. I guess I'm wondering if it would be possible to run something like Eclipse or other existing IDE's, and whether it will have the nuts and bolts necessary to compile java programs. Also, thanks for the response.
[23:10] <ali1234> no
[23:10] <ali1234> 1. you will have graduated before a decent ubuntu tablet is released
[23:11] <ali1234> 2. tablets are poor for development. laptop is better. a desktop is better still.
[23:14] <jkobyp> Well, that's disheartening. Thought I would have had a good excuse for a new toy. Thanks for the help!
[23:16] <ali1234> also, nothing in undergraduate CS actually requires the use of an IDE
[23:17] <ali1234> unless you have a course on "using IDEs" which would be odd for CS
[23:19] <jkobyp> Well, that's surprising to me, but it would also explain why I haven't been accepted to college yet.
[23:31] <amigamia> hi all is the tablet version open or closed? is it possible for me to download the os?