Geekery: #linux #debian #X11 #xterm
In 2025 I switched back to original xterm.
I had previously been using alacritty for several years, after a period of looking for a term-em that actually did all the things I wanted and wasn't too much of a pain in configuration or RAM use.
And before that […]
Highlights of the year
#highlighter #trumpmemes #epsteinmemes #jeffreyepstein #epsteinfiles #halftoneart #raster #pixelart #textmode #textmodeart #ansiart #oldskool #xterm #pythoncode #algorithmicart #algorist
I wrote a very geeky thing. I know, you are surprised.
The folks at lobste.rs taunted me into writing up quick reviews of a bunch of terminal emulators. Yes, like xterm. Yes, more than 30 of them.
blog.randomstring.org/2025/09/26/a-comparison-...
#x11 #macos […]
For example I see zero reasons why I would switch from #Alacritty. I could never get myself to Kitty, but compared to that, I still don't see why I would use #Ghostty at all, like yeah if you are still using some older ones like #xterm or #urxvt (rxvt), sure it can be an upgrade in some ways.
Ghostty: New Open Source Terminal That's Spookily Good
#ghostty #kitty #linux #opensoure #terminal #xterm
www.omgubuntu.co.uk/202...
Want a #CSS #Color #Palette for your website?
Want it to match your #PowerShell, #xterm, #WindowsTerminal, or #VSCode?
We've got 336 of them and counting :-)
4bitcss.com/Galaxy/
A #box, an #OS, a #shell, #Emacs and #Gcc, and you could #conquer the whole GD world ....
#linux #conquertheworld #xterm #guake #cli #debian #debiancrew #bash #korn #NobleShift
As always, an excellent summary by Julia Evans:
“Terminal Colours Are Tricky” (jvns.ca/blog/2024/10...).
On HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4172...
On Lobsters: lobste.rs/s/by4qfk/ter...
#Terminal #TerminalEmulator #VT100 #XTerm #Colors #EscapeSequences #ColorScheme #Theme
New 𝗚𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹 (Ghost in the Shell) article named 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗶(𝟭) 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 (Use vi(1) Editor) available.
vermaden.wordpress.com/2024/09/23/g...
#verblog #freebsd #linux #vi #vim #editor #shell #terminal #xterm #ee #micro #neovim #geany
If you spend a lot of time in #UNIX terminals - check their latency - as this *may* limit your efficiency and *may* make Your work harder then needed.
Detailed blog article about the topic here:
beuke.org/terminal-lat...
... and I really love my random #xterm themes at start :)
Bravo:
"I Just Wanted Emacs To Look Nice — Using 24-Bit Color In Terminals", Chad Austin (chadaustin.me/2024/01/true...).
Via HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3918...
On Lobsters: lobste.rs/s/dt3l6s/i_j...
#Console #Terminal #ANSI #TrueColor #XTerm #TerminalEmulation #Color
Added 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝟭 - 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘅𝗱𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹(𝟭) 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 (UPDATE 1 - Using xdotool(1) Instead) to 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗽 - 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (FreeBSD Desktop - Corner Actions) article.
vermaden.wordpress.com/2023/12/21/f...
#verblog #caja #desktop #freebsd #laptop #linux #macos #openbox #x11 #xidle #xterm
New 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗽 - 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (FreeBSD Desktop - Corner Actions) article on my vermaden.wordpress.com blog.
vermaden.wordpress.com/2023/12/21/f...
#verblog #caja #desktop #freebsd #laptop #linux #macos #openbox #x11 #xidle #xterm
The #xterm terminal emulator can do a lot more than just display text https://lnkd.in/dENtEXHT
#XTerm does graphics! (sort of) https://lnkd.in/du-jSSy
#XTerm: It's Better Than You Thought https://lnkd.in/du7rQbp