2022-01-27 ~fel
note: this is a current interest and contents will be updated/subject to change
ive always liked text interfaces, both the aesthetics and the practicality, but ive noticed that theres nearly only the same VT100 terminal interfaces, and im a little bored of that. so this and linked pages are a little exploration into the alternatves, where its still a small simple text-focused interface, but built upon something other than vt100 sequences, or adds significant new possibilities.
https://github.com/withoutboats/notty
sadly a dead project (last commit may 2017), it had lofty goals of implementing basic vt100 sequences in addition to inline media, dropdown menus, and the ability to subdivide the character screen.
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty
one of the most popular terminals emulators, includes a custom terminal graphics implementation, modern keyboard capabilities, and a variety of others. written half in python and the dev is uh, opinionated to say the least.