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I've started prototyping a playwright-like test framework for integration testing CLIs and TUIs https://github.com/myobie/pty/blob/main/docs/testing.md #node #pty #tui #xterm #vitest

Ghostty compiled to WASM with xterm.js API compatibility

https://github.com/coder/ghostty-web

#HackerNews #Ghostty #WASM #xterm.js #API #compatibility #web #development

#ruler #terminal #tmux #ded

I've had this idea of having a ruler in the terminal. Such a ruler would allow me to see how far across the terminal a character or word is.

Why? Not sure yet, I just liked the idea of it. You know, this is one of those solutions looking for a problem. ;). Still, it was fun.

What I came up was this:

(ruler1.png)

This is achieved using tmux, where it's possible to create a split where the output is taken from stdin (rather than spawning a shell):

% ruler | tmux splitw -dI -l2 -b &

Here, this creates a split window two lines high (-l2), puts on the top (-b), and puts the output from the`ruler` command in the window.

Then I can use text using whatever against the ruler to see where on the screen it is.

We can take this a step further though and make use of tmux's `popup-display` command to have a ruler floating on the screen:

(ruler2.png)

... and even make it borderless:

(ruler3.png)

This can be moved using the mouse, by holding Alt down and dragging with mouse-1.

It turns out that using a ruler in an application isn't new.

Thomas Dickey (of #xterm fame) wrote #ded (https://invisible-island.net/ded/ded.html) which has a ruler on it:

(ruler4.png)

#ded is an interesting program of itself and I had to tweak it slightly to make ot use ncursesw to display nicely in tmux (ACS fallback for drawing the ruler), which I might discuss in a separate thread on here.

I'll have to email Thomas to find out what the "workspace ruler" (as it's called) does, and what it's useful for.

As for my ruler, well, I think I have the measure of it now, so I think I'll re-write the quick shell script into something with bells-and-whistles.

Maybe I'll give it conversion options to display inches, feet, cubits, etc... ;)

Me adelanto al #viernesdeescritorio pq sino se me olvida...

#openbsd
#twm
#xterm

Sí ya sé, no es viernes...

#viernesdeescritorio
#desktopfriday
#twm
#xterm
#openbsd76

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

Funny and interesting talk. Sure as hell i was waiting whether the most loathed, scoffed at, tutted at („No gpu acceleration? How antiquated!“) terminal emulator was among those who can be tricked into executing arbitrary remote commands using #ansi escape code fuckery.

yes #xterm and no, apparently it can not. #terminal #shell #security #Defcon31 #defcon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T2Al3jdY38
https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=3T2Al3jdY38