Comment on KDE's Android TV alternative, Plasma Bigscreen, rises from the dead with a better UI
thevoidzero@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I want it to be run as a desktop environment. Is that possible? I already have laptop connected to tv with hdmi. I just use it like a normal computer. But I don’t have any applications that can work well with that setup with TV like UI.
buffing_lecturer@leminal.space 2 days ago
What applications are you using?
thevoidzero@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I am just using Firefox to open web sites for most things. For games I open them directly. And I have kdeconnect to control it from my phone.
Ideally I’d love a launcher that just stays on there forever, with some virtual desktop options where I can open different apps. If it can support game controller to choose apps along side kdeconnect it’d be the best.
buffing_lecturer@leminal.space 2 days ago
Theres usually at least some support for connecting game console controllers. That might be an option alongside kdeconnect for the games. I think ps4/xbox one and later both work out of the box over bluetooth. Not sure how it would work in firefox though.
thevoidzero@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Game controller works fine in the computer. It’s the applications that need to support it. Problem is finding normal applications (not games) support it. I could map the controller to keyboard keys, but it’d be nice to have it work directly.