[NTLK] Newton-re on Linux comments

[MarisaG]

There is actually a version made opensource in 2013, but you need a Mac 
with OS10.8 to compile it. If someone could do that and release the two 
packages to the public it would be great!


Marisa

On 10/25/26 12:23 PM, Daniel Parnell wrote:
> I'm going to be away for the next couple of days, but with any luck I should be able to look into the Dashboard crash when I get back. I'm assuming the software you are having trouble with is this one: https://github.com/masonmark/Dash-Board-for-Newton-OS
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> On Sun, Oct 25 2026 at 2:58:15 PM UTC, Don Zahniser via NewtonTalk <newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:
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> Dashboard, when installed, has a couple of problems in newton-re. I was able to install it successfully (I installed Dashboard Prefs first), but it crashes newton-re:
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> In both cases, it appears as though newton-re successfully performs the requested action, but then crashes. For example: When rotating, newton-re crashes, but upon restart, Dashboard is active in the rotated screen. When freezing Dashboard, newton-re crashes, but upon restart, Dashboard is frozen. I activated freezing using SBM’s Optionen package (appears as Options in Extras).
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> It appears as though all of the other things I reported have been handled. A correction, though - The physical keyboard’s volume keys are not interacting with newton-re; they are only affecting the computer system volume. Not advocating change here, just reporting what’s really happening.
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> From: Marisa Giancarla via NewtonTalk < newtontalk at newtontalk.net > Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newton-re on Linux comments Date: 10/25/26 8:13 AM To: Daniel Parnell < me at danielparnell.com >, NewtonTalk Mailing List < newtontalk at newtontalk.net > Here is the package i was trying:
> https://newtoncity.org/index.php/downloads/3-newton/26-utilities/566-dashboard-151 Let me know if you need more info...
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> 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:
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>>> 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...
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>>> 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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