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Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android?

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On Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:59:13 +0000, Frank Slootweg wrote:

> Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> wrote:
>> On Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:51:41 +1300, Andrew Tipton wrote:
>> 
>> > "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> wrote:
>> >> >There's an example of org-mode in Emacs and I like to use for notes
>> >> >and todo lists and often a mix of both that but it's not practical
>> >> >on a phone.
>> >> 
>> >> Emacs on a 'phone (or any word processor on a 'phone0 sounds like
>> >> hard work!
>> > 
>> > No doubt!
>> > 
>> > Thankfully there is a nice (open source) orgmode app for Android that
>> > presents a touch-friendly interface for editing orgmode-format files:
>> > 
>> > <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.orgzly>
>> > <https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.orgzly>
>> > 
>> > I think it's a great example that shows text formats are still workable
>> > even in the era of mobile devices and touchscreens.
>> 
>> I have gvim on my phone for dealing with vim encrypted note files
>> that I keep on dropbox for availability between desk and mobile.
>> (just keeping low-skill nosy people out, not trying to be fort knox)
> 
> [Ignoring Andrew's touch aspect:]
> 
>   And with 'Termux' [1], you can get most anything Unix/Linux like on
> your Android device! :-) Even a real newsreader [2] and probably Emacs
> as well.
> 
> [1] <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.termux>
> 
> [2] You 'only' have to build it youself from source. (Eli the Bearded
> built trn on Termux (<news:eli$1711071544@qz.little-neck.ny.us>.)

Hmm, neeto. Large wiz-bang points. It makes the propeller spin fast, but
developing on a phone sounds like a task one would be assigned to in Hell™.
On a tablet might be ok.

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What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-25 05:43 +0000
  Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android? Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2018-10-25 13:40 +0000
    Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android?  Arlen    Holder <a%rlenh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-10-26 00:16 +0000
  Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android? "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> - 2018-11-11 15:03 -0500
    Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android? Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2018-11-12 15:45 +0200
      Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android? "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> - 2018-11-12 13:28 -0500
        Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android? "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-12 22:31 +0000
          Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android? Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2018-11-19 09:08 +0200
            Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android? "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-19 13:20 +0000
              Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android? Andrew Tipton <andrew@malloclabs.com> - 2018-11-20 14:51 +1300
                Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android? Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2018-11-20 16:35 +0000
                Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-20 16:59 +0000
                Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android? Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2018-11-21 14:11 +0000
                Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-21 16:51 +0000
                Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2018-11-21 19:43 +0000
                Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android? Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2018-11-22 14:39 +0200
                Re: What are the most fundamental basic apps that are (apparently) lacking on Android? Andrew Tipton <andrew@malloclabs.com> - 2018-11-24 11:54 +1300

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