most intuitive qt software
I’ve only worked once with a UX person and all they did was order other people to produce design documents before any software was written. Like, he didn’t design anything himself and didn’t even critique others’ designs. He made over $300K and eventually left for a job on the west coast making twice as much. He stopped talking to me entirely after the client had me write a prototype TV guide-type app for Blackberry. I created it entirely myself and the client loved it and wanted it released to the public exactly as it was. UX guy insisted (client didn’t care at all) that all software needed a design document before any coding could take place, so he was forced to order somebody else to produce a design document for my app which already existed. He wouldn’t even look at me when we passed in the hall after this.
I assume that this is not actually what a UX person is supposed to be doing, but I have no idea what their real job is.
Trust the devs
please never vote or reproduce, OP.
I’m gonna vote and reproduce with your mum even harder now
Wow I see this post exactly one day after spending 4 hours tearing my hair out trying to connect a switch pro controller using blueman only to find out that I apparently have to use bluetoothctl because blueman can’t for some reason.
Anyone run into this problem?
I feel like there’s something you need to use bluetoothctl for on every system
For me it was trying to pair with a meshcore companion using a passcode
a meshcore heathen? in this economy? serves you right for not using meshtastic
/s
Is there a simple GUI for
bluetoothctl?xterm
When received signal strength maxes out, it might be indeed too much to transmit at full power because the devices are apparently close enough for lower power (that uses less energy from the battery and reduces interference) to suffice. But that’s the other way around.
lol no
bluetoothctlI personally like its adamant REFUSAL to be bullied into showing the actual state of devices. DMESG knows, because notifications show the correct state, but Blueman is over here IE6ing.
Ngl I really want to know what the tick icon actually does now.
If you hover on it (without clicking, resist the temptation) it says it is for “Mark/unmark this device as trusted”.
Which in turn doesn’t quite explain what happens. For me, the relevant difference was that ‘trusted’ devices autoconnect.
Well there’s “trusting” a device, “pairing” with a device and “connecting” to a device. Which need to be done in that order
Which makes it even more confusing what the button does
Alright, do not trust device. Guess what that mf autoconnects anyways!
Afair it pairs the selected bluetooth device. It will then enable the button left to it, to add the selected and connected device as trusted.
My assumption for the key icon was something to do with PINs/passkeys, which kind of reinforces OP’s point.
Exactly! Why did two of the icons get icon+text label status, while the others got just icon status?!
Either standardized on icon + text label, or just icon, or just text.
We stopped using pictogram representations of concepts 2000 years ago and pivoted to symbols representing speech sounds, why are we regressing to pictograms again?
$ bluetoothctlAre you even a true power user if you don’t tattoo your headphones MAC address on your forearm?
If a power user, perhaps. But for a good UX enjoyers:
$ bluetoothctl devicesLetters? On my screen? Instead of icons and pictograms that I can click with my mouse? Preposterous!
You can move your mouse over them. 😆
I just tab and pray
Paired devices are stored and have proper names
This. Bind connect command to a keyboard shortcut. Live in peace.
Joke’s on you, it was my keyboard that had connection issues! Wait, no. That joke was on me.
Statements dreamed up by the utterly deranged
Love the format, such shade
I love this window.
In my Head I’m Reading all of this in Tantacrul’s voice
That’s why I, as a seasoned programmer, keep my fingers out of UI design. I leave that to the professionals.
