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SHOW HN2020
176points
42comments
#334of 3,028 in 2020
Top 12%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
8 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 4 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.
Idea: 7 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Easy to set up and works well
From 2 comments
I have to say it is quite cool how easy it is got it set up. However, I for me the screen updates on my tablet were too laggy. I wonder how much it would improve if the stream…
felixr on HNWorks great for me as is. The fact that no android app is necessary is so great. The improvements I would see: - have a qrcode when running the server instead of displaying the…
nemo136 on HN
Cross-OS idea and concept are impressive
From 2 comments
Sidecar works great with touch-enabled input as well—I personally use it for Photoshop/Illustrator projects, and it has completely replaced a traditional tablet (one less thing…
pkage on HNThis is a brilliant hack! I've researched the possibilities for something similar a few months back but my idea was far far simpler, just avoiding the need for an app to scribble…
skinkestek on HN
Objections
Video stream latency is too high for handwriting
From 3 comments
I have to say it is quite cool how easy it is got it set up. However, I for me the screen updates on my tablet were too laggy. I wonder how much it would improve if the stream…
felixr on HNLove the concept but the lag seems terrible. This is what kills any stylus for me. I'm so used to the instantaneity of paper than the smallest ms of delay between action and…
BiteCode_dev on HNThank you! This is awesome. This is important enough I'd donate right now, if (1) there were a donate button (2) it'd fund further development to the point where this was…
wegs on HN
No pressure sensitivity support yet
From 1 comment
Thank you! This is awesome. This is important enough I'd donate right now, if (1) there were a donate button (2) it'd fund further development to the point where this was…
wegs on HN
No Wayland support
From 2 comments
Alone from the name I thought this would have support for Wayland. Apparently that is not the case. Nice program though ;)
tapia on HNThanks for making it - this seems like a nice solution for me, as I just bought a stronger laptop again after dailying a Dell 5285 for a while (almost perfect, but screen and…
solarkraft on HN
Requests
Reduce latency, possibly with wired USB or hardware encoding
From 2 comments
Thank you! This is awesome. This is important enough I'd donate right now, if (1) there were a donate button (2) it'd fund further development to the point where this was…
wegs on HNThank you! On latency, the thing other tools used to really bring it down is a wired USB connection. And yes: This is something in which there will be an almost desperate amount…
wegs on HN
Add pressure support
From 1 comment
Thank you! This is awesome. This is important enough I'd donate right now, if (1) there were a donate button (2) it'd fund further development to the point where this was…
wegs on HN
Packaging in app stores and Debian/Ubuntu repositories
From 1 comment
Thank you! This is awesome. This is important enough I'd donate right now, if (1) there were a donate button (2) it'd fund further development to the point where this was…
wegs on HN
QR code for connection and relative cursor mode
From 1 comment
Works great for me as is. The fact that no android app is necessary is so great. The improvements I would see: - have a qrcode when running the server instead of displaying the…
nemo136 on HN
Questions
Whether it works with a specific tablet setup or bind address
From 1 comment
Hi, -H-M-H- . Totally newbie here. I tried installing the deb package. I set up the uinput, but I still can't make it work. I'm using xubuntu along with an IPAD. Do I need to…
rafobr on HN
Whether a companion mobile app would be better than a browser
From 1 comment
Have you thought about having a companion mobile app instead of using the browser? If so, what made you go for a web based solution?
lultimouomo on HN
Alternatives named
Sidecar on macOS and iPad
From 1 comment
If you're on macOS and iPad this is exactly what the 'sidecar' feature does. Needs recent hardware though since it uses the video encoder built in recent Intel CPUs to make it…
bzzzt on HN
GfxTablet
From 1 comment
Did you know about GfxTablet* (limited to Linux)? Any thoughts? * https://github.com/rfc2822/GfxTablet
marci on HN
Steam Link
From 1 comment
You can do this with Steam Link, which is available on iOS and Android devices. You do not need any Steam hardware. Just install the Steam Link app, and then minimize the Steam…
29athrowaway on HN
noVNC or VNC
From 2 comments
I'm guessing it's slow because capturing the display and encoding it takes a while? I wonder if you could integrate this HTML5 VNC client: https://github.com/novnc/noVNC , since…
netsharc on HNVNC should be the ideal solution to this on a fast enough network ...and if vnc client can send a pen input to the host and host can see it as a proper HID device.
masnaox on HN