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Re: Show HN: Pets for Cursor

#25

Post by eltonlin »

I really love this idea but I'm having such a hard time using it. After hatching the egg with Ctrl + Shift + P, I have no idea how to "type" on that blank panel (I use Cursor). When I open new files, the egg disappears. Frustrating.

Re: Show HN: Pets for Cursor

#26

Post by bearware »

thih9 wrote: post #3

> Your pet will gain XP as you code in either mode. Feature request: the pet gets extra experience in certain situations, e.g.: * when a failing build gets fixed * when a previously red test gets green * when the typing speed is sufficiently high * when a commit is made that removes a lot of code * when a commit is made that increases code coverage * etc…

I really like these - I have an XP boost/ buff PR in the works which activates when you reach a typing velocity (and adds a cool swirling effect around your character).

Git integration would be low hanging fruit so could def add that in. (build/ testing/ ci integrations would be trickier I suspect?)

Re: Show HN: Pets for Cursor

#27

Post by bearware »

eltonlin wrote: post #25

I really love this idea but I'm having such a hard time using it. After hatching the egg with Ctrl + Shift + P, I have no idea how to "type" on that blank panel (I use Cursor). When I open new files, the egg disappears. Frustrating.

Ah sorry to hear it’s frustrating - You could switch to the Explorer mode in settings which might be a better option.

In panel mode: The panel is treated like another open file tab, so needs to be manually positioned alongside your open code (so that both are visible simultaneously).

Re: Show HN: Pets for Cursor

#28

Post by bearware »

_puk wrote: post #4

Something on my ideas list was some interactive game type thing for when cursor is busy "thinking". This should fit the bill nicely!

This is a cool idea actually, even for a separate extension. Cursor doesn’t offer an API yet (so I’m not sure how to detect when Cursor itself is “thinking”), but it could be always-on.

I recall a site adding Memory Match minigame while a build was running (was it Vercel?), and I couldn’t help playing it every time.

Add in tic-tac-toe and a few others and you have yourself a cool extension.

Maybe a more constructive game also: a multiple choice quiz about your code to make sure you understand it?

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