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NOTCURSES III: THE SAGA CONTINUES (1080P)

Nick Black · 46.3K views · 2021-05-14 · 6:46

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Overview

A seven-minute demo from the author of Notcurses, a C library for text user interfaces. It shows the 2.3.0 release, which adds Sixel and Kitty bitmap graphics integrated into its multiplane character-graphics model.

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HN people share it as a striking demonstration of how much graphics a modern terminal can do.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2021–2024

Topics

C, C++, Rust, Go & systems languagesTesting, debugging & developer toolsComputer graphics & rendering
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What people said

gadrev · 2021-12 · Strong recommendation

Ok, if you're looking into notcurses, you may want to watch this: [VIDEO] (~ 6') the WTF effect that video had on me lasted quite a while. I still can't describe it.

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mprovost · 2021-08 · Strong recommendation

If you haven't seen the work Nick Black is doing with notcurses [0] it's pretty amazing to see what it can do with bitmapped graphics in a modern terminal. Makes me wonder if we're ready for a resurgence of TUIs with full motion graphics. [0] [VIDEO]

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easygenes · 2022-03 · Recommendation

It’s buried in that list, but Notcurses is fast and challenges assumptions about what can be done in a terminal. [VIDEO]

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