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A fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface

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Re: A fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface

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Post by nailer »

I compiled it (takes a while there's a lot of native modules) and ran it on a Surface Go. Here's a video:

https://twitter.com/mikemaccana/status/1065615451940667396

Short version:

- Task manager, CPU cores etc works.

- Touchscreen keyboard works

- Yeah the globe is the location of your public IP plus socket connections (ie Get-NetTCPConnection / netstat)

- It's slow, and Ctrl C doesn't work. It's not going to replace Terminus (or ConEmu, if you haven't heard about Terminus) as your main terminal anytime soon. But it is fun.

Re: A fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface

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Post by androidgirl »

mnx wrote: post #5

Off topic, but I think it's the first time I see emojis in commit messages. Nice to see that it works, but I don't know how to feel about it.

With recent(-ish) support for color emoji in Gnome terminal, where I work has fully embraced emoji driven development.

Kidding aside, it's fine but on older terminals (read: default terminal in ubuntu 16.04) they cause display issues, so they fit a bit better in the README.

Re: A fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface

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Post by [deleted] »

androidgirl wrote: post #14
mnx wrote: post #5

Off topic, but I think it's the first time I see emojis in commit messages. Nice to see that it works, but I don't know how to feel about it.

With recent(-ish) support for color emoji in Gnome terminal, where I work has fully embraced emoji driven development. Kidding aside, it's fine but on older terminals (read: default terminal in ubuntu 16.04) they cause display issues, so they fit a bit better in the README.

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Re: A fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface

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Post by voxl_ »

pfp wrote: post #13
mnx wrote: post #5

Off topic, but I think it's the first time I see emojis in commit messages. Nice to see that it works, but I don't know how to feel about it.

It's not nice to seem it work and I know exactly how I feel about them.

I really don't understand why people seem to hate emojis so much. They're the same as utf8 pictograms, except they're more styled. They can be really useful in my opinion.

Maybe it's because young people use them a lot in messaging apps and older people are like "gah! young people and their picture messages! grmbl"?

Re: A fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface

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Post by [deleted] »

voxl_ wrote: post #17
pfp wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not nice to seem it work and I know exactly how I feel about them.

I really don't understand why people seem to hate emojis so much. They're the same as utf8 pictograms, except they're more styled. They can be really useful in my opinion. Maybe it's because young people use them a lot in messaging apps and older people are like "gah! young people and their picture messages! grmbl"?

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Re: A fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface

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Post by baud147258 »

voxl_ wrote: post #17
pfp wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not nice to seem it work and I know exactly how I feel about them.

I really don't understand why people seem to hate emojis so much. They're the same as utf8 pictograms, except they're more styled. They can be really useful in my opinion. Maybe it's because young people use them a lot in messaging apps and older people are like "gah! young people and their picture messages! grmbl"?

Or perhaps it's because sometime the meaning of emoji can be hard to understand, rather than "gah! young people"
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