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Like, this is Kovid? This has to be a violation of the site guidelines.
yes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13342516
I really wish that 1% of the sustained effort that is currently being devoted to building terminal emulators and TUI applications was collectively redirected at researching a better future to fill this niche. Terminal emulators and TUI applications belong with the DMG Gameboys, Commodore 64's, and DOSBoxes: as a historical curiosity and something for the enthusiasts to enjoy after hours. But we've come to rely on the…
Have you heard of Arcan? https://arcan-fe.com
I really wish that 1% of the sustained effort that is currently being devoted to building terminal emulators and TUI applications was collectively redirected at researching a better future to fill this niche. Terminal emulators and TUI applications belong with the DMG Gameboys, Commodore 64's, and DOSBoxes: as a historical curiosity and something for the enthusiasts to enjoy after hours. But we've come to rely on the…
It's X11/systemd/ipv4 problem. People agreeing there is a problem doesn't mean that any single solution will be accepted. With terminals you have a system that works with anything from HPC-s to serial devices. An alternative would probably need to drop support for something, meaning congratulations: The number of standards increased by 1 - probably 2 by the time that people unsupported by the modern alternative decid…
I'm weirdly attracted to Tk (with Tcl or Tkinter). It's not shiny, but it's very practical.
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Have you heard of Arcan? https://arcan-fe.com
Yes, I've been following it for a while - it's exactly the kind of research that I had on my mind. I don't necessarily agree with some of the design choices (I don't think we need a middle layer underneath VT100 emulation to make TUI apps, TUI is IMHO just terrible as a concept to begin with), but SHMIF has the mark of a battle-tested protocol, and many other concepts are very interesting.
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Have you heard of Arcan? https://arcan-fe.com
Yes, I've been following it for a while - it's exactly the kind of research that I had on my mind. I don't necessarily agree with some of the design choices (I don't think we need a middle layer underneath VT100 emulation to make TUI apps, TUI is IMHO just terrible as a concept to begin with), but SHMIF has the mark of a battle-tested protocol, and many other concepts are very interesting.