emacs-fireplace
Creative
terminal animation
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
12 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score +0.19.
Idea: 3 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Fun and cozy to have while coding
From 3 comments
I love it. I feel nice and cozy while I hack now.
davexunit on HNThis is pretty much the best thing ever.
auntienomen on HNThis is why I visit Hacker News every day! Love it.
mark_l_watson on HN
Useful example of Emacs animation code
From 3 comments
The README's linked Emacs animation guide is compact and informative: http://dantorop.info/project/emacs-animation/
brudgers on HNTo see how it's done? I've actually been considering writing a package for emacs that requires a certain amount of animation, and this package would probably provide some useful…
to3m on HNTo play with it for 30 seconds and then forget about it. Or to show it to friends at work. Or for any number of silly reasons. Personally, I'm interested in the code - I don't…
TeMPOraL on HN
Objections
Fire size control keys do not work in terminal
From 2 comments
Very neat! :-) Unfortunately, I'm having a little problem "regulating the heat": C-+ is supposed to make the fire bigger, C-- smaller. When I run this in a tty, neither of the…
veddox on HNWell, de facto it can make the fire bigger or smaller. If the bottom of the fire is below the lower screen edge, only a small part is visible. Move the fire up -> more becomes…
veddox on HN
Missing license information
From 2 comments
Missing license information?
opensourcedude on HNAny chance you could add a license? Very neat! :)
ed on HN
Rendering issues with visual-line-mode and line wrapping
From 3 comments
I keep getting weird issues when running it. https://s3.amazonaws.com/coda-files/870Xw.png
brink on HNTurn off visual-line-mode, maybe? The fringe shows line wrapping indicators, which probably isn't good here.
aaronem on HNI'm getting something similar. Turning on truncate-lines fixed it.
maemilius on HN
Requests
Add a license
From 2 comments
Any chance you could add a license? Very neat! :)
ed on HNMissing license information?
opensourcedude on HN
Add crackling sounds
From 1 comment
just missing the cracking sounds :)
nunodonato on HN
Higher color depth and smoother rendering
From 1 comment
This is a great start! I think we can do even better, though. Only two colours? Only using solid blocks? We should be able to get beautifully smooth 256x256 (dithered) colour!
TazeTSchnitzel on HN
Questions
Why would anyone install this package?
From 1 comment
I'm a vim user who's trying to convert, actually. So, as a demonstration of elisp, this is cool — but why would anyone actually install this package?
golergka on HN
Can it be used to heat a laptop?
From 2 comments
I was just about to ask if it can keep me warm like my old laptop did...
giancarlostoro on HNThis could be made more fun, by using more system resources so your laptop heats up too!
sidmitra on HN
Alternatives named
vim-fireplace
From 2 comments
> see title > think to myself "Oh, did someone port Vim-fireplace to emacs? But why? Must be for fun, let's check it out" > see repo > "Emacs users"
dkns on HN> Oh, did someone port Vim-fireplace to emacs? They did! And because Emacs has a time machine module, they did it before vim-fireplace existed, the bastards!
masklinn on HN
cacafire
From 1 comment
emacs's shell + cacafire anyone? :) Edit: ok, I tried what I said. Not that great. Frame rate is really too low. Edit2: http://imgur.com/a/g0JYu
dgellow on HN