Unix-like systems include a Terminfo database that describes the capabilities of various terminals. When a program needs to perform terminal operations, it reads the TERM environment variable to identify your terminal type, then queries the Terminfo database to determine available capabilities and how to use them. This affects output formatting, colour handling, cursor movements, and other terminal behaviour.| Milad Alizadeh
I’ve just discovered a new xterm replacement named Kitty [1]. It boasts about being faster due to threading and using the GPU and it does appear faster on some of my systems but that’s …| etbe - Russell Coker
After years of self-hosting on a VPS in a datacenter, I’ve decided to move my services at home. But instead of just porting services, I’m using this as an opportunity to migrate to a more flexible and robust set up.| ergaster.org
i have gone a little above and beyond trying to get all the features of VSCode| jyn.dev
What is a terminal emulator? How is it different from a typewriter? And how is it the same?| Charm
I use LLMs extensively throughout my day, but I find the workflow of opening a website and starting a new conversation before typing my query to be slow and disruptive. Since I normally prefer keyboard-driven interfaces like rofi/dmenu for most tasks, I wanted a simpler solution.| Milad Alizadeh
I've been boosting my storage, settling in, and syncing.| but she's a girl...
I've been fixing cursor problems on and off in the last few months. Here's a recap of what I've done, explanation of some cursor size problems you might encounter, and how new developments like Wayland cursor shape protocol and SVG cursors might improve the situation.| KDE Blogs
Geeking out on tech, craft, films, photography, nature and cats since 2002. If you stick it out for long enough, blogs become cool again.| but she's a girl...
Textual is a TUI framework for Python, inspired by modern web development.| Textual Documentation