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Show HN: Blink Shell for iOS, an Open-Source, Mosh and SSH Terminal for Pros

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Re: Show HN: Blink Shell for iOS, an Open-Source, Mosh and SSH Terminal for Pros

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Post by rcarmo »

carloscabanero wrote: post #84
rcarmo wrote: post #82

Bought it even though it apparently has no agent forwarding (also, see my other comment here about 1Password and mouse - yes, mouse! - support). Pretty good, refresh seems faster than Prompt, especially when using htop and tmux on the LAN (something that always bugged me about Prompt). Hope it gets Citrix X1 mouse support, and there's something else I'd love to see that doesn't require buying exotic hardware to test…

Thanks for giving it a try and please check this out! https://mobile.twitter.com/dcab/status/789838892753117186 It was done by one of our collaborators (advantages of open source), and it allows for multiple terminals just as you mention :) Having a browser within the app has also been suggested, yo transform it in a nice dev tool instead of a terminal. We are still thinking what this could really be in the future,so…

Great, hope that makes it to the next update :)

As to the web browser, I was just thinking of reading docs, but having an inspector (a la Firebug Lite) might be useful.

Re: Show HN: Blink Shell for iOS, an Open-Source, Mosh and SSH Terminal for Pros

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Post by rahoulb »

OJFord wrote: post #87
rahoulb wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They can't really offer an upgrade path though; as I understand it the closest they can do is switch to subscription pricing.

In-app purchase?

I'm not an iOS developer myself but I don't think you can switch on screen-size support and high-red graphics as an in-app purchase (unless you have every screen defined twice)

Re: Show HN: Blink Shell for iOS, an Open-Source, Mosh and SSH Terminal for Pros

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Post by matt-attack »

carloscabanero wrote: post #85
matt-attack wrote: post #72

Would be great if it used the swipe up/down/left/right to do arrow keys. Super handy feature in a competing terminal/ash iOS client. Swipe up for quick access to history, and swipe left/right for quickly moving your cursor around.

Thanks for the idea, I tried it out but always end up long passing what I'm looking for due to inertia. I would like something smarter like iTerm with the cursor though.

Servauditor's use of it is super usable. No interia at all. A swipe gives one click. It's so fast and pleasant to use.

If only Serverauditor didn't fail at typing ctrl-j I'd be using it...

Re: Show HN: Blink Shell for iOS, an Open-Source, Mosh and SSH Terminal for Pros

#94

Post by VertexRed »

goerz wrote: post #88

While I'm personally fine with the $20 price tag, it does seem a bit steep for more casual users (ignoring the fact that they can also get it for free if they compile it for themselves). I wonder if this might hinder adoption. On the other hand, I think the value that Blink provides is potentially so large that it might make sense to get revenue also from donations (one-time or recurring). Blink's value derives not j…

Wouldn't that require a jailbreak?

Re: Show HN: Blink Shell for iOS, an Open-Source, Mosh and SSH Terminal for Pros

#95

Post by goerz »

VertexRed wrote: post #94
goerz wrote: post #88

While I'm personally fine with the $20 price tag, it does seem a bit steep for more casual users (ignoring the fact that they can also get it for free if they compile it for themselves). I wonder if this might hinder adoption. On the other hand, I think the value that Blink provides is potentially so large that it might make sense to get revenue also from donations (one-time or recurring). Blink's value derives not j…

Wouldn't that require a jailbreak?

Self-compiling, you mean? I don't think so... just a copy of Xcode

Re: Show HN: Blink Shell for iOS, an Open-Source, Mosh and SSH Terminal for Pros

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Post by hellofunk »

vesak wrote: post #12

Marvellous! I tried an iPad Pro about half a year ago, but the lack of a good ssh/mosh client made me return it. Perhaps I'll need to check it out again -- especially the smaller Pro seems like it could be a fine choice now for a portable terminal. (I did try Panic back then -- I thought it was quite awkward)

Heck an iPad Air 2 is fast and cheap, if you just need a terminal, or anything else. Pro is good if you use stylus or need ridiculous power.

Re: Show HN: Blink Shell for iOS, an Open-Source, Mosh and SSH Terminal for Pros

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Post by fredrikfornwall »

JoshTriplett wrote: post #71

I'm extremely impressed by this. If you ever decide to build an Android version, sign me up.

Note that you can use mosh on Android using Termux (https://termux.com) - run 'apt update && apt install mosh' to install the mosh package.

Re: Show HN: Blink Shell for iOS, an Open-Source, Mosh and SSH Terminal for Pros

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Post by VertexRed »

goerz wrote: post #95
VertexRed wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wouldn't that require a jailbreak?

Self-compiling, you mean? I don't think so... just a copy of Xcode

But how will you install it on the phone? They only allow installs through App Store.

Re: Show HN: Blink Shell for iOS, an Open-Source, Mosh and SSH Terminal for Pros

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Post by goerz »

VertexRed wrote: post #98
goerz wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Self-compiling, you mean? I don't think so... just a copy of Xcode

But how will you install it on the phone? They only allow installs through App Store.

I haven't tried this myself, but my understanding is that Xcode can install compiled apps directly onto your iOS device, without a jailbreak: http://osxdaily.com/2016/01/12/howto-sideload-apps-iphone-ip...

Re: Show HN: Blink Shell for iOS, an Open-Source, Mosh and SSH Terminal for Pros

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Post by joshstrange »

OJFord wrote: post #87
rahoulb wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They can't really offer an upgrade path though; as I understand it the closest they can do is switch to subscription pricing.

In-app purchase?

Pretty sure it was a re-write, not really possible to have 2 side-by-side versions unlocked through IAP.
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