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Alex // nytpu alex at nytpu.com
Fri Jul 9 16:30:10 BST 2021
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On 2021-07-09 01:05PM, David Messer wrote:
Am I correct in saying that as it stands there is no built-in way for
users to submit content via a multi-line free text field and that it
completely relies on secondary means to get content onto the system
running the Gemini server?While the input codes (1x) do allow for inputting newlines, they arelimited to <1024 characters, so not too practical for freeform text.
I've seen some suggestions on the mailing list that include using a> http frontend to submit content ... To me, that's just adding
complexity which is what I'm trying to get away from with Gemini.I've always agreed that setting up an HTTP server just for input defeatsthe purpose of Gemini.
I had a very brief look at titan and inimeg but I don't think either
of those is capable of allowing users to type longform text into a
multi-line free text box.They are actually capable of anything. Titan works almost exactly likehow HTTP input forms work, those are just wrapped up nicely in a GUI.If you wrote a decent client for Titan then it would beindistinguishable from an HTTP free text form. It could work like thein-browser Wikipedia editor and edit an existing page (which is whatit's currently used for), but it also allows you to just submitarbitrary text and your server can make use of a Titan upload however itwants (add the text to the end of a page as a comment, etc.). It's justa matter of there not being much good support or software for it rightnow.
I have no experience with Inimeg other than seeing it pop up on thislist a few times, so I can't say anything about it.
The thought occurred to me that using INPUT I could implement an edlin
style text editor but I thought I'd sound this out before committing
to that level of self-harm!I believe someone got ed(1) working through Gemini, and it's... betterthan nothing I guess. The link is eluding me right now though.
~nytpu
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