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ubptgbot<Flohack> @dohbee [tagger might need similar adjustments to the camera settings to work better for …], What is really annoying that the picture keeps freezing for a moment every 700msec or so06:59
ubptgbot<Flohack> Or maybe 1.5secs hard to time ^^07:00
ubptgbot<Flohack> @dohbee [tagger might need similar adjustments to the camera settings to work better for …], [Edit] What is really annoying is that the picture keeps freezing for a moment every 700msec or so07:00
ubptgbot<fredldotme> @Flohack [What is really annoying is that the picture keeps freezing for a moment every 70 …], This would be fixed by using QZXing internally instead of whatever is used now as QZXing processes images in a background thread.07:14
ubptgbot<Flohack> @fredldotme [This would be fixed by using QZXing internally instead of whatever is used now a …], But I have the strange feeling that this was smooth before 16.04 - In fact this was the point where Tagger stopped working for me on OPO07:21
ubptgbot<fredldotme> @Flohack [But I have the strange feeling that this was smooth before 16.04 - In fact this …], Weird but possible07:28
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ubptgbot<Daniel_Wood> (Document) https://irc.ubports.com/yF8oId6n.mp409:22
ubptgbot<dynasty17> Will ubports run on the upcoming Fairphone3? I just see android on their website!!12:55
ubptgbot<NotKit> try to make your voice loud. I don't think they approached UBPorts12:58
ubptgbot<dohbee> it's based on newer android i think, so will likely take a while for a port to be available13:04
ubptgbot<Flohack> @dohbee [it's based on newer android i think, so will likely take a while for a port to b …], Exactly, we will not do any legacy (pre-Halium) port anymore.13:06
ubptgbot<dohbee> well, porting without halium would be even more difficult i guess, since the device doesn't ship with lollipop :P13:07
ubptgbot<Flohack> 😆13:11
ubptgbot<Flohack> You could have the questionable idea to try to rush FP3 port with classic porting methods but it might be even slower than fixing Halium for 9.013:12
ubptgbot<NotKit> what are the classic porting methods compared to Halium?13:13
ubptgbot<NotKit> Halium is mostly just an umbrella projects13:13
ubptgbot<NotKit> [Edit] Halium is mostly just an umbrella project13:13
ubptgbot<NotKit> which provides patched Android tree13:13
ubptgbot<dohbee> halium is to make the android portings bits generic, so other systems can build on it13:14
ubptgbot<dohbee> halium is basically the evolution of the classic method which was much more specific to UT and much less flexible with android versions13:15
ubptgbot<Flohack> @NotKit [what are the classic porting methods compared to Halium?], The legacy porting for N5 and FP2 for example. Lots of hacks and overrides in the tree13:15
ubptgbot<fredldotme> tbf I don't see much difference between legacy porting and halium, we still employ lots of hacks and overrides.13:16
ubptgbot<fredldotme> especially with supporting the same rootfs on 5.1 and 7.113:17
ubptgbot<PhoenixLandPirate> How is halium for 9.0 going?13:19
ubptgbot<NotKit> @fredldotme [tbf I don't see much difference between legacy porting and halium, we still empl …], that's what I'm trying to say. Halium is a good project, but not a magic bullet that suddenly makes our middelware work13:19
ubptgbot<NotKit> it is just a patched LineageOS tree for hybris-relying systems that can be built for Plasma/LuneOS besides UBPorts13:20
ubptgbot<NotKit> @fredldotme [tbf I don't see much difference between legacy porting and halium, we still empl …], [Edit] that's what I'm trying to say. Halium is a good project, but not a magic bullet that suddenly makes our middleware work13:20
ubptgbot<fredldotme> PulseAudio for example probably won't work on anything other than ubuntu because of the (currently) required overrides13:20
ubptgbot<dohbee> @NotKit [that's what I'm trying to say. Halium is a good project, but not a magic bullet …], nobody was saying it was the latter though13:20
ubptgbot<PhoenixLandPirate> @NotKit [it is just a patched LineageOS tree for hybris-relying systems that can be built …], Sailfish uses halium to tight?13:20
ubptgbot<NotKit> no, they use mer-hybris tree13:20
ubptgbot<PhoenixLandPirate> @NotKit [it is just a patched LineageOS tree for hybris-relying systems that can be built …], [Edit] Sailfish uses halium to right?13:20
ubptgbot<PhoenixLandPirate> Oh13:20
ubptgbot<PhoenixLandPirate> Thats sad13:20
ubptgbot<NotKit> but the main difference with that and Halium is that they don't run Android parts in container and build only patched overrides as opposed to the whole system.img13:21
ubptgbot<NotKit> it is possible to run UBPorts as well in mer-hybris way and try that for Android 8/9, but UBPorts components currently really lack support for changed APIs13:24
ubptgbot<PhoenixLandPirate> Thatd be interesting, I don't know much about this stuff, but I do care about more ports of newer devices. … Like having Ubuntu touch on the Fairphone 3 and the newer OnePlus devices would be very cool, especially since the new OnePlus 7 pro has mhl out, and is pretty powerful so would probably make a great convergence device.13:38
ubptgbot<dohbee> just to reiterate "can display on external screen and allow you to use legacy apps that only work with mouse/keyboard on traditional low DPI monitors" is not convergence.13:41
ubptgbot<Flohack> @dohbee [just to reiterate "can display on external screen and allow you to use legacy ap …], Well its kinda offspring of convergence 😆13:42
ubptgbot<dohbee> that's like saying hot water is the offspring of tea13:44
ubptgbot<Flohack> hahah yes13:46
ubptgbot<dohbee> or something similarly nonsensical. just because two different things can be done, doesn't make them necessarily directly related13:46
ubptgbot<fredldotme> it's time to admit though that most people care about the shell being convergent, not just apps.13:47
ubptgbot<dohbee> well, a shell without apps doesn't get much done :)13:55
ubptgbot<fredldotme> let's just count requests about libertine or rw rootfs ;)13:56
ubptgbot<dohbee> and nor does having a convergent shell magically turn the phone into a traditional PC. despite the desires of a few vocal people13:57
ubptgbot<fredldotme> oh, then I can stop here and say goodbye then, if unity8 is not supposed to be treated as a traditional PC environment14:02
ubptgbot<dotevo> rw rootfs XD14:02
ubptgbot<Flohack> @fredldotme [oh, then I can stop here and say goodbye then, if unity8 is not supposed to be t …], I think thats the wrong assumption you have now concluded ^^14:03
ubptgbot<fredldotme> purposefully, yes14:03
ubptgbot<alan_griffiths> If people want Unity8 to work in a traditional PC environment they are encouraged to make it so.14:04
ubptgbot<fredldotme> @alan_griffiths [If people want Unity8 to work in a traditional PC environment they are encourage …], which was one of my goals as soon as the Xperia X port is done14:05
ubptgbot<samzn> I honestly feel that Unity 8 is the sleekest linux DE14:05
ubptgbot<dohbee> @fredldotme [oh, then I can stop here and say goodbye then, if unity8 is not supposed to be t …], unity8 can work on a PC, but it doesn't magically turn a device which is not a PC into a PC14:06
ubptgbot<fredldotme> I fail to understand where you see the difference between a convergent shell on a phone vs a PC14:07
ubptgbot<dohbee> ubuntu touch is also not unity8 itself. a real ubuntu touch "distro" for a PC should also include a RO rootfs, and provide such security features as we have on the phone, but a traditional linux distro setup dilutes those greatly14:07
ubptgbot<dohbee> @fredldotme [I fail to understand where you see the difference between a convergent shell on …], the difference isn't the shell, it's the OS. Ubuntu + Unity8 != UT14:07
ubptgbot<fredldotme> well I run mostly on snaps these days so I'd consider the security aspect a moot argument14:09
ubptgbot<dohbee> the underlying security measures and hardware are different14:10
ubptgbot<dohbee> @fredldotme [well I run mostly on snaps these days so I'd consider the security aspect a moot …], well good for you, but you aren't everyone14:10
ubptgbot<fredldotme> well, I didn't imply that, neither should you14:10
ubptgbot<dohbee> @alan_griffiths [If people want Unity8 to work in a traditional PC environment they are encourage …], and indeed that is the reason we have another group specifically for that14:11
ubptgbot<alan_griffiths> Is it still? I thought it got repurposed to all Unity8 development (even phone).14:14
hallynhm, so since the last two updates, I not-infrequently get into a state where swiping from left or right doesn't take me out of the app.  known bug?14:15
ubptgbot<dohbee> well primary discussion in it is about unity8 stuff on PCs14:15
ubptgbot<dohbee> 🤷‍♀️14:16
hallynno crashes in dmesg14:16
ubptgbot<dynasty17> @dohbee [it's based on newer android i think, so will likely take a while for a port to b …], Ah, ok. So the pinephone will be a better option if upgrading!14:17
ubptgbot<Flohack> @hallyn [hm, so since the last two updates, I not-infrequently get into a state where swi …], Which channel14:17
hallyni was on devel14:17
hallyni tried switching back to stable, but i don't thin kit downgrades me automatically?14:18
hallyn(that is, i'd have to "reinstall all apps?")14:18
hallyn'ubuntu touch 374' was last installed14:18
ubptgbot<Flohack> No, downgrad will work independent of apps14:19
hallynhm, ok.14:19
hallyni thought it had happened soon afte ri switched from stable to devel, but switching back to stable didn't fix it.14:19
ubptgbot<YougoChats> i'm noticing the OSK sometimes not quite 'paying attention' (doesn't come up, or stays up when i switch app) and usually tapping the app or pulling down the indicator menu and closing it again, thus refocusing the app fixes it.  … combined with @hallyn's problem, could it be app-focus related?14:25
ubptgbot<Flohack> @YougoChats [i'm noticing the OSK sometimes not quite 'paying attention' (doesn't come up, or …], I have the same on edge and thought its just there14:25
ubptgbot<Flohack> Keyboard got lazy these days ^^14:26
ubptgbot<YougoChats> am on egde too, btw14:26
ubptgbot<dohbee> yes, seems to be a few keyboard related weird things on edge at the moment14:27
hallynYougoChats - I've also noticed that, that has happened to me since day 1;  this othe rissue seems new, but maybe you're right and they're related14:30
hallynosk not coming up definately also happens on stable14:30
hallynincidentally i looked last night at the skeyler prototype patch - it's not so bad!  just have to setup a build env and then i'll try to build a fresh merge14:31
hallyn("nto so bad" - not as complicated as i'd feared based on the patch size)14:31
ubptgbot<Javacookies> yeah, OSK needs some love specifically stability 😁14:49
ubptgbot<Javacookies> there's even a bug with qtwebengine wherein some properties doesn't work correctly and might be the reason why auto* functions doesn't work properly14:50
ubptgbot<Javacookies> I even disabled the "double tap to select a word" feature because of it 😅14:50
ubptgbot<dohbee> it needs unit tests for sure14:52
ubptgbot<fredldotme> This "Big Brother" song almost made me restart my rap career. Nice stuff.15:28
ubptgbot<Fuseteam> "not so bad" it feefs like a rewrite afaict 😂😂😂15:50
ubptgbot<Fuseteam> The osk not showing up seems related to focus-ish15:51
ubptgbot<Fuseteam> I noticed that it doesn't show up after locking while it is up and unlocking15:52
ubptgbot<Fuseteam> Re-locking and unlocking seems to workaround the issue15:52
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hallynreloacking and unlocking doesn't always work for me.  sometimes i hav eto close the app and re-open it.  sometimes i can just move around in the app a bit, sometimes not. (like switch between terminal panes)18:20
ubptgbot<Fuseteam> Terminal has a summon button tho19:39
ubptgbot<🛸> Hello where can I search on Ubuntu touch telegram app what members are writing?  for instance I wanna search Ubuntu but theres no search button20:25
ubptgbot<mavosc> Hi folks, does anyone has experiences in using Sony Xperia 10 w/ UBports? BR Marcus20:26
ubptgbot<Waldbursche> @🛸 [Hello where can I search on Ubuntu touch telegram app what members are writing? …], Pls use the webapp for telegram. TELEports is under development20:28
ubptgbot<Waldbursche> @🛸 [Hello where can I search on Ubuntu touch telegram app what members are writing? …], [Edit] Pls use the webapp for telegram for this. TELEports is under development20:29
ubptgbot<fredldotme> @mavosc [Hi folks, does anyone has experiences in using Sony Xperia 10 w/ UBports? BR Mar …], There's currently no support for it.20:29
ubptgbot<Flohack> @🛸 [Hello where can I search on Ubuntu touch telegram app what members are writing? …], Simnple, you cant20:31
ubptgbot<mavosc> @fredldotme [There's currently no support for it.], Thanks!20:40
ubptgbot<R K> How to help in development of Ubuntu touch20:45
ubptgbot<fredldotme> @R K [How to help in development of Ubuntu touch], would you like to help by writing code or translating?20:46
ubptgbot<R K> Writing code20:46
ubptgbot<R K> I would like to help20:47
ubptgbot<fredldotme> have a look at the bug tracker here: https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues20:47
ubptgbot<fredldotme> if you want to help fixing bugs, have at it ;)20:47
ubptgbot<R K> What is translating ?20:47
ubptgbot<R K> Can you please explain a bit ?20:47
ubptgbot<fredldotme> well, translating strings for languages othen than english20:48
ubptgbot<R K> Can you please let me know what tools are required for development of Ubuntu touch ?in laptop20:49
ubptgbot<fredldotme> some use VS Code, some use QtCreator, I personally use KDevelop. everyone basically uses what he or she's familiar with.20:50
ubptgbot<R K> One last question  … Which programming language you use ?20:57
ubptgbot<Flohack> @R K [One last question  … Which programming language you use ?], Many 😆20:57
ubptgbot<R K> I have experience in C20:57
ubptgbot<R K> @Flohack [Many 😆], That's Nice20:58
ubptgbot<fredldotme> @R K [I have experience in C], some parts are written in C, others in C++, others in C++ with Qt, there's also python.20:58
ubptgbot<R K> Thanks21:00
ubptgbot<fredldotme> most GUI stuff uses C++ with Qt & QML.21:01
ubptgbot<R K> Can you share document to setup Ubuntu Touch for development in laptop ? Or it's available in GitHub21:02
ubptgbot<fredldotme> I don't think such a documentation exists yet, you're better off creating a chroot based on the ubports repo or try `crossbuilder`. Be warned though that crossbuilder fails building most packages (especially those with tests).21:04
hallynFuseteam - what is a 'summon' button?21:38
ubptgbot<dohbee> @hallyn [Fuseteam - what is a 'summon' button?], the keyboard button in lower right corner of terminal app22:08
ubptgbot<lduboeuf> @R K [Can you share document to setup Ubuntu Touch for development in laptop ? Or it's …], https://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/systemdev/index.html22:08
hallyndohbee - ok - just making sure. obviously that button does not make a difference :)22:11
ubptgbot<nfsprodriver> @mariogrip does this https://github.com/ubports/system-image-server/commit/1bc2f03c859534e1e325eff31433b15e83793ced avoid the daily boot img "update" e.g. for N5?22:48

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