points by dsign 4 days ago | 0 comments
WezTerm has worked fine for me. Windows however has ConPTY which is better than what was before but still a nuisance if one whats to use advanced escape sequences and other things that modern terminals support.
[–] m000 4 days ago
[–] gib444 4 days ago
> For anyone wishing to try it, make sure you grab a nightly
Might be helpful to explain why someone should run a nightly build of something as critical as a terminal :D
I'm running WezTerm stable currently, so am curious.
[–] m000 3 days ago
Users are encouraged to use the nightly:
> It may not be usable and the feature set may change, but since @wez uses this as a daily driver, its usually the best available version. [1]
Of course you don't need to install the new nightly on a daily basis. But running stable from early 2024 you're probably missing some (mostly invisible) improvements.
There was also a thread somewhere explaining why there won't be a new stable release soon. IIRC, it had to do with completing a list of tasks, some of which had some blockers outside the control of Wez. Unfortunately, I can't spot the thread.
I wish there were regular official releases that would help it get more traction. Last official release is 2.5 years ago, despite continuing development. This could drive some people away. OTOH, maybe that's the point...