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The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place!
270 mentions on Hacker News by 202 people: 37 stories, 233 comments · first 2018-03-30 · latest 2026-10-22
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yep. It's pretty great actually. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
comment by locusofself · 2022-12-28 · in More developers use Linux than Mac, according to 2022 StackOverflow survey -
We (Nushell core team) think it's a Windows Terminal bug, please upvote the issue: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/13710
comment by ripley12 · 2022-11-01 · in Nushell: Introduction to a new kind of shell -
…for reference purposes. They already have one open source part I know of, the new conhost[0]. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
comment by LelouBil · 2022-10-16 · in GitHub Copilot, with “public code” blocked, emits my copyrighted code -
…) Personally I think that he owes them nothing, especially after the way he was treated in https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362 so I can't comprehend statements which claim that he was an asshole for using GPL.
comment by ttybird2 · 2022-09-30 · in Why modern software is slow -
…tabs open, and I'm nearly 50/50 of whether I use cli or explorer to browse or operate on files. [1] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal [2] https://scoop.sh/ [3] https://ohmyposh.dev/ [4] https://scoop.sh/#/apps?q=busybox&s=0&d=1&o=true
comment by gregmac · 2022-09-23 · in Software I’m thankful for (2021) -
…a daily driver as work on this issue started picking up, but it looks like progress is being made: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/448
comment by retrocryptid · 2022-07-18 · in WordPerfect for UNIX (1992) -
> it's hard to believe that it's incompetence. On the one hand yes, but on the other hand, https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
comment by bogwog · 2022-07-05 · in Xbox Cloud throttles performance if user agent is Linux -
…kill-line "\e[3^": kill-line And last time I checked, Windows terminal needed proper remaps cf https://github.com/microsoft/Terminal/issues/755 like { "keys": "ctrl+backspace", "command": { "action": "sendInput", "input": "\u0017" }, This…
comment by csdvrx · 2022-05-18 · in Everything you ever wanted to know about terminals -
…the whole issue that came to Microsoft Terminal team in 2018 up to its most recent discussions on https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/109 then check the "simpler" version in wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#…
comment by csdvrx · 2022-05-18 · in Everything you ever wanted to know about terminals -
…author I invite everyone to go through the actual discussion[0] and draw their own conclusions. 0. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
comment by curiousgal · 2022-05-15 · in How many colors are too many colors for Windows Terminal? -
…It has to do with Windows lacking session elevation for pipes but supporting it for window handles https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/doc/Niksa.md... If you want to get real hacky in the meantime you can run the ssh server…
comment by zamadatix · 2022-05-12 · in Windows Terminal Source Code -
Installer here at bottom: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases/tag/v1.12.109...
comment by test1235 · 2022-05-12 · in Windows Terminal Source Code -
…some incredibly basic information. This issue seems to fully explain the issue with the telemetry: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/5331 The biggest takeaway to me here (besides the explanation of the telemetry levels) is that…
comment by SargeZT · 2022-05-12 · in Windows Terminal Source Code -
…stopping collecting the list of processes due to "community consternation" but have not yet: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/6103 They could at least document what they collect so we aren't left guessing.…
comment by ridiculous_fish · 2022-05-12 · in Windows Terminal Source Code -
…that most of this telemetry code is only enabled when ETW (Event Tracing for Windows) is enabled. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/2b202ce6d99340401... ETW is explicitly opt-in on windows and is almost exclusively used for…
comment by SargeZT · 2022-05-12 · in Windows Terminal Source Code -
…like the names of processes which are run. That is well beyond what I would consider acceptable. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/57c3953aca49f68ac...
comment by ridiculous_fish · 2022-05-12 · in Windows Terminal Source Code -
What you are stating is incorrect. Each of the calls you link to sets a boolean here: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/57c3953aca49f68ac... It does not transmit what you copy, search for or when you clicked/resized/closed the…
comment by Genbox · 2022-05-11 · in Windows Terminal Source Code -
…for example. This most-generic event fires every time you type any input character on the keyboard: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/57c3953aca49f68ac... It also has more-specific events for several different ways of selecting,…
comment by Lammy · 2022-05-11 · in Windows Terminal Source Code -
The core console emulator for Windows is a part of this too: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/tree/main/src/host
comment by easton · 2022-05-11 · in Windows Terminal Source Code -
Here are all the ways it spies on you: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/search?q=Telemetry%3A%... https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/src/host/tel...
comment by Lammy · 2022-05-11 · in Windows Terminal Source Code -
…did try to extend an apology. (Sincere or not, what is the extent that you deem sincere enough) https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10462#issuecomm... > We certainly handled the original issue poorly, and we're trying to do…
comment by ukverwwrttyv · 2022-05-07 · in When I tell the Windows Terminal team something is simple, I am "misguided" -
…MS is just very bad at this. https://twitter.com/stewartlynch8/status/1522512601443454976 https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362#issuecomm...
comment by pas · 2022-05-07 · in When I tell the Windows Terminal team something is simple, I am "misguided" -
…blind", instead of showing more humility Please re-read the original GitHub issue from the start: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362 He is there trying to understand an issue, providing suggestions etc. And generally being…
comment by dmitriid · 2022-05-07 · in When I tell the Windows Terminal team something is simple, I am "misguided" -
…their time, and therefore saying that things take way longer. The issue created 2 days afterwards ( https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10461 ) starts with the previously suggested solution which didn't make any sense because the…
comment by jbverschoor · 2022-05-06 · in When I tell the Windows Terminal team something is simple, I am "misguided" -
I've read this github issue fully https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362 and casey seemed very reasonable to me, possibly except maybe the last message. Apart from that, i don't really see an issue with the tone or attitude tbh.
comment by lawl · 2022-05-06 · in When I tell the Windows Terminal team something is simple, I am "misguided" -
…more about you than about him. And yes, the New York Times is no better than reading Twitter. [1] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
comment by mav88 · 2022-05-06 · in When I tell the Windows Terminal team something is simple, I am "misguided" -
https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362 The original discussion. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the way the Casey individual approaches it. At all. And yes it is simple . If your basic text terminal gets 30 FPS on modern…
comment by bfgoodrich · 2022-05-06 · in When I tell the Windows Terminal team something is simple, I am "misguided" -
…he thought his PR would be rejected, given their reaction to his initial questions about the issue: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
comment by HideousKojima · 2022-05-06 · in When I tell the Windows Terminal team something is simple, I am "misguided" -
…other people reading our docs and we should take the time to care of each other with our language. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
comment by AndrewKemendo · 2022-05-06 · in When I tell the Windows Terminal team something is simple, I am "misguided" -
This seems to be the latest chapter of the Windows Terminal story. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27728177
comment by oneepic · 2022-05-06 · in When I tell the Windows Terminal team something is simple, I am "misguided" -
…console apps at all – console apps were DOS apps and all Windows apps were GUI apps. [1] See https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/doc/specs/%2... for details
comment by skissane · 2022-04-23 · in The Front-End Developer's Guide to the Terminal -
…built in terminal. If you're on Windows, use Windows Terminal [0], the new one, not cmd prompt. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
comment by cercatrova · 2022-04-22 · in The Front-End Developer's Guide to the Terminal -
…reason I started this thread. What things should we be thinking about for the next few years? [1]: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/4999#issuecomme...
comment by zadjii · 2022-04-19 · in What do you envision from the terminal of the future? -
…I wonder if this input lag test was done using the built-in terminal or this WSL1 terminal. [1] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/327
comment by neurostimulant · 2022-04-09 · in Reliably Send an HTTP Request as a User Leaves a Page -
Microsoft open sourced their terminal components a little while ago https://github.com/microsoft/terminal The team at Microsoft managing this are super responsive on Twitter https://twitter.com/DHowett https://twitter.com/cinnamon_msft
comment by andymac4182 · 2022-04-05 · in Show HN: Warp, a Rust-based terminal -
fyi Windows Terminal is open-source and has 82k github stars https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
comment by hu3 · 2022-04-05 · in Show HN: Warp, a Rust-based terminal -
…entire doctoral research project in _insert whatever_ as “extremely simple” somewhat combatively. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362 also https://twitter.com/danluu/status/1487228574608211969 "Nuanced communication usually…
comment by rasz · 2022-02-05 · in Fast File Finder for Windows is a tool for quickly finding files by name -
Emoji support is currently the top requested feature for Windows Terminal. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is...
comment by emddudley · 2022-01-28 · in Terminal support for emoji -
…[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxM8QmyZXtg [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99dKzubvpKE [2] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
comment by dr_zoidberg · 2022-01-15 · in Rich: A Python library for rich text and formatting in the terminal -
…And there is movement in getting changes into the terminal itself: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10461
comment by FemmeAndroid · 2022-01-05 · in Burn My Windows -
…seems. Instead of having fun, they should be performing doctoral research to improve performance. ( https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362#issuecomm... )
comment by bogwog · 2022-01-04 · in Burn My Windows -
…I'm trying to convince myself to write one for a curved CRT look and one for phosphor persistence. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/samples/Pixe... The Windows Terminal team has a lot more fun than the others, it seems.
comment by rbanffy · 2022-01-04 · in Burn My Windows -
…research project in performant terminal emulation as “extremely simple” somewhat combatively. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
comment by rasz · 2021-12-08 · in Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11 -
…the build process for a component that lives in CSRSS wasn’t on our critical path. [1]: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/tree/main/src/renderer... [2]: which the article has already called out! [3]:…
comment by DHowett · 2021-10-25 · in Fun with Nano Server -
…menu — hit the Windows key, start typing, press enter — the menu won’t close automatically. 0: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/7122
comment by notreallyserio · 2021-10-22 · in Reasons to switch from Windows to Linux -
Apparently not just Microsoft. Quoting from TFA < https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362#issuecomm... > skyline75489 commented on Jun 8 Here’s something interesting. I tried to port the benchmark to Linux and I’m seeing a even…
comment by gvb · 2021-10-05 · in Microsoft: Extremely slow performance when processing virtual terminal sequences -
…https://github.com/hackerb9/sixvid Look at the FPS indicator in the bottom. It was pointed to me in https://github.com/microsoft/Terminal/issues/448#issuecommen... The issue may be in your code. I think I have similar performance issues,…
comment by csdvrx · 2021-10-05 · in Show HN: Sixel-tmux displays graphics even if your terminal has no Sixel support -
…corporate-passive-aggression and (in my mind) are vastly more antagonistic than Casey ever was? 1. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
comment by moritonal · 2021-10-05 · in It takes a PhD to develop that -
Screen reader support[0] may have a noticeable performance cost. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10528#issuecomm...
comment by tjalfi · 2021-10-04 · in It takes a PhD to develop that