Re: [dev] [st] Strange behaviour of backspace under csh under st

2025-04-13 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Thu, 7 Nov 2024 16:42:26 +0100 Страхиња Радић wrote: > Дана 24/11/07 09:56PM, Jinsong Zhao написа: > > Sorry for the noise. I should check the latest version of st before posting > > here. > > This is why suckless software should not be installed through packages. > Suckless programs are inte

[dev] Solution: use a real terminal

2025-04-13 Thread Dave Blanchard
My suggestion is to avoid the featureless, buggy, uncommented 'st' garbage code and use a real terminal emulator, like rxvt or xterm. Dave On Tue, 1 Apr 2025 23:06:26 +0200 Andrej Nabergoj wrote: > The problem is not with lowermost, rightmost cell but one that is > two positions before rightm

Re: [dev] An update about my gtk2 fork

2024-07-26 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Tue, 23 Jul 2024 10:06:11 +0200 Hiltjo Posthuma wrote: > > forward). Software quality? What's that? > > Maybe send a patch to them instead of whining on the internet. Maybe shut the fuck up. The GNU project is widely known for its shit code quality and complete lack of craftsmanship. If you

Re: [dev] getting rid of cmake builds

2023-09-21 Thread Dave Blanchard
[After re-reading that email I see that I should have edited it bit better before posting:] I've used all the mainstream build systems to build thousands of other people's software packages, and a few of my own, so I have a good idea how they each stack up from the usability department at least

Re: [dev] getting rid of cmake builds

2023-09-21 Thread Dave Blanchard
I've used all the mainstream build systems to build thousands of other people's software packages, and a few of my own, so I have a good idea how they each stack up from the usability department at least. All things considered, over the course of building many thousands of packages with it (in

Re: [dev] Minimalist software. Should I care?

2023-07-05 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Wed, 5 Jul 2023 10:23:57 +0200 (CEST) Sagar Acharya wrote: > That is exactly what I'm trying to achieve. Capital is whatI lack. Soon I > will be releasing Libre-Ads, a random non-targeted ads system specially for > Freedom respecting people. > > So self-hosters can self sustain and they don

Re: [dev] Minimalist software. Should I care?

2023-07-05 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:01:43 +1200 Miles Rout wrote: > There is a page on the website advertising all the many patches available to > improve st and dwm. > Few if any other software projects provide that these days, and are offended > by forks. Actually few if any other software projects NEED

Re: [dev] Minimalist software. Should I care?

2023-07-05 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Wed, 5 Jul 2023 11:56:58 +0300 Sergey Matveev wrote: > >I did manage to open you article, although I had to use a VPN. For some > >reason website doesn't load without it. Greetings from Russia! > > It is available only through IPv6. I use https://ipv6.ip4market.ru/ > tunnel broker here to rea

Re: [dev] Minimalist software. Should I care?

2023-07-05 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Wed, 5 Jul 2023 11:55:59 +0300 Sergey Matveev wrote: > *** s...@plunder.tech [2023-07-04 19:37]: > >I use ST without any patching, and have done so for years. It is very fast > >and > >works flawlessly in my experience. All the other terminals have serious > >issues. > > Agreed! I use st

Re: [dev] Minimalist software. Should I care?

2023-07-04 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Tue, 04 Jul 2023 19:37:14 -0400 s...@plunder.tech wrote: > > which is why they release dumpster fires like the ST terminal emulator for > > example > > which has absolutely no features at all, is riddled with bugs and > > compatibility > > problems, and requires extensive patching to add in a

Re: [dev] Minimalist software. Should I care?

2023-07-04 Thread Dave Blanchard
I take a practical approach. I use simple programs when they do the job well, and more complex programs when they get the job done better. Sometimes a simple program can be useful for certain jobs, such as ones involving shell scripting, whereas a complex program may be more useful for example i

Re: [dev] Suckless paint/graphic editor program

2023-07-03 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:30:40 -0500 Fernando wrote: > Hello all, > > I am trying to create some simple logos for webpages with a graphic > editor program. In the past, I have used paint from plan9fromuserspace > but it's quite limited in features (colors, drawing shapes). > > I am looking for a

Re: [dev] Am I doing this right?

2023-07-02 Thread Dave Blanchard
> BTW, I suggest avoiding Android in the first place, for multiple reasons. > Not to put too fine a point on it, but Android, and the "smart" phones that it runs on, are controlled by Google--which is a creation of U.S. intelligence. Dave (for better or worse, a U.S. citizen)

Re: [dev] Am I doing this right?

2023-07-02 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Mon, 3 Jul 2023 01:28:03 +0300 Nikita Krasnov wrote: > Thx! :D It is the first time I actually feel _clean_ when > using email. I don't know how much is it because of using > plain text or about actually talking to someone, but it's > the first time I feel like I'm using email as it was >

Re: [dev] Am I doing this right?

2023-07-02 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 21:32:18 +0200 Hiltjo Posthuma wrote: > Congratulations, you have successfully sent an electronic mail! Welcome.to the WORLD OF TOMORROW !!

Re: [dev] Simpler WiFi alternatives

2023-07-02 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Sun, 21 May 2023 20:27:54 +0300 Greg Minshall wrote: > 40+ years ago (working on the Illiac-IV!), i blew up at a co-worker, > accused him of being a thief, etc. i was livid. > > my boss, whom i respected a lot, called me in and basically said, "You > don't have to like so-and-so. But, here

Re: [dev] Simpler WiFi alternatives

2023-05-12 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Fri, 12 May 2023 08:27:07 -0600 Lee Phillips wrote: > Since the administrators of this list are unable or unwilling to block access > to this loser, I'm unsubscribing. I don't need this kind of garbage in my > inbox. I have plenty of other kinds of garbage already. Good. Fuck off back to yo

Re: [dev] st: no need for scrollback patch or program by using -o option

2023-01-13 Thread Dave Blanchard
gram. > I experimented with st for a week or so, before finally realizing that it's poorly-written trash. It has no advantages over XTerm at all. -- Dave Blanchard