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I know everyone has had their breath bated: "None of us can sleep until we discover why, oh, why the Backspace won't work in the Pro1x/Exagear/MS Word 97." External Keyboard Helper proves to be the oracle. Installing EKH and selecting that as the on-line keyboard somehow returns the Backspace to all its glory of erasure. I can't even begin to imagine the forum's relief 🙂

So it's the Backspace key that is the culprit in Wine/Prox1. Delete key didn't work yesterday because I had chosen, in Keyboard layouts, to make it a Backspace key. Once I disabled that, the Delete performed with a single press and with no subsequent doubling of characters/numbers. Googling has found similar complaints in other Wine setups, but here, I'm thinking that it's because of the hardcoded Pro1x ability to swap the Delete key for a Backspace. But what do I know, having turned my back on Dry January 🙂

The Delete key works after all. I must've been drinking yesterday.

Another nice thing about TM is that it works with the pro1x's kb and gboard's predictive-text-only bar. There's no predictive text when typing in Wine. For some reason, TM on my Fold 3 has a difficult-to-reach File on its menu bar, so it takes several gropes to bring it up (one reason I returned to Word 97). On the pro1x, it's much more accessible, as your screenie shows; it's further from the left screen edge. That, and alt-f works on a physical kb, anyway. On Android 11, Word 97 does give more screen real estate than TM--Android's status bar is hidden but can be brought up with swi

With this post, I'm hoping to win Most Arcane Question of The Year (So Far) With fxtec pro1x and stock Android 11, I've successfully set up Exagear (a Wine container) to use my beloved Word 97. One has to jiggle a lot of handles in winecfg, but Word 97 does become quite usable except for one strange kb bug: To use either the Backspace or Delete key, they must first be repeatedly pressed to be activated. They eventually work, now with a single press, but from there, any other key press results in a double letter or number, often to the point where the phone must be restarted (this dou

Our needs are so simple, yet so often unmet 🙂

That's a deal--are you on Android 14? My F3 is on 14 but given its age, I only get one more upgrade version and 2 yrs of security after that. Not enough, but more than any other phone I've owned 🙂

https://9to5google.com/2024/10/24/this-1000-foldable-is-far-better-than-i-ever-anticipated/ Despite the lower price, I was un-thrilled. I can't wrap my mind around $1000+ for any phone, which is why I'm always using something 3-years-old.

Yeah, I've gone back to Hacker's as well for landscape word processing. For texting (I text as little as possible) and anything else using the F3's narrow front screen, I use Samsung's stock kb; it has the largest keys. One interesting fail is Samsung's Key Cafe. Ostensibly, you can add keys (i.e. Tab) and rearrange any desired keys. The only trouble is, it doesn't work. The Tab key merely jumps to the next clickable rather than insert a genuine tab. I sideloaded Unexpected Keyboard, which has the keys I want except for text prediction. Layout still not as PC-like as Hacker's.

@Rob. S. Things holding steady for you, repair-wise? Couldn't swing the price of a Magic V2, so I took delivery of a refurbed Galaxy Fold 3 last week. Fold veterans talked me out of the Fold 4, given its hinge issues, but Fold 3 is mint and I've set it up more or less to replace the Pro1x (the Fold 3, surprisingly, makes successful phone calls and things like that). The hinge feels rugged enough and the screen crease is almost unnoticeable indoors. That said, the hinge does clamp tight when phone is folded so care is necessary when opening to make sure the Fold doesn't spring out of

I'm reaching for straws here, but perhaps change chargers? Forum veterans could provide named charger alternatives. I use the slow charge of a computer's USB port (or the stock charger for rare fast charging), but a USB port may not provide sufficient juice. Jake

@Hook Very much appreciate you weighing in. I mostly run Manjaro on my machines and have one that's already communicated effectively with Android, so good to know that Linux is a more advanced starting spot for flashing (which I have never done). I may stiffen my spine and use the L word. The occasionally blank edges can drive me to distraction. Thank goodness the install guides here are so thorough. Jake

Running stock Android 11, my screen edges sometimes won't respond, even while running EdgeNull in the background--I have to actually go to EdgeNull and turn it off and back on. Interestingly, if I use a soft pointer for phones, I can get along better, but not always. At any rate, I remember others, anecdotally, having better screen luck with Lineage. The learning curve of L's installation has made me hesitate (as a PDA, Android 11 works fine for me) but I think I'd do it if it promised better screen relief. Can veteran L users here verify that this is the solution? If so, do you

14 years--that has to be a record! Though I did use 2 paper cups and a string as a phone during my first 8 years on the planet. Never ran out of battery, either 🙂

Not sure the calling issues are solvable, but with more phones in more hands, perhaps someone brighter than me will figure something out.

Very sorry to hear that. By now, you'd think the gods of fair play would've given you a working phone you actually wanted.

Wow! What promise. A silly question: with the power button fully engaged overnight, am I to assume that the phone is connected to a power source and charging throughout?

Do keep charging it 🙂

Your breakthrough is amazing. I had given up the Pro1x as a phone long ago, and simply use it as a computer. But now... Thank you for your post and please post back should you discover more.

Yeah, I've been watching this, too. It's always good news from Minimal; I'm surprised they aren't just giving away the phones, it's all so generous. If it's a scam, it's an interesting one. Promise upon promise, even after the money is safely somewhere else...

Interesting Minimal update. They have ostensibly, theoretically revamped the entire phone. The changes are too numerous to list here and the changes have angered some backers ("Give me back my money"), but I'm intrigued by the end result, if it happens. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-minimal-phone-first-e-ink-qwerty-phone?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhtWvBhD9ARIsAOP0Gog81m2pmAu5UUGZnnVEgkCnsJK290YNBNLpBgKvyKeR3cDz-lCRwfoaAn9wEALw_wcB#/updates/13

Minimal developers (which may prove to be the ultimate appellation for this project) announced they were meeting with Chinese factories on April 12, but have posted no further progress, other than the hiring of tech honcho Simon Brooks, who appears to be a living person, always good. I'd be interested in reading their discord subforum, but apparently, one needs an invite. Is there any way to lurk uninvited in Discord?

Are they available on wayback? Edit: nm. @EskeRahn already suggested such in original post.

Even in my mind, I can't type that fast.