In multiple GNOME based distros I actually find just turning on “Large Text” in Accessibility options does the trick. The UI scales pretty well to the font size. Tested in Pop OS 20.10, Fedora 34 and elementary OS on a laptop with a similar panel (Acer Spin 5).
I have tracked the panel down: BOE095F Uses eDP so should not be hard to mod.
There is a aliexpress seller selling one for a Acer laptop but looks to be a matte display, all specs and numbers match but just doesn’t have mounting holes, 13.5'' LCD Screen QHD Display Panel Matrix Replacement NE135FBM N41 40 pins 100% sRGB for Acer ChromeBook Spin 13 CP713 Series|Laptop LCD Screen| - AliExpress
Since my Thinkpad has problems - again, and depending on how accommodating support will handle the case, I thought it might be time to change my preferred brand to somthing more sustainable.
I like the sustainable frame.work concept very much, but I’m very much on the same page as @Wout.
With two distinct points:
- I will not change my distro after 22 years using debian/KDE because of a otherwise tempting HW does not stick to standards.
- and a non-matte screen is a deal breaker
so, @nrp, since there are no answers to the many requests for an matte display, I address you directly with this question: when will you offer one?
and what is your solution for a sharp, non blurring picture on that unusual resolution, which was chosen, without sacrificing your eyesight or battery-runtime?
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Good man. I’m in the same boat - been on Debian since 2004/5. Fingers crossed that Bullseye will play nice, though I can’t imagine it will be that difficult getting it to work (I’ll settle for Bookworm if that’s required for newer packages, though Sid has only just started rolling again).
I’ve read that putting a high quality matte protector is effectively equivalent to having a matte screen outright, especially since the bezels hide any edges the ‘protector’ would provide. Give this thread a read if you haven’t already: [SOLVED] Matte screen please! :) - #45 by N.P
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There have been a few solutions posted in various forums. The most common is matte screen protectors, several people enjoyed that option as it is a very easy install and under $50 (USD). Another option is finding a 3:2 13" matte display. To my knowledge this has been pretty unsuccessful as its pretty uncommon ask in terms of screen size and ratio. The final option is getting a second monitor with your preferred ratio, resolution, panel, and anything else you might want.
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@thearctican and @Samuel_Murray sure, there will be a tinkering-solution for every pbl. out there, like:
The question is, WHY should I invest into something, which does not fulfill my basic needs? and then tinker with it to get a more then suboptimal solution?
Since my Laptop is the tool which I’m working with for my daily income, I definitely do not go for something which does not do it’s job! It’s just straight thinking. I do not decide for a brand because it’s hip, I decide for a tool because it works for me!
Let me know, how that worked out, if you ever spend time on that. For the moment I’m bound to stable because I need to run the proxmox VE as part of my dev-work.
The good news is:
Nobody’s twisting your arm.
When they have a solution, maybe it’ll be right for you, maybe it won’t, but you’re well within your rights to not buy anything you don’t think meets your needs.
On the other side of that coin, I’m thrilled with the utility of the Framework, and am glad I didn’t buy one of the other substandard shitheaps out there. But I’m not using it for work, so my needs are probably vastly different than someone like you. And I’m OK with that.
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I am SO LOOKING FORWARD to this laptop, coming OCT2021!
Going to sell my Zephyrus G15 RTX 3070 and buy an eGPU <3
Also, PLEASE let us know when we can take off the elegant black bezel and buy the ZESTY ORANGE one?
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When the marketplace releases which should be soon!
wondering if there will be an easy way to adapt the screen to be a standalone display, say if a touchscreen version is released at some point. I can think of some uses for a small standalone screen and I would hate to feel like I was wasting it if I upgraded.
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The YouTube channel “DIY Perks” has a couple episodes where he adapts old laptop screens into standalone monitors. Might be worth a look. I’m looking into that for my old all-in-one.
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Just got mine yesterday and I love the 3:2 display. Nice color, brightness, and resolution. I’m not seeing any issues with glare yet. The magnetically attached bezel is a great idea. I’m not in love with the colors offered (other than standard black) but I think Krylon will fix that if I’m really bothered by the black (I’m not). Anyone considering that solution should remember to mask the transparent bits for the microphone and webcam.
Oh, my. I’m a full-time Linux user. The conversation starting here is making me real nervous.
It’s unlikely we would go lower resolution in this form factor.
— nrp
I have avoided HiDPI displays for years because of support issues. For me, the extra pixels are not worth the headache of dealing with scaling issues and random apps that look fuzzy.
I was hoping that Framework would offer a normal DPI display that I could install in the future… I may have to rethink if I want to keep my order…
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For what it’s worth, reports are coming in that fractional scaling is working well with the version of GNOME shipping with Ubuntu 21.10.
The display is the only thing that’s given me pause, but hopefully we’ll see more reports of how Linux is handling the display as the batch 3 laptops are brought online.
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When can I order some bezels for my Frame.work? I am interested in buying several parts so that I’m future-proof and am hoping to be able to do so now that I have the laptop.
If a store isn’t available now, why, and when can we count on having the privledge?
Thanks, the hardware seems capable and well built - I’m impressed. I voted with my $$$, hoping that you deliver on your end. I’d think a store should be up… now.
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For those worried about the resolution in Linux, I’ve had pretty good luck tweaking font sizes in Qubes, which is mostly based on Fedora. It’s true that lines are very fine, and some text remains small. But overall, it’s not too bad.
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For what it’s worth, using Arch with the latest version of GNOME, I’ve had no issues with scaling or HiDPI. It’s worked great, and I love the display.
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The problem now is that, there are only 2 kind of 3:2 display out there. One is possibly the one framework is using, which is from BOE, and the other is a 3000x2000 panel made by Panasonic which had already discontinued. There aren’t enough options for us though. I and curious about whether we can fit a 13.3 inch display in it as there are millions of them on the market.
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It’s the BOE panel, uses the 40 pin eDP connector.
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