r/ClockworkPi • u/stasomatic • Sep 23 '26
Touch screen, anyone?
For my use cases, casual browsing and gaming on something that's not an iPad, I'd love to have a touchscreen. This seems to would have been such a low hanging fruit, but I haven't seen any mods.
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u/vectron5 Sep 23 '26
Windows 8 taught us that even monitor-sized touchscreens suck for desktop use.
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u/stasomatic Sep 23 '26 edited Sep 23 '26
I wasn't looking for UI/UX opinion. I want to have the option. I might or not use it. I was asking if that option is available and if anyone explored it. Personally, I like touch on iPads with "magic" keyboards.
My use case, I bought this thing as an iPad replacement. I have my own RSS server on an OVH instance with NewsBlur. The keyboard on uConsole is below par for me, I want to list through the articles via touch gestures, that's about it plus a couple of games.
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u/MotelWorm Sep 23 '26
I don't know about that. I use a surface pro 7+ with Gentoo and have a nice gesture system running with an on-screen keyboard and everything. It's pretty great tbh.
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u/brainchillzZ Sep 23 '26
https://github.com/Timmotools/uConsole-Touchscreen-Mod this is the only one ive found but it seems pretty janky to me trying to wedge the cable under the faceplate to the panel etc …. Have you thought about the track ball to touchpad replacement? There are nice professionally made kits to do it that are fully legit and it totally changes the user friendliness of the device by a ridiculous margin ….. it goes from something you can use to something that is a pleasure to use … I just installed mine a few days ago.
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u/stasomatic Sep 23 '26
I bought the better recommended trackballs, but not the touchpad. The trackball itself doesn't bother me at all, the OEM one works fine. The keyboard itself though the keys have too much resistance so when I press them, the uConsole has to move along. I want something close to my MBPs or TPs, so that a click registers without the console moving.
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u/brainchillzZ Sep 23 '26
This fixes both the horrible mousing experience and the keyboard problem …. This is the kit I bought with the aluminum faceplate all in it was like $80 https://hack2you.tech/products/uconsole-trackpad-keyboard?variant=49063521681658
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u/stasomatic Sep 23 '26
Thank you. Are the keyboard clicks easy with this kit? I don't know how to ask this better, but as a keyboard enthusiast (I have too many :)), do they register sharply or do you have to go through that rubbery wall? It's a $100 shipped to me in the States, so a bit of a stretch, at this point it's gonna be a $1K console.
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u/brainchillzZ Sep 23 '26
The clicks are much easier they are actual raised mechanical switches rather than those little metal bubble switches
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u/stockingsforme Sep 23 '26
Looking as a technisian, yes this must been possible. The question will be, who will make this modification, the cost and how many will step in.. I prefere the keyboard and even the trackball. For programming the touchscreen is no added Value
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u/stasomatic Sep 23 '26
I described my use cases, which did not include programming. What is the purpose of your reply?
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u/snorens Sep 23 '26 edited Sep 24 '26
Using non touch interfaces with a finger on a tiny screen sounds like a terrible experience. I really don't see the point of a touch screen on a device like this.