[NTLK] Newton-re on Linux comments

[Marisa Giancarla]

I saw all those issues as well. I also have an issue where at every 
start it goes to the setup sequence and doesn't remember my previous 
config...


Marisa

On 10/24/26 6:45 AM, Don Zahniser via NewtonTalk wrote:
>   I am testing newton-re on an obsolete (2009?) Intel iMac running Debian Trixie. I’ve used both a Kensington wired keyboard (Mac) and a Logitech Bluetooth keyboard (Windows), both with an Orbit trackball. I have tested both in the Cinnamon desktop and the IceWM window manager.
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>   Oddities and observations that are consistent in newton-re 0.1 through 0.3:
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>   Screen calibration requires a tap and hold for longer than in a MessagePad 2100 , as noted by others. This also seems to apply elsewhere, such as positioning the cursor in Notes.
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>   During Setup, the first character typed in the First Name field is lowercase, regardless of the shift key position on the external keyboard. Subsequent keypresses do honor the shift key status.
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>   In the Time Zones app, using the Newton’s arrow controls scrolls to the end of the entire list or back to the beginning. For example, if I am in the ‘abc’ panel for cities, want Buffalo, NY, and hit the down arrow, it takes me all the way to the end of the city listing (Worcester). However, while sitting in the ‘abc’ panel, hitting ‘abc’ again scrolls one screen so that Buffalo can be selected. The same thing applies to the countries list.
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>   The Newton volume slider in the Extras drawer doesn’t change the volume, although the slider does change position and a tone is sounded. The volume keys on my external keyboards do change the volume, but the slider doesn’t move accordingly and no tone is sounded.
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>   In both external keyboards, there are characters missing, specifically: ` (left of 1) - = [ ] ; ‘ and their shift characters .
>   This means, for example, that if I want a dash in my phone number during Setup, I must type it on Newton’s internal keyboard. These external keys are unavailable system-wide in newton-re.
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>   On the external keyboards numbers keybads, the only key that works is the Enter key.
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>   Rotation is not available. Upon tapping the Rotate button, Newton tries to rotate, but the window dimensions don’t change, there are multiple alignment ‘X’s with pens, and the graphics are ‘faded’ compared to normal. Tapping on one of the pens displays the next ‘X’ in the sequence, but after the 3rd ‘X’, the pattern repeats.
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>   A differently named newton.store file is needed for each differently sized newton instance, because the pen calibration is stored in the newton.store file. This also means that user data stored in one screen size is not accessed from an instance of another screen size. So, if you want to use newton-re to store data, pick a screen size and stick with it. - Don
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