Description
GUIs are great, mostly, but every free-software user needs a stretch in a text-mode terminal at times, either while working over SSH or for pure hacker cred. This session explores daily computing with TUI applications while remaining linked to GNOME base technologies. Some coexist with desktop GNOME unmodified, while others require a bit of glue. A brief survey of actively-developed terminal apps is followed by an in-depth look at which apps are capable of tying into core GNOME services such as E-D-S, Nautilus, Clocks, GeoClue, GStreamer, Network Manager, GSettings, GDBus, and notifications. Where direct TUI compatibility is lacking, the session demonstrates environment variables, XDG configuration options, and Bash scripts to keep TUI and GUI sessions separate, but coordinated, so users can seamlessly alternate without mangling their settings. With text mode and GUI mode both at your disposal, the year of the Linux terminal and desktop can't be far behind.
Author(s) Bio
Nathan Willis is a type designer and researcher currently based in London. He does know how to use GUIs, but kind of thinks that the nothing-but-fonts experience of a terminal session has a bit more cachet.
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