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Re: Libghostty is coming

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 5:47 PM UTC

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Re: Libghostty is coming

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Post by loeg » Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 5:48 PM UTC

carwyn wrote: post #14

How does this compare to https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte/ ?

The ghostty version probably doesn't write the entire scrollback buffer to disk (given its lack of dependencies).

Re: Libghostty is coming

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Post by paraboul » Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 5:50 PM UTC

Biganon wrote: post #18

On the very day ghostty refuses to load my theme because themes now start with an uppercase letter; the same day I'm no longer able to enter `^` (a caret) for some reason. Not to mention the multiple times where the clipboard suddenly and completely stopped functioning, in the last few weeks. I love ghostty, but if it keeps suddenly failing for no apparent reason I might have to go back to wezterm.

Chill, there was literally one single update since the initial launch. It's not like it's getting breaking changes every day.

Re: Libghostty is coming

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Post by Narushia » Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 5:54 PM UTC

carwyn wrote: post #14

How does this compare to https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte/ ?

Vte is GTK-only, while libghostty aims to be cross-platform.

Re: Libghostty is coming

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Post by NotaRat » Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 5:57 PM UTC

I love the idea of libghostty making terminal tunnels cleaner and less leaky, because I hate messy pipes.

Re: Libghostty is coming

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Post by x0n » Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 5:58 PM UTC

problem: we have ten different VT terminal parsers

solution: write a new VT terminal parser to replace the other ten

result: we have eleven different VT terminal parsers

Re: Libghostty is coming

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Post by hamdouni » Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 6:00 PM UTC

x0n wrote: post #26

problem: we have ten different VT terminal parsers solution: write a new VT terminal parser to replace the other ten result: we have eleven different VT terminal parsers

Mandatory reference

https://xkcd.com/927/

Re: Libghostty is coming

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Post by buildbot » Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 6:03 PM UTC

hackitup7 wrote: post #10

I love how this guy founds + takes public + sells a multibillion company and then just goes right back to hacking. Legend.

I love ghostty and use it daily, somehow I missed it was by Mitchell Hashimoto! Very cool to see.

Re: Libghostty is coming

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Post by qaq » Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 6:04 PM UTC

hackitup7 wrote: post #10

I love how this guy founds + takes public + sells a multibillion company and then just goes right back to hacking. Legend.

100% Legend love Ghostty btw :)

Re: Libghostty is coming

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Post by SG- » Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 6:05 PM UTC

Biganon wrote: post #18

On the very day ghostty refuses to load my theme because themes now start with an uppercase letter; the same day I'm no longer able to enter `^` (a caret) for some reason. Not to mention the multiple times where the clipboard suddenly and completely stopped functioning, in the last few weeks. I love ghostty, but if it keeps suddenly failing for no apparent reason I might have to go back to wezterm.

damn, you should ask for a refund.