Linux "Tablet Mode" for Acer Aspire R14 R3-471t-54t1
This script prepares your linux laptop for flipping into "tablet mode". While its designed specifically for my use on the Acer R3-471t-54t1 it should work with any distro using X.
What this does;
- Checks Keyboard and Touchpad state
- If enabled, disables both and launches the configured onscreen keyboard (onboard by default)
- If disabled, kills the configured onscreen keyboard and re-enables the touchpad and keyboard
- Provides a configuration option to notify the user via notify-send of state change as well as error notifications
- Provides arguments for verbose output when executed manually via bash [-v] and a dry-run option for state/device information [-n]
Suggested Use;
Create a shortcut and place on your desktop/launcher etc and click once when you want to switch between modes
Configuration;
The first section of the script is all you have to concern yourself with, contained with the config and end markers.
Getting Device Names
just execute 'xinput --list' and grab the human readable name from the output, thats it! These will vary by device and currently is not automatically detmerined.
keyboard_name
set this to the name reported for your keyboard, contained in single quotes
touchpad_name
set this to the name reported for your touchpad, contained in single quotes
osd_bin
This is the absolute path to the on screen keyboard you wish to be started when tablet mode is enabled, onboard and florence are popular ones. The default is /usr/bin/onboard.
notify
Turned on by default. Sends messages via notify-send when switching modes or if an error condition is found preventing tablet mode from enabling.
debug
Allows flipper to output on normal execution verbose information. Off by default and in most cases using -v makes more sense than changing the default behavior of the script unless extending the script.
touchscreen_name
Not implemented yet. This feature will offer a default orientation on start as well as an argument to change the argument so you can setup a keyboard-shortcut to rotate the orientation while in tablet mode.
This was written tested on Ubuntu 14.10