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A set of apps with constant looks across | A set of apps with a constant looks across them and able to run on slower systems without hardware acceleration. | ||
== Status == | == Status == | ||
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
There are some core features that make applications great to use on mobile devices. Some are listed here | There are some core features that make applications great to use on mobile devices. Some are listed here: | ||
* All the apps are light with | * All the apps are light with just a few dependencies, thus using less RAM | ||
* All the apps are touch-friendly and suitable for phablets and tablets | * All the apps are touch-friendly and suitable for phablets and tablets | ||
* Apps use the precious vertical screen real estate properly | * Apps use the precious vertical screen real estate properly | ||
There are 19 CoreApps | There are 19 CoreApps: | ||
* CoreAction - A side bar for showing widgets | * CoreAction - A side bar for showing widgets | ||
* CorePins - A bookmarking app. | * CorePins - A bookmarking app. | ||
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* CorePaint - A paint app. | * CorePaint - A paint app. | ||
* CorePDF - A PDF viewer. | * CorePDF - A PDF viewer. | ||
* CoreRenamer - A batch file re-namer. | * CoreRenamer - A batch file re-namer. | ||
* CoreStats - A system resource viewer. | * CoreStats - A system resource viewer. | ||
* CoreStuff - An activity viewer. | * CoreStuff - An activity viewer/ luncher. | ||
* CoreUniverse - Shows information about apps from the CoreApps family. | * CoreUniverse - Shows information about apps from the CoreApps family. | ||
* CoreTime - A time related task manager. | * CoreTime - A time related task manager. | ||
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* CoreShot - A screen capture utility. | * CoreShot - A screen capture utility. | ||
* CoreInfo - A file information tool. | * CoreInfo - A file information tool. | ||
* CoreKeyboard - A virtual keyboard for x11. | |||
== Remarks for specific apps == | |||
* | {{note|These are only experience reports, your mileage may vary.}} | ||
* | Tested on [[Phosh]] at 1440×720 & 1024x768 and on aarch64 & x86_64. Scaling problems (window too large) can be mostly fixed via [[Phosh#Screen_Scaling|Phosh's Scaling methods]]. | ||
* CorePins - After one file was added, you need to pin other files via the "Open With" dialog in your favorite file managers. Use "Pin it" there and it will open the respective dialog. Or you may use other ''CoreApps'' such as ''CorePad'' which include a button to pin files. | |||
* CorePaint - Drawing was not possible. | |||
* CoreRenamer - Little bit too wide in portrait. | |||
<code> | * CoreShot - Unusable. | ||
* CoreTime - Only usable in landscape. Too wide in portrait and not fixable (<code>scale-to-fit</code>does nothing). | |||
* CoreInfo - When inspecting multiple files in portrait mode, columns get quite small. | |||
* CoreKeyboard - Segfault when pressing key (but works on alpine with x11). | |||
* CorePDF - Little bit too wide in portrait. | |||
== Usages == | == Usages == | ||
* This apps can be used with any Desktop Environment. But recommended with i3wm, matchbox, xfce. | * This apps can be used with any Desktop Environment. But recommended with i3wm, matchbox, xfce. | ||
* More usable in horizontal screen rotation. | * More usable in horizontal screen rotation. | ||
== Issues == | == Issues == | ||
* Follow the [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Display Display] guide to fix | * Follow the [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Display Display] guide to fix an issue where icons and text are small | ||
* Some icons are showing | * Some icons are showing wrong colors, because SVG is not rendering correctly | ||
=== Links === | === Links === | ||
* [https://cubocore. | * [https://cubocore.org/ CoreApps website] | ||
* [https://gitlab.com/cubocore Gitlab Project page] | * [https://gitlab.com/cubocore Gitlab Project page] | ||
* [https://riot.im/app/#/room/#cubocore:matrix.org Riot.im IRC] | * [https://riot.im/app/#/room/#cubocore:matrix.org Riot.im IRC] | ||
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File:Corekeyboard.jpg|thumb|Corekeyboard | File:Corekeyboard.jpg|thumb|Corekeyboard | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Apps]] |
Latest revision as of 14:26, 23 April 2023
![]() CoreApps running on LG Nexus 5x (bullhead) | |
Name | CoreApps |
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Toolkit | Qt 5 |
In postmarketOS | |
Package | corefm |
Status | Available |
A set of apps with a constant looks across them and able to run on slower systems without hardware acceleration.
Status
Apps work smoothly on most devices with a working display, both with and without hardware acceleration.
Description
There are some core features that make applications great to use on mobile devices. Some are listed here:
- All the apps are light with just a few dependencies, thus using less RAM
- All the apps are touch-friendly and suitable for phablets and tablets
- Apps use the precious vertical screen real estate properly
There are 19 CoreApps:
- CoreAction - A side bar for showing widgets
- CorePins - A bookmarking app.
- CoreArchiver - Archiver to create and extract archives.
- CoreFm - A lightweight file-manager
- CoreGarage - A settings manager.
- CoreHunt - A file finder utility.
- CoreImage - An image viewer.
- CorePad - A document editor.
- CorePaint - A paint app.
- CorePDF - A PDF viewer.
- CoreRenamer - A batch file re-namer.
- CoreStats - A system resource viewer.
- CoreStuff - An activity viewer/ luncher.
- CoreUniverse - Shows information about apps from the CoreApps family.
- CoreTime - A time related task manager.
- CoreTerminal - A terminal emulator. (Not ported because qtermwidget is not in repo)
- CoreShot - A screen capture utility.
- CoreInfo - A file information tool.
- CoreKeyboard - A virtual keyboard for x11.
Remarks for specific apps
These are only experience reports, your mileage may vary. |
Tested on Phosh at 1440×720 & 1024x768 and on aarch64 & x86_64. Scaling problems (window too large) can be mostly fixed via Phosh's Scaling methods.
- CorePins - After one file was added, you need to pin other files via the "Open With" dialog in your favorite file managers. Use "Pin it" there and it will open the respective dialog. Or you may use other CoreApps such as CorePad which include a button to pin files.
- CorePaint - Drawing was not possible.
- CoreRenamer - Little bit too wide in portrait.
- CoreShot - Unusable.
- CoreTime - Only usable in landscape. Too wide in portrait and not fixable (
scale-to-fit
does nothing). - CoreInfo - When inspecting multiple files in portrait mode, columns get quite small.
- CoreKeyboard - Segfault when pressing key (but works on alpine with x11).
- CorePDF - Little bit too wide in portrait.
Usages
- This apps can be used with any Desktop Environment. But recommended with i3wm, matchbox, xfce.
- More usable in horizontal screen rotation.
Issues
- Follow the Display guide to fix an issue where icons and text are small
- Some icons are showing wrong colors, because SVG is not rendering correctly
Links
Photos
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CoreStuff
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CoreFM
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CoreImage
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CoreShot
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Corekeyboard