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terminal emulator

SHOW HN2020

185points
32comments
#308of 3,028 in 2020
Top 11%of 2020 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

4 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.

Idea: 3 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Interesting idea for a unified terminal and GUI interface

    From 4 comments
    • That's a really interesting idea! I wrote a bit about it in Dercuano last year but I don't have a prototype to show. I look forward to seeing where you take it!
      kragen on HN
    • This could be the start of a whole new world: https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/a-whole-new-world
      qihqi on HN
    • This is extremely cool. Hope to see it gets further development.
      akhilcacharya on HN
    • This is really neat, you did an awesome job. I don't know why everyone is being so negative about this. Hearkens back to another time...
      proxybop on HN

Objections

  • Unclear what it offers beyond an existing terminal and X server

    From 2 comments
    • I don't get it. What can you do here that you couldn't otherwise? You already have a term and an xserver to make it work right?
      thetanil on HN
    • Except you'd need to keep track of windows inside the terminal, which is not obvious.
      arnoooooo on HN
  • Demo picture does not load on the page

    From 1 comment
    • Would be a much better Show HN if the demo picture works on the page...
      ConfusedDog on HN

Requests

Questions

Alternatives named

  • DomTerm embedding browser windows

    From 1 comment
    • With DomTerm (https:://domterm.org) you can get similar functionality by embedding browser windows. In a running domterm window do: domterm html '<iframe…
      Per_Bothner on HN
  • Rhino3d built-in command line

    From 1 comment
    • Only slightly related; My favorite 3d Modeling Program, Rhino3d, has a built in command line stemming from its Autocad heritage. It is absolutely amazing, and has been for two…
      com2kid on HN

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