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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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  1. …WSL exists I can't imagine this is a universal policy towards reading GPLv2 code at Microsoft. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10462#issuecomm...
    comment by justin66 · 2021-10-04 · in It takes a PhD to develop that
  2. …That issue was closed but the current open issue which acknowledges this is a real problem is here: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10462 Here is a comment on the code directly from a contributor at Microsoft: > @AnuthaDev…
    comment by FemmeAndroid · 2021-10-04 · in It takes a PhD to develop that
  3. …consider that it seems like it might actually require genuine original high level research. [0]: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362#issuecomm...
    comment by jameshart · 2021-10-04 · in It takes a PhD to develop that
  4. …conhost.exe is that console (which is the "terminal window" for these applications). More reading: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/doc/Niksa.md... Conhost is the window that's had updates all throughout Windows 10. It's…
    comment by zadjii · 2021-10-04 · in It takes a PhD to develop that
  5. That's probably some combo of: * https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/649#issuecommen... * https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/11230#issuecomm...
    comment by zadjii · 2021-10-04 · in It takes a PhD to develop that
  6. …see the evidence that it actually happened in the thread itself. Are we talking about this thread? https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
    comment by ZeroGravitas · 2021-10-04 · in It takes a PhD to develop that
  7. Maybe, yeah. I don't have everything ready at hand but maybe take a look at: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases/tag/v1.11.242... (Latest release, check the PRs linked under performance) https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issu…
    comment by xoac · 2021-10-04 · in It takes a PhD to develop that
  8. Where? He started completely neutral here: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362 We live in a time where every competent developer is slandered in public if he isn't fully submissive to the great corporate powers.
    comment by gnustop · 2021-10-04 · in It takes a PhD to develop that
  9. In other news: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/11405
    comment by firebaze · 2021-10-04 · in It takes a PhD to develop that
  10. …do as well in the future... but this project is nowhere near as old as Gnome Terminal is. [1] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362#issuecomm...
    comment by imcotton · 2021-10-04 · in It takes a PhD to develop that
  11. Yeah, typical Microsoft developers ( https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362 ). That issue was pretty mild, they felt threatened and used CoC principles ("combative") to shut down the threat. This is how they also ruin "open"…
    comment by vblap · 2021-10-04 · in It takes a PhD to develop that
  12. …actually looks like in more recent Windows code the CONSOLE_GRAPHICS_BUFFER API flag is gone – see https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/fb597ed304ec6eef2... and https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/246
    comment by skissane · 2021-09-21 · in What is this Gemini thing, and why am I excited about it? (2020)
  13. …turned off all Windows Updates, and ideally I wont be upgrading Windows for a long, long time. 1. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
    comment by svnpenn · 2021-09-16 · in Windows 11: Just say no
  14. We're actually tracking a bunch of follow ups from that whole discussion. The big ol' list is under https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%... , though the most specific thread is https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/i…
    comment by zadjii · 2021-08-31 · in Windows Terminal Preview 1.11 Release
  15. …and UI design. My favorite example of how this new generation of MS devs handle performance: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
    comment by no_time · 2021-07-27 · in Finding Windows HANDLE leaks, in Chromium and others
  16. Non-mirror: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10044
    comment by Hublium · 2021-07-20 · in Both Vim and Windows Terminal Focus Mode Are Hard to Exit
  17. Link to the mentioned Github issue: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362 I think there's stuff for a PhD in there. Just not in CS.
    comment by mbger · 2021-07-04 · in A completely unoptimized terminal renderer that runs at several thousand FPS
  18. The mentioned GitHub issue: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362
    comment by veltas · 2021-07-03 · in How fast should an unoptimized terminal run?
  19. …suck" can justify any of this. [1] https://twitter.com/cmuratori/status/1401761848022560771 [2] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/10362#issuecomm... [3] https://twitter.com/cmuratori/status/1405356794495442945 [4]…
    comment by dmitriid · 2021-07-03 · in Apple and Intel first to use TSMC 3nm
  20. Isn't the new Windows Terminal app open source? https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
    comment by djxfade · 2021-05-13 · in CP/M for OS X
  21. > Terminal clients are subpar at best https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
    comment by oblio · 2021-05-04 · in Volta
  22. And it seems some improvements to mixed elevation is coming soon: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/8455
    comment by sharken · 2021-05-02 · in Windows Terminal Quake Mode
  23. …Note that Windows Terminal project uses issue numbers for specs, so there are not 5000 specs :) https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/tree/main/doc/specs Another file worth looking at from time to time is the Roadmap.…
    comment by sharken · 2021-05-02 · in Windows Terminal Quake Mode
  24. Its not quite available yet, looks to be getting the bulk of the work released in 1.9 looking at https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/8888
    comment by jon_n · 2021-05-02 · in Windows Terminal Quake Mode
  25. Looks like they are working on tab management for 2.0, scheduled for the end of the year: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/doc/terminal...
    comment by ac29 · 2021-04-15 · in Windows Terminal Preview 1.8 Release
  26. …performance than when running from wsl. Here is a related issue. There are many cousin issues. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/2047
    comment by willis936 · 2021-04-13 · in The Dawn of a new Command Line Interface (2017)
  27. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/492
    comment by GiorgioG · 2021-03-27 · in How to make Command Prompt launch from Start Menu directly into Windows Terminal
  28. They’re investing in it but it’s no iTerm https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
    comment by bin_bash · 2021-03-19 · in Docker for Mac M1 RC
  29. …that could be made based on their behavior. Plus, I'm literally working on a [quake mode spec]( https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/9274 ). We're reviewing that next week. I've got a prototype.Quake mode required a lot more…
    comment by zadjii · 2021-03-02 · in Windows Terminal Preview 1.7 Release
  30. It is Windows Terminal. See https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
    comment by ranieuwe · 2021-03-02 · in WSL Hello Sudo: Face Recognition of Windows Hello on Windows Subsystem for Linux
  31. you looking for this ? https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
    comment by ElectricMind · 2021-02-13 · in Ask HN: Why hasn't anyone made a bash-like shell that directly targets Windows?
  32. …programs running in the same console. Recently, a workaround for this issue has been discovered: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/217#issuecommen...
    comment by xeeeeeeeeeeenu · 2021-02-12 · in Well-behaved alias commands on Windows
  33. And their roadmap looks very nice: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/doc/terminal...
    comment by oblio · 2021-02-11 · in Leaving Cmder for Alacritty (2020)
  34. …[4] https://github.com/Netflix [5] https://github.com/google [6] https://github.com/microsoft [7] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
    comment by genmud · 2021-02-09 · in SDL Moves to GitHub
  35. …https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/49044530/102044900... Details on how it works in https://github.com/microsoft/Terminal/issues/448#issuecommen... , https://github.com/microsoft/Terminal/issues/448#issuecommen... and…
    comment by csdvrx · 2021-02-02 · in Show HN: I wrote a rust program to translate images into textual line art
  36. …if you want 1.6, or wait a month until 1.6 is published as the regular Terminal in the Store. [1] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/tree/v1.5.3242.0/sampl... gives a 404 not found error.
    comment by hyperrail · 2021-01-30 · in Pixel Shaders in Windows Terminal
  37. It wasn't Microsoft who added this, an outside developer submitted a pull request. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/7058 Of course the Microsoft developers did have to spend some time reviewing and merging the code, but at least…
    comment by Stratoscope · 2021-01-30 · in Pixel Shaders in Windows Terminal
  38. …on this comment is pretty terrible. They literally just launched (in preview) a settings GUI: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases/tag/v1.6.1027...
    comment by Rican7 · 2021-01-30 · in Pixel Shaders in Windows Terminal
  39. …Retro.hlsl[0] looks like: https://www.bleepstatic.com/images/news/Microsoft/Windows-10... [1] [0]: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/samples/Pixe... [1]: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-term...
    comment by etcet · 2021-01-30 · in Pixel Shaders in Windows Terminal
  40. Four requests for screenshots, so I opened a documentation ticket! https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/8960 Good idea all.
    comment by rektide · 2021-01-30 · in Pixel Shaders in Windows Terminal
  41. A quick search shows the Windows Terminal specific parts of the bug have been fixed: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/2865 Also a lot of suggestions in that quick search to try Ctrl+2 or Ctrl+@ as an alternative.
    comment by WorldMaker · 2021-01-25 · in Upgrade Your SSH Keys
  42. …good iTerm2 schemes[2] and really slick tools to quickly make your own with live previews.[3] [1] https://github.com/Microsoft/Terminal/tree/main/src/tools/Co... [2] https://github.com/mbadolato/iTerm2-Color-Schemes [3]…
    comment by ryantriangles · 2021-01-23 · in Rust for Windows
  43. …point in time. It also lets the authors know you care (see the first reply below). For example: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/327
    comment by nickjj · 2020-12-27 · in Just Wanted to Say Thanks
  44. …that allows for quake style drop down [2] until it's implemented by Windows Terminal itself[0]. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/doc/terminal... [1] https://windowsterminalthemes.dev/ [2]…
    comment by kekebo · 2020-12-25 · in Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows
  45. FWIW, why the Windows Terminal is so responsive from its collaborator: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/327#issuecommen... This was posted here few times but it's still an interesting read in this context.
    comment by desmap · 2020-12-04 · in Computer input latency from 1977-2017 (2017)
  46. What do you mean? It looks normal to me. Do you mean the blocks here? https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/src/renderer...
    comment by renewiltord · 2020-12-03 · in Computer input latency from 1977-2017 (2017)
  47. The whole Terminal code is open source https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/src/renderer... The first comment in this function (DxEngine::StartPaint), for example: // If retro terminal effects are on, we must invalidate…
    comment by zeusk · 2020-12-03 · in Computer input latency from 1977-2017 (2017)
  48. …the split lines looks of the terminal. - moving panes to other tabs found the ticket around panes: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/1000 there is quite some todo left.
    comment by je42 · 2020-11-19 · in The Mac is losing me
  49. …means blink (or nothing, depending from what one's views on blinking as a GUI mechanism are). * https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/5682 * https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/7388
    comment by JdeBP · 2020-10-01 · in Kitty – A fast, featureful, GPU based terminal emulator
  50. …other terminal emulators; and the Windows Terminal people also have a backlog item for it. * https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/7228
    comment by JdeBP · 2020-10-01 · in Kitty – A fast, featureful, GPU based terminal emulator