Watching history repeat itself.

Date pickers that assume you have a 5 digit birth year.

There is a small LCD in the middle. This is a different brand, but the same idea.

https://www.amazon.com/LEXiBOOK-Educational-Activities-Mathematics-Dactylography/dp/B0B6HKB3JF/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=XVKE22F1A9PU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._jFDRprRJyu_XHpllOiAD4EFd7M5TO_Vcv04A8bmlKrWhihcRTAwURR8E4SY2YDz0wIOOIXYdk5kuIW3d4ExVZUWZoBysCLuYa1wefCzFT-uNDungtHodL6wCmByJK1cqVgR6cZ3hpqClTZG55B1LeRtCcZiPzUQMbtR0FylQDvKWS-_JiLxhZSMQRhbU3p4M6Fxl2esLEcekrnqLMCtSw.ihoLtqVN1JKbG4eKr3MbxCrVKkoUgy9D7jjvqUw1MP8&dib_tag=se&keywords=vtech+laptop+for+kids+6-8&qid=1729988226&sprefix=vtech+laptop%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-4

I noticed they choose Fuzzel as the launcher / dmenu replacement. Me, too!

I use Asahi as a server OS on a Mac Mini where it works great. Have not tried it as a desktop.

This seems as much about converging Android and ChromeOS as anything.

Thanks! I’ll give this a try.

They are common among US tea drinkers, but coffee seems more popular.

Spoken like a wise elder!

You could add a feature request in the Fuzzel bug tracker. A screenshot of how it is used in Fuzzel could be helpful there.

WordPerfect continued to thrive in the legal industry for years to come due to its “reveal codes” feature and the way it counted words.

Here’s a post about that from 2008.

https://ask.metafilter.com/96820/Why-do-so-many-laywers-use-WordPerfect

There is a newish “placeholder text” option. It could be displayed there and disappear when typing starts.

Yes. The message could be added to the prompt but it wouldn’t look the best.

I remember that this existed, but I don’t remember why.

Corel was known for a drawing program and later for WordPerfect. They were never well known for their involvement with Linux.

Correct. Not just hype but to make it “Like Windows, but free”.

Even then it could be themed to a degree and some distros tried to look more like Windows than others.

I discovered this more than a year ago, but Fuzzel.

I just wrote about the new release here:

https://mark.stosberg.com/feature-packed-app-launcher-and-fuzzer/

fzf has some unique features of its own, like multi-select. Maybe one day Fuzzel will add that.

That’s right! We are just waiting for someone to focus a pinentry/fuzzel script now. All the necessary features are there it seems.

I’ve tested them all and they all launch fairly immediately.

I discuss some of the other feature differences here:

https://mark.stosberg.com/rofi-alternatives-for-wayland/

I think for most people, Fuzzel will be the best choice, but compeitors offer unique features like Rofi-compatibility, HTML formatting support or the most important one: being written in Rust.

The support for running apps in the Linux container feels fairly normal. I had a family member using LibreOffice and other apps that way for years and it worked fine. We bought a more powerful Chromebook and performance was fine. One family member is using ChromeOS on the Framework laptop. Performance there is great.

FydeOS is a de-Googled ChromeOS based in China.

https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/news/fydeos-vs-chromeos-flex-which-is-right-for-you/

Unattended upgrades is for updates in the Linux container. Sometimes it’s used primarily for security updates. The whole thing is so locked down and containerized, I don’t think security updates in the container are as important.

It’s true that Chrome always installed, but you can put whatever icons in your launcher.

I’m not sure about changing the default browser.