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[–] polle@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Or you could just install linux.

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm a Linux user but not everyone has that privilege.

I just want everyone to have an OS that works for them, and I'm getting kinda tired of that being a hot take.

[–] polle@feddit.org 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can understand that point. But putting more effort into making windows half normal and kinda usable seems like wasting time, Its an uphill battle that you are loosing anyway at some point.

[–] Autisti4@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sometimes linux is just not possible with the hardware :(

I tried my best, but neither my SP7's touch screen or pen functionality work properly with linux (even with the linux-surface-kernel). And there's still no good alternatives for SPs in the market either, for tablet+computer+works properly for art (at least any I could ever afford)

[–] polle@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago
[–] archonet@lemy.lol 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The Framework 12 actually seems really ideal for this, being that it has a 360 degree hinge and works properly with Linux.

It's also expensive as fuck, but then, you can repair and upgrade it, and I've heard Surface tablets are an absolutely miserable experience to try repairing. So up to you if the upfront cost is worth less pain down the road.

[–] Autisti4@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Still not there for art, sadly. For example their pen has only half of the pressure sensitivity SPs better pens have :(

[–] archonet@lemy.lol 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

The Framework 12 lists "MPP 2.0 and USI 2.0 stylus support", so you can use other pens with it, I think. Your stylus won't be repairable, but perhaps if you complain at Framework loudly enough they might eventually release a higher quality stylus themselves.

If it's a limitation of the machine's hardware/the protocol they support, complain at them for that instead. I'm not an artist so I don't actually find myself needing/using a pen often, thus I don't know whether that means it has good or bad pen support, but it certainly sounds like it supports SPs.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

I don't think the pen input sensitivity/features on it is suitable for pro-level artists, but I might be wrong.

[–] archonet@lemy.lol 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

see my other comment, the framework includes "MPP 2.0 and USI 2.0 stylus support", so it should be able to use other pens it if the one they sell isn't to your liking.

[–] Fluke@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago

I like you.

I'm as much a nerd as the next, but I also play a lot of different games, with a lot of different people on different platforms, and that's not feasible (yet) on anything other than windows.

I hate it, but it is what it is.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

"If you must use Windows"

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

But how will I sub to billionaire domsss??? This is blasphemy! Burn the witch!!!!!