gemini://skyjake.fi/gemlog/2022-01_android-alpha3.gmi

(Not the author, just thought this was newsworthy enough to post to the
newsgroup.)

Ben <benk@tilde.team> writes:

> gemini://skyjake.fi/gemlog/2022-01_android-alpha3.gmi
>
> (Not the author, just thought this was newsworthy enough to post to
> the newsgroup.)

I've been playing with it, and it's an incredibly impressive
accomplishment for a cross-platform app using its own graphical toolkit
on SDL to run so well on Android. There's still a lot of platform
integration stuff that doesn't work right (text inputs, copy/paste,
registering handlers for protocols and file formats). But it *looks*
gorgeous.

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Jason McBrayer | “Strange is the night where black stars rise,
jmcbray@carcosa.net | and strange moons circle through the skies,
| but stranger still is lost Carcosa.”
| ― Robert W. Chambers,The King in Yellow

I tried also it, it looks like the desktop version.
The navigation works fine but it crashed when I opened a second tab.

On Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:23:05 -0500
Jason McBrayer <jmcbray@carcosa.net> wrote:

> Ben <benk@tilde.team> writes:
>
> > gemini://skyjake.fi/gemlog/2022-01_android-alpha3.gmi
> >
> > (Not the author, just thought this was newsworthy enough to post to
> > the newsgroup.)
>
> I've been playing with it, and it's an incredibly impressive
> accomplishment for a cross-platform app using its own graphical
> toolkit on SDL to run so well on Android. There's still a lot of
> platform integration stuff that doesn't work right (text inputs,
> copy/paste, registering handlers for protocols and file formats). But
> it *looks* gorgeous.
>

I didn't experience any crashing, but the app took over some of my file
type associations on my Android systems, so now every time an app wants
to open something I'm getting asked if I want Lagrange to open it or
not. This includes unrelated things like contact phone numbers. Last I
check, Lagrange doesn't handle phone calls or messages!

--
gemini://kwiecien.us/

Ben <benk@tilde.team> writes:

> I didn't experience any crashing, but the app took over some of my
> file type associations on my Android systems, so now every time an app
> wants to open something I'm getting asked if I want Lagrange to open
> it or not. This includes unrelated things like contact phone
> numbers. Last I check, Lagrange doesn't handle phone calls or
> messages!

Same here; it's all that OS integration stuff that's not in the
alpha. Managing file and protocol associations, and notably, permissions
(you can't save files or open local files). Still looks nice, though.

--
Jason McBrayer | “Strange is the night where black stars rise,
jmcbray@carcosa.net | and strange moons circle through the skies,
| but stranger still is lost Carcosa.”
| ― Robert W. Chambers,The King in Yellow

On 1/9/2022 1:59 PM, Ben wrote:
> I didn't experience any crashing, but the app took over some of my file
> type associations on my Android systems, so now every time an app wants
> to open something I'm getting asked if I want Lagrange to open it or
> not. This includes unrelated things like contact phone numbers. Last I
> check, Lagrange doesn't handle phone calls or messages!
>

Make sure to report this on GitHub if you haven't already. This is an
important bug. There's a chance skyjake already knows about this maybe,
but he doesn't seem like an Android user, so he might not.

Sidenote: Is it best to reply above or below the quoted text? I have
seen some people write it above.

On 2022-01-10, Christian Seibold <krixano@mailbox.org> wrote:
> Sidenote: Is it best to reply above or below the quoted text? I have
> seen some people write it above.

Heh this is a battle as old as time. I think most folks prefer "bottom
posting", aka replying below the quoted text.
http://www.idallen.com/topposting.html

On 9.1.22 21.59, Ben wrote:
> I didn't experience any crashing, but the app took over some of my file
> type associations on my Android systems, so now every time an app wants
> to open something I'm getting asked if I want Lagrange to open it or
> not. This includes unrelated things like contact phone numbers. Last I
> check, Lagrange doesn't handle phone calls or messages!

Hello there. I haven't been keeping tabs on the newsgroup so thanks for
the heads-up, Ben.

The file association thing is probably due to an overly-broad
declaration in the app manifest. I'll change it to something appropriate
for the next build.

--jaakko

On 1/10/22 07:09, Christian Seibold wrote:
> Sidenote: Is it best to reply above or below the quoted text? I have
> seen some people write it above.

It seems like most people are doing below. I avoid quoting the entire
message, if it needs to be done at all.

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On 1/10/22 08:26, Jaakko Keränen wrote:
> Hello there. I haven't been keeping tabs on the newsgroup so thanks for
> the heads-up, Ben.

Welcome! The newsgroup is not yet very popular, but it is still
currently growing from what I can see. It was thought to be a suitable
replacement for the mailing list after the list went down.

> The file association thing is probably due to an overly-broad
> declaration in the app manifest. I'll change it to something appropriate
> for the next build.

Thanks, that sounds great.

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gemini://kwiecien.us/

Christian Seibold <krixano@mailbox.org> writes:

> Sidenote: Is it best to reply above or below the quoted text? I have
> seen some people write it above.

The standard for Usenet is to reply below quoted text, and to only quote
as much as is needed to provide minimal context for your reply. One can
also interleave replies with short quotes.

--
Jason McBrayer | “Strange is the night where black stars rise,
jmcbray@carcosa.net | and strange moons circle through the skies,
| but stranger still is lost Carcosa.”
| ― Robert W. Chambers,The King in Yellow

On Mon, 3 Jan 2022 21:54:48 +0330
Ben <benk@tilde.team> wrote:

> gemini://skyjake.fi/gemlog/2022-01_android-alpha3.gmi
>
> (Not the author, just thought this was newsworthy enough to post to
> the newsgroup.)

Oh wow! I never expected that Lagrange will be ported to Android. I've
been looking for a good Gemini browser for Android in while now. Thanks
for sharing this.

--
Give them an inch and they will take a mile.

Alpha 4 is already out too

--
gemini://kwiecien.us/

On 2022-01-23, Ben <benk@tilde.team> wrote:
> Alpha 4 is already out too
>

Yes, and just as I was about to reply to you Alpha 5 was released. I am
really impressed with the pace of development for porting Lagrange in
Android. Perhaps the lack of a free, decent browser sparks people into
action.

--
Give them an inch and they will take a mile.
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gemini://rtr.kalayaan.xyz

On 1/24/22 17:25, rtr wrote:
> I was about to reply to you Alpha 5 was released

Oh damn, I wasn't expecting that!

imo Deedum is decent, but it doesn't do all what Lagrange can do...

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On 2022-01-24, Ben <benk@tilde.team> wrote:
> On 1/24/22 17:25, rtr wrote:
>> I was about to reply to you Alpha 5 was released
>
> Oh damn, I wasn't expecting that!
>
> imo Deedum is decent, but it doesn't do all what Lagrange can do...
>

Deedum is alright. It's a bit clunky though and it feels like it could
do a little more polish. I have been using Ariane prior to this but it
seems like the developer just imploded for some reason. What a shame.

Either way, it's all history now since Lagrange is being ported.

--
Give them an inch and they will take a mile.
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