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SteamOS 3.5 has just been released to the Preview channel, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel. Display The default color rendering for Steam Deck has been adjusted to emulate the sRGB color gamut, resulting in a slightly warmer and more vibrant color appearance. Added Settings -> Adjust Display Colors, to tune the display's Color Vibrancy and Color Temperature.
      • woelkchen@lemmy.world
        1·
        10 months ago

        Or worse, a Twitter post

        If the original source is a Twitter post, its text should be quoted as the headline and either a screenshot or a Nitter.net link attached. The original source should almost always be preferable.

  • NightOwl@lemmy.oneEnglish
    45·
    10 months ago

    • HDR can now be enabled in Display Settings if supported by the external display.

    • VRR can now be enabled in Display Settings if supported by the USB-C adapter.

    Excited for these two.

    • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      11·
      10 months ago

      It was pretty easy to add those options to the bios before, but it’s nice that it’s no longer necessary.

      I wonder if we’ll get all the options, or if people will still have to use the bios script to unlock everything.

      • Jz5678910@lemdro.idEnglish
        5·
        10 months ago

        Not sure if it carried over or if it was included with the update, but I do still have the full suite. I was curious about this myself. The bios got wiped with the update, so I can only assume that it was included.

  • Molecular0079@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    10 months ago

    Nice, they added flatpak-kcm. No need to install Flat seal anymore.

    Also the sRGB gamut looks much better. No wonder people were complaining about the steam decks screen.

    • Molecular0079@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      If only my usb-c dock supported it hahaha. Any alternatives to the official dock to get this kind of support?

    • BlinkerFluid@lemmy.oneEnglish
      5·
      10 months ago

      That seems like something a third party company like 8bitdo or Gulikit would have business creating, and they likely wouldn’t do a bad job.

    • klay@lemmy.world
      1·
      10 months ago

      same here! I’m a huge fan of MessagEase, a keyboard specifically made for the cell phone touch screen form factor. I think Valve used to dabble in something like this for the controller form factor, the ‘daisy’ or whatever? I think that should absolutely make a comeback, typing with touchpads is a short-term solution but with all the buttons and analogs on a modern controller, we should really have more keyboard options! Maybe something like each stick has 8 positions, and holding any combo of left-stick + right-stick gives one of 64 virtual ‘keys’, which you can click with the triggers, and the bumpers let you swap between different alphabets.

    • oldGregg@lemm.ee
      1·
      10 months ago

      Im positive theres one already, i use an xbox 360 controller to control my arch desktop and it has a keyboard using the steam controller config

    • bhj 🦥@lemmy.one
      58·
      10 months ago

      You can also just get an actual Bluetooth keyboard and it should just work.

      • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
        426·
        10 months ago

        …you’re not actually serious with that comment are you?

        You don’t think I also have a bluetooth keyboard?

        Obviously and of course I have a bluetooth keyboard. and a portable monitor. and the hub.

        That’s not the point.

        If their keyboard wasn’t utter garbage, I could go completely without any of the above. Its so close to being everything I need, but the keyboard in its current state is a deal breaker. Instead of it being an option, I actually need a bt keyboard.

        They could do something like t9 or some of the other key pad style key boards from the mid 2000’s. I dont want to tap the screen.

        I want to be able to quickly use the controller to type. Its a broken experience as it currently stands.

        • bhj 🦥@lemmy.one
          251·
          10 months ago

          I was just trying to be helpful. Some people might not know you can connect a Bluetooth keyboard to the device.

          I don’t know of any system that does a better job of typing with a controller than the Steam Deck with the touch pads. Granted, I’m not a console gamer so I have no idea what typing on the current gen Xbox or PlayStation is like, but I can’t imagine it’s better than the Steam Deck.

          • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
            31·
            10 months ago

            I don’t know of any system that does a better job of typing with a controller than the Steam Deck with the touch pads. Granted, I’m not a console gamer so I have no idea what typing on the current gen Xbox or PlayStation is like, but I can’t imagine it’s better than the Steam Deck.

            Phones with number pads right at the beginning of the smart phone era had a number of good solutions that were surprisingly effective for typing. We’ve got so many buttons to work with on the steam deck.

        • toasteecup@lemmy.worldEnglish
          16·
          10 months ago

          Have you tried using the touch pads with it? I found it to be a decent enough experience. I’m not going to type a novel with it, but it’s good for some web browsing if I’m doing some adminy on desktop. Unsure of your usecase.

          • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
            38·
            10 months ago

            Yep. Its a bit better, but still a shit keyboard. It seems like they went through great effort to not take advantage of the fact they ahve a crap ton of buttons they could be using.

            • toasteecup@lemmy.worldEnglish
              51·
              10 months ago

              I personally don’t mind it now that I have the groove for it but I can understand your side of things. What’s your usecase exactly?