▲ 192 ▼ Kitty Terminal 0.40.0 introduces the Text Sizing Protocol: "multiple font sizes ... in a backwards compatible, opt-in way" (sw.kovidgoyal.net) submitted 1 year ago by TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml 41 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] catloaf@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago (3 children) Images in the terminal? At that point you're just reinventing the GUI. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] juipeltje@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago It's very convenient for terminal based file managers. I use it to preview my wallpapers images and then i use a keybind to set it as the wallpaper for my window manager. I also recently started using rmpc, an mpd client that can display album art. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lazycat@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) How am I supposed to get previews working in Yazi then? It's not 1969 anymore. If you don't like it stay on tty. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] catloaf@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago I just don't see the advantage of shoehorning graphics backwards into text interfaces when we've got an entire integrated graphical desktop. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago* you are aware that TUI has been a standard thing for ages, right? wanting GUI features inside a terminal isn't new and i'm not sure if you had a point with this comment other than trying to dunk on them.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] juipeltje@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago It's very convenient for terminal based file managers. I use it to preview my wallpapers images and then i use a keybind to set it as the wallpaper for my window manager. I also recently started using rmpc, an mpd client that can display album art. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lazycat@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) How am I supposed to get previews working in Yazi then? It's not 1969 anymore. If you don't like it stay on tty. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] catloaf@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago I just don't see the advantage of shoehorning graphics backwards into text interfaces when we've got an entire integrated graphical desktop. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago I just don't see the advantage of shoehorning graphics backwards into text interfaces when we've got an entire integrated graphical desktop. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago* you are aware that TUI has been a standard thing for ages, right? wanting GUI features inside a terminal isn't new and i'm not sure if you had a point with this comment other than trying to dunk on them.. permalink fedilink source parent