Re: [dev] Announcing a couple small X11 utilities

2023-07-04 Thread NRK
On Tue, Jul 04, 2023 at 04:37:23PM -0400, Sebastian LaVine wrote: > I'm curious, what inspired you to write this instead of using xwd? Never really knew that it existed :) Going by the manpage, it seems to do a bit more than I'd like, but overall it doesn't seem too bad. - NRK

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

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

2023-07-04 Thread sol
> 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 any useful features. I use ST without any patching, and have done so

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

2023-07-04 Thread Mick Phillips
If you don't care then why are you here? I'm on this mailing list to stay in the loop on updates and patches to software I use. Not present evangelical arguments to someone who doesn't know what to believe in. Use the software, or don't. No one is holding a gun to your head.

Re: [dev] Announcing a couple small X11 utilities

2023-07-04 Thread Sebastian LaVine
Cool stuff! On Tue Jul 4, 2023 at 9:51 AM EDT, NRK wrote: > ... > > sxot > > > This one is a *very minimal* screenshot tool. I wrote this when I > realized that other cli screenshot tools (scrot, maim) do way too much. > > sxot on the other hand is meant to follow the unix philosophy - it >

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

2023-07-04 Thread Hiltjo Posthuma
On Tue, Jul 04, 2023 at 01:16:34PM -0500, Dave Blanchard wrote: > 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

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

2023-07-04 Thread Nikita Krasnov
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

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

2023-07-04 Thread Sagar Acharya
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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

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

2023-07-04 Thread Hiltjo Posthuma
On Tue, Jul 04, 2023 at 07:06:12PM +0300, Nikita Krasnov wrote: > Just bear with me on this one, this is not a bait or a troll, I promise. I > genuinely fell very confused. > > What would be the point of using minimalist software if bloated and > excessively complex programs completely satisfy

[dev] Minimalist software. Should I care?

2023-07-04 Thread Nikita Krasnov
Just bear with me on this one, this is not a bait or a troll, I promise. I genuinely fell very confused. What would be the point of using minimalist software if bloated and excessively complex programs completely satisfy all my needs? I am not the kind of person that works directly with

Re: [dev] Announcing a couple small X11 utilities

2023-07-04 Thread Hiltjo Posthuma
On Tue, Jul 04, 2023 at 07:51:59PM +0600, NRK wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd like to share some small X11 utilities that I've developed and have > been using in my daily setup. The utilities are all fairly small in > size and requires only typical X libraries. > > sxcs > > > This is a simple

[dev] Announcing a couple small X11 utilities

2023-07-04 Thread NRK
Hi all, I'd like to share some small X11 utilities that I've developed and have been using in my daily setup. The utilities are all fairly small in size and requires only typical X libraries. sxcs This is a simple color picker and magnifier. My issue with all other existing minimal color

Re: [dev] Am I doing this right?

2023-07-04 Thread LM
On Sun, Jul 2, 2023 at 6:37 PM Nikita Krasnov wrote: > While we're on it. Are there any good Android email clients > that you can recommend? I've yet to find an app that allows > you to send emails in plain text, let alone with line > hard-wrapping :( Haven't really tested out email clients on