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It's a thing that confuses every single person the first time they touch a terminal! Could do without the diction-based ad hominem.
> It's a thing that confuses every single person the first time they touch a terminal! I get that. But it doesn’t mean those that prefer the terminal have Stockholm Syndrome. The terminal is a UI optimised for keyboard entry. So of course mouse input to move the caret wouldn’t be something that is prioritised to support. Again, that’s not Stockholm Syndrome; it’s just a different workflow. > Could do without the dict…
Terminals optimize for keyboard-centric workflows and composability. Once that mental model clicks, a lot of the tradeoffs make sense. But the first-contact confusion is real and pretty universal, which is what I wanted to highlight.
I agree it’s not useful to escalate into meta arguments about tone. Different tools, different workflows, different preferences. The interesting part is how we lower the initial friction without losing the power that keeps people using them decades later.
Which, Ghostty added cl=line support in e06742b36ec9, so we're getting there!