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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
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
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 HNThis could be the start of a whole new world: https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/a-whole-new-world
qihqi on HNThis is extremely cool. Hope to see it gets further development.
akhilcacharya on HNThis 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 HNExcept 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
Support for ssh or mosh use
From 1 comment
Can this run over ssh/mosh?
cryptonector on HN
Questions
Can it run over ssh or mosh?
From 1 comment
Can this run over ssh/mosh?
cryptonector on HN
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