How does iTerm compare to Prompt from Panic for people who used both a lot?
I just use the default terminal that comes with macOS but was considering trying one of these ones.
iTerm2 3.5.0
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Re: iTerm2 3.5.0
#22"- Clipboard content reporting via control sequence OSC 52 is now supported, but requires user consent to enable."
This pairs well with the recently released neovim 0.10 support for OSC 52 to interact with the clipboard.
Re: iTerm2 3.5.0
#23Are we past the point of no return? Does all software need to have AI features now? I know it's opt-in, but just knowing it's there makes me not want to use this any more.
Re: iTerm2 3.5.0
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
When you open Codecierge in the toolbar sidebar, it warns you with this: > Everything that happens in your terminal while Codecierge is running will be sent to OpenAI. Don't send them confidential information! And when you check the box "Run commands automatically" it shows you this popup: > This lets an AI completely control your computer. It could delete your files, do something stupid or dangerous, or lead to the…
> "Run commands automatically" is hilarious. Yeah they should make it so it mocks the user for attempting to set it to true and explain in select, direct, simple to understand words why that's a dumb idea and that obviously the user didn't read the disclaimer.
Yeah, it kinda seems like a feature a developer would implement for fun but I don't see much practical use for it off the top of my head.
In the sidebar Codecierge convo they do give you a "Copy code" button whenever it detects code blocks. I think it'd be more practical to also add a "Paste and run" shortcut to each code block. i.e. A little "Play" button.
Aside, Codecierge doesn't seem to read the terminal contents like it says it should. If you ask it any questions or reference anything in your terminal, like an error in response to a command it gave you, it doesn't seem to have that context.
Re: iTerm2 3.5.0
#25Is it just me, or allowing hallucinations into my terminal a line that I am not willing to cross? Also, it would make a lot of sense to have an option to use a local ollama instance instead--otherwise this just feels like a cool feature that seemed like a good idea at the time, and not something thought through where it regards privacy and likelihood of damage.
> Is it just me, or allowing hallucinations into my terminal a line that I am not willing to cross?
Depends how you use it. For example, writing jq filters, or awk scripts, or some shell pipelines is always a bit of a pain. It's something where LLMs can really improve quality of life.
Re: iTerm2 3.5.0
#26I've been a big fan of iTerm for the last 10+ years. What do people think is the best alternative?
Re: iTerm2 3.5.0
#27Up next: AI integration in /bin/ls
Seriously, though, iTerm is an absolute beast. I'm using it every minute of the day for the last like ten years or so, on beta channel.
Re: iTerm2 3.5.0
#28Are we past the point of no return? Does all software need to have AI features now? I know it's opt-in, but just knowing it's there makes me not want to use this any more.
> Does all software need to have AI features now
All software where it makes sense, yes. AI/LLM are a tool, especially efficient with text, so having terminal integration will be useful to some.
Honestly if an AI can annotate some obscure command line errors with an explanation and a possible fix, I'm all for it. If an AI can help me generate jq filters, I'm all for it. If an AI can help me in any (non intrusive/obnoxious) way, I'm all for it.
It's ok to not like and not use AI features, but completely rejecting them altogether is a mistake.
Re: iTerm2 3.5.0
#29I've been a big fan of iTerm for the last 10+ years. What do people think is the best alternative?
I used iTerm for a few years but i noticed I never actually use any of the features so i switched to Alacritty and never looked back.
Re: iTerm2 3.5.0
#30I really just don’t want software to have these ai things in them. How long are they going to maintain it? If they want to allow extensibility for the explicit purpose of Llm integration then why not just… make an API?
They use OpenAI's API with the possibility to set a custom URL, so... done. This makes iTerm compatible with any LLM as long as they implement the same API.
OpenAI's API is the de facto standard for now, it's not up to iTerm to define a standard.