Haiku on a tablet

[X512]

@patratel

It is possible to install the Haiku Desktop on a tablet (@X512 did that). Can we compile a list of tablets which Haiku can run on?

It should be possible to install haiku on any BIOS or EFI based x86 tablet PC including Microsoft Surface, Fujitsu Arrows Tab, Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet. On some tablets touchscreen and pen is not working because it use i2c HID that is not implemented yet, but Korli work on it, see Using new driver API - #21 by X512.

@patratel

Customizing the GUI for tablets. I think it’s doable, I didn’t look at Haiku’s architecture in detail to see how hard it would be but I think it should be possible to create a thin layer on top that manages the touch input and resolution.

Haiku use desktop-oriented interface, but it is possible to add multi-touch support and touchscreen gestures like scrolling and menus views with scrollbars and zooming with 2 fingers.