I'm extremely impressed by this. If you ever decide to build an Android version, sign me up.
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#72Would be great if it used the swipe up/down/left/right to do arrow keys. Super handy feature in a competing terminal/ash iOS client. Swipe up for quick access to history, and swipe left/right for quickly moving your cursor around.
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#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
Looks like a nice app. One correction through: I use Prompt a lot and have been for a long time. I don't have connections break when I use it. You might provide a video clip of a demo to help make a purchase decision.
They meant if you close it and, say, want to read or follow along with a book in iBooks and not use split view, you have to multitask back to Prompt every 3 minutes or iOS will suspend the app, killing your SSH connection in the process. Since Prompt is closed source and on the App Store, they can't use mosh which solves this problem.
Thanks for clarifying that. I use it for 5 or 10 minutes, finish whatever I am doing, then logout.
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#74Two things I'd like to see: 1) Support for 1Password import of private keys 2) Support for the Citrix X1 Mouse: http://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2016/11/06/1930 (Yes, terminals are more useful with mice too :))
Also: agent forwarding.
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#75Earlier quoted context omitted.
Personally I love it and feel it's absolutely worth the price
I used to like and recommend Prompt until I found out that they came out with a new version and offered no upgrade path -- it was a separate app on the store. They never bothered to update the old version with post-iPhone-4S graphics, so all the buttons are huge and it's low-res. I didn't buy the new version.
They can't really offer an upgrade path though; as I understand it the closest they can do is switch to subscription pricing.
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#76How does it compare to Panic's Prompt?
Three things: - Mosh & SSH support: In Prompt and any other iOS ssh client, connections break every 3 minutes. With Mosh that isn't a problem. - Full external keyboard support: Alt as Esc, Caps as Ctrl, you can have your terminal as you do in your desktop/laptop. - Speed and rendering: Blink uses Google's HTerm, so it is faster and you can add your own themes and fonts.
I will be able to remap Caps to Ctrl on my Microsoft Bluetooth keyboard?! Sold!
IMHO you should expose this as the #1 feature.
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#78$31?!
Well, $20 USD. Not sure what $ you mean. If you aren't SSHing to boxes from a mobile device often enough that $20 doesn't seem worth it, then this likely isn't for you. I for one would pay that at the drop of a hat if I only had a cell phone and my servers were down. It's certainly not much for an everyday productivity tool.
Thats what you're charging for it in Australia (AUD), which really, very high compared to other apps.
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#79Re: Show HN: Blink Shell for iOS, an Open-Source, Mosh and SSH Terminal for Pros
#80Unlike other ssh terminals that mostly serve the amateur ssh market?