Subj : icy_term - keeps getting better!
To   : Omnibrain [ALL]
From : paulie420
Date : Tue Mar 26 2024 07:40 pm

So.. I've been using icy_term a lot m0re lately. Sync is giving me a couple issues on my current setup, and icy is on FiRE!

There's a few 'issues' or pain points that I'm keeping track of, and will send them up the chain to Omnibrain as I get a list... but nothing too crazy at all.

In fact, where Netrunner and Syncterm sometimes take up more CPU than you'd think they need, icy feels pretty lite - even tho its UI feels heavier... I can report that the Linux/Wayland graphical issues are completely fixed since a couple updates ago and I'm really enjoying the CRT filter settings; unlike 'Cool Retro Term' that can feel a bit much, the settings make the terminal look like MS-DOS/CRT very nicely. I don't love the curve part, but theres knobs to turn that down or even completely off... just saying, the filters available are actually a GOOD thing IMO. In its directory, you can set baud emulation per entry, use different screen modes with VIC-II and ANTIC as options and it allows TELNET/SSH/Websocket/Secure Websocket w/ custom IEMSI login data.

It feels more like a 'current' application that Syncterm or Netrunner IMO, which you may or may not like - but its growing on me... 

If you have any issue with the terminal yer using, as I've heard some other users mention as of late, make sure to give icy_term a spin as its come a long way since its first release - we're not even to version 1.o, which tells me Omnibrain is foreshadowing that they have more changes to make.

All this, and its pinging me saying I can upgrade to version 0.7.4 so my praises aren't even reflecting all the current development! I'm gonna go grab that one and think you should, t00!



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