[NTLK] Newton-re on Linux comments

[Marisa Giancarla]

Ok, tried it out and the need to hold the pointer down still exists. The 
lower case first letter is fixed. I tried loading in some packages and 
it crashes and corrupts the newton.store so it crashes when restarting 
it. Had to delete the file and create a new version.

Another question: is there a way to create 32mb card images?


Marisa

On 10/24/26 5:35 PM, Daniel Parnell wrote:
> I have just release v0.0.4 that should deal with all the issues 
> mentioned here. Give it a go and let me know if you are still having 
> problems with the app.
>>
>> On 25/10/2026 9:28:45 AM, Marisa Giancarla via NewtonTalk 
>> <newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>> >
>> > Oddities and observations that are consistent in newton-re 0.1 
>> through 0.3:
>> >
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > On the external keyboards numbers keybads, the only key that works 
>> is the Enter key.
>> >
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > 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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