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this post was submitted on 27 Dec 2024
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Thanks for the info. Sincerely did not know.
Since the mods deleted my post, I’ll repeat what I wrote, because aside from the unintentional racism, I feel like I made some valid points.
GPU accelerated terminal emulators are already quite popular and if you use alacrity, kitty, or wez, then you already use them. They can help with not only cool effects like smooth scrolling and transparency, but also with massive text files. Handling an 8gb text file is complicated, and using a GPU can help with that.
Ghostty’s selling points are not just the GPU acceleration, since that’s actually fairly standard nowadays. They are: (from their about page)
I for one am very excited for this terminal and can’t wait to see what kind of development comes out of it!
Yeah, I figured you might not know, sometimes terms just become divorced enough from their original intent that the context isn't clear. I didn't think you were a racist at all.