Forgot to say: 1.1 has quite a lot of QoL improvements, so make sure you learn from a source made for 1.1 and not 1.0 or earlier.

If it was good someone familiar with other CAD software would be able to switch to it without so many issues.

I don’t think this is true. Professional software is usually very hard to switch between. Be it CAD, video editing, 3D modeling, animation, programming, painting, freaking file sharing, or pretty much any other field of endeavor. Each program/tool/suite prescribes a certain workflow, and it almost never matches the workflow of another tool designed for the exact same purpose.

For exactly the same reason, it’s hard to switch between operating systems, especially if you’re a power user who knows a lot about how things work in the OS you’re used to. It’s not a sign that either OS is better than the other, it’s just how used the user is to a certain way of doing things.

I think this is also why Adobe and Autodesk are still doing alright. A large part of their customer base are just people who would have too much friction switching to a different, better (imo) suite of tools, so staying with the tool they know is worth the cost.

I don’t know your situation, but from your comment I think I can recommend pushing through the re-learning period with FreeCAD. It’s good.

No, you’re 100% right. The only reason it’s this way is this: https://pikuma.com/blog/origins-of-vim-text-editor

These literally were the arrow keys on the machine that vim was originally developed on.

When’s the last time you tried FreeCAD? I also used to think it’s trash, but version 1.0 really changed that and now 1.1 is freaking amazing.

No, they meant that literally https://esolangs.org/wiki/I_use_Arch_btw

There was a dot-com bubble too. The internet was here to stay, but it was still a bubble. It’s not an either-or situation.

Oh, I see, you’re essentially saying that the picture should have had the keyboard upside down to complete the joke. Gotcha.

(FWIW I didn’t downvote)

Genuinely can’t tell if you’re missing the joke or you’re just committed to playing the straight man.

I’m actually disappointed this isn’t a real package. https://archlinux.org/packages/?q=btw

Linux newbies shouldn’t use Arch imho

Uhh but it’s clearly not though?

I forgot to mention. Turns out PWAsForFirefox doesn’t work at all with the Flatpak version of Firefox https://github.com/filips123/PWAsForFirefox/issues/142 so the whole question is moot. The project’s dev seems to be actively involved in making that possible though. I guess I’ll live without nice web-apps on the steam deck for now, it’s not a deal breaker.

It’s genuinely funny, I don’t know what more you want. (I don’t consider myself a frontend dev fwiw)

the suspend mode is fantastic and there’s little reason to ever do a full shutdown or reboot in my experience.

Thank you, that’s quite useful to know!

Slightly off-topic but you reminded me. Have you tried using Steam Deck as a “Steam Controller” for PC? I did look up an article on that once and at first glance it seemed to involve a bunch of caveats. Haven’t tried it properly yet.

Precisely! I like to describe it as: a portable external monitor, in the shape of a laptop, with a built-in keyboard and trackpad.

Many Android phones support a desktop mode when connected to an external monitor. Most notably Samsung’s higher-end phones, and they call this feature Samsung DeX. Lapdocks are perfect to make use of this functionality.

NexDock is a more reputable brand that makes high-quality lapdocks. Uperfect is another, but I get the feeling they don’t care as much about making good usable products, and instead just want to maximize their specs for marketability.

ELECROW, I never heard of before and it looks like chinesium, but it’s the only lapdock I found that actually ships to me so that’s what I ordered. Should arrive in a couple of weeks.

I use it on Linux Mint, the biggest issue I have with it is external links:

https://github.com/linuxmint/webapp-manager#how-to-open-links-in-my-main-browser

How to open links in my main browser?

For Firefox, all links are always opened within the WebApp, either directly or using a new tab. To open a link in your main browser, right-click anywhere, select Copy link location and paste the link in your main browser.

Really annoying. PWAs For Firefox fixes it, you just gotta change a setting.

I think a good doctor wouldn’t even say it’s safe. It’s more accurate to say: the potential harm of a single x-ray is small/negligible, and the benefit of being able to correctly diagnose you and create an informed treatment plan is well worth that risk.

Crossing the street isn’t completely safe, but if you need to get to the other side, you take that risk because it’s worth it. But you shouldn’t cross the street willy nilly for no reason, that would be stupidly dangerous. It’s kind of like that.

Very interesting, thank you for this tip!

When docked, the Deck works great as a desktop PC. But not as a laptop. It’s too much to carry (lapdock + deck). The lapdock would be more suitable for your phone.

Thanks for the advice. I’m going to find out for myself either way though.

I have a large backpack and I’m used to carrying a lot of weight. I often carry a laptop + Nintendo Switch + battery pack and a bunch of misc stuff. So size and weight will be fine.

And part of the plan is that on days where I don’t need a full Linux OS, I would only take the lapdock and indeed use it with my phone. Thus my portable computing options are a lot more modular.

They’re not supposed to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_law but in the USA anyone can sue anyone for any reason, so sure. Land of the free.