Cups Printing System Open-Source Development Has Seemingly Dried Up

Re:Cups Printing System Open-Source Development Has Seemingl... by bayindirh on Thursday October 15, 2020 @07:21AM (#24787341)

I still find reading a long paper (the academic kind) in printed format is much more superior to any electronic screen in any form factor including e-ink displays.

Using pen on paper is much more natural, tactile and much more efficient in terms of concentration and uninterrupted work for me.

YMMV, of course.

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Re:Cups Printing System Open-Source Development Has Seemingl... by fouric on Thursday October 15, 2020 @08:52AM (#24788060)

You might find that the ReMarkable (2) tablet provides a feel that is similar enough to paper that it works for you.

On the other hand, the second version costs $500, a luxury purchase for many people.

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Re:Cups Printing System Open-Source Development Has Seemingl... by bayindirh on Thursday October 15, 2020 @09:19AM (#24788303)

Remarkable is nice, e-ink is also nice. I live glued to my Kobo e-book reader and love reading novels and non-fiction from 300 dpi e-ink screen.

However, e-ink lacks speed and color. The papers I read use a lot of color in diagrams and waiting for e-ink screen to refresh, reduce its color palette to accelerate and re-refresh to return its previous mode is both distracting and flow breaking for me.

Also, I use a lot of colors for different things on paper. Different highlighters for different stuff (yellow for "further research", blue to "remember this part"), etc.

iPad with Good reader is almost as good as my workflow but this thing is heavy, backlit screens are eye-straining...

Since PDFs are not made for screens it's also distracting to zoom and scroll too.

So we need another format (maybe ePub) for academic papers to read them effectively on digital devices.

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Re:Cups Printing System Open-Source Development Has Seemingl... by Fredej on Thursday October 15, 2020 @08:51AM (#24788045)

I agree. I've been tempted by the Remarkable tablet though.

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Re:Cups Printing System Open-Source Development Has Seemingl... by Aeolun on Thursday October 15, 2020 @08:54AM (#24788068)

Might still not be as effective as having multiple pages of notes in front of you at once.

Though I did order one.

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Re:Cups Printing System Open-Source Development Has Seemingl... by bayindirh on Thursday October 15, 2020 @11:41AM (#24789755)

Being able to quickly flip and spread pages on a desk is always faster than a screen but, remarkable of course has its benefits for some scenarios.

While I love to read and write on paper, I don't buy any paper books anymore.

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