PinePhone Convergence with Phosh and Editing .desktop files
Channel: LINMOBnet
Date: 2020-11-05

This is a first look at Convergence with Arch Linux ARM/DanctNix Mobile.
It's a bit long and rambly, but I did not have the time to re-shoot or edit, and I wanted to demo productivity while in convergent mode.

Please note: The -scale 80 trick only applies to Telegram Desktop as far as I know, do it in the copy you created in .local/share/applications, otherwise you are going to have to do it again after every update to Telegram Desktop. 
For other apps get the AppID with the get-app-id.sh as described on https://linmob.net/2020/07/27/pinephone-daily-driver-challenge-part2-flatpak-and-scaling-in-phosh.html#manual-scaling-in-phosh (you can download it at https://framagit.org/linmobapps/linmobapps.frama.io/-/raw/master/get-app-id.sh).


Please tell me below or via Twitter (@linmobblog), Mastodon (@linmob@fosstodon.org) or email (convergence@linmob.net) what interests you with regard to the PinePhone and mobile Linux operating systems: Convergence in other environments? Certain apps? I am really looking forward to your feedback!


Also check out my blog (https://linmob.net) and the App List (https://linmobapps.frama.io)!


Links:
phom: https://source.puri.sm/guido.gunther/phom
HP Elite X3 Lap Dock (Review): https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-Elite-x3-Phablet-incl-Lap-Dock-Review.226598.0.html
Purism: Specify Form Factors in your Librem 5 apps https://puri.sm/posts/specify-form-factors-in-your-librem-5-apps/ (Should have re-read the post before, misremembered)
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:15 Building "phom" - phone mouse
01:20 Setup 1: PINE64 Convergence dock, Thinkpad keyboard and HDMI Monitor
02:49 Some Docking stations and aspect ratios
03:09 HP Elite X3
03:37 HP Elite X3 Lap Dock
04:45 Firefox, moving windows to the Lapdock with Super+Shift+ → (Arrow)
05:28 Connection problems
07:40 Editing .desktop files in .local/share/applications
08:15 Scaling Telegram Desktop properly by adding "-scale 80" in the Exec Line
09:30 How to hide a Launcher (Qt QDbusLauncher) by adding NoDisplay=True
11:25 Specifying form factors according to Purism's specification
15:00 Starting GIMP and editing an image
20:23 My videos are on LBRY now, and are being published on PeerTube first now
21:33 LINMOBapps: Should there be a "Convergence app list?", also: step up for the Games list
22:50 Turning of docked mode, testing the edited launcher file (I really should have read it)
23:50 Getting the app launcher on the main screen by disabling the phone screen screen with wlr-randr
26:20 Testing the virtual mouse once more
26:50 Thanks for watching!