This is an excellent read - the topic of UIs for terminal emulators might seem d...

dankamongmen · on June 4, 2020

Thanks for the kind words, hax0r! (I'm the author).

Notcurses 1.5.0 ought be out by this week's end, complete with "new" (as much as anything is "new") Quadrant Blitter Technique: https://nick-black.com/images/new-terminal-technique.png

and of course, if you've never seen it, be sure to check out `notcurses-demo`. it's come a long way since 1.1.0, but this video from January still captures the essence of the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H1WkopWJNM

hack on!

ps. mysterious n-gate.com author [0], if you're reading this, you're doing the LORD's work.

[0] my guess is james mickens

otoburb · on June 4, 2020

>>and of course, if you've never seen it, be sure to check out `notcurses-demo`

That demo was dope. Thanks for putting that up and linking it. Probably the best way to communicate how far TUIs can go.

dankamongmen · on June 4, 2020

thanks! it looks a lot better recently -- the 1.4.0 version is much cleaner than that 1.1.0 garbage. i didn't link it because it starts with a minute of me talking (and looking absolutely hideous that day, ugh): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvWdUfIStDI

vanderZwan · on June 4, 2020

http://n-gate.com/about/

Oh my, that is glorious! Thank you for introducing me to this website, on top of notcurses :)