Show HN: A cross-platform terminal emulator written in Java (github.com)

65 points by sebkur 1y ago ↗ HN

It's based on the jediterm library developed for IDEs, but it can also be put to work as a standalone terminal emulator with tabs. The library has been around for more than 10 years, but I don't think anyone made a terminal emulator app from it?

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[dead] wetpaws 1y ago ↗

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jarym 1y ago ↗

Nice work! Code looks pretty clean but what motivated you to write it?

mdaniel 1y ago ↗

I've heard of this %PATH% thing which allows the user to control where they place executables https://github.com/sebkur/forceterm/blob/release-1.1.0/src/m...

roscas 1y ago ↗

My main reason to use or not use a terminal is to scroll with mouse wheel and change the font size. No fancy gpu acceleration or nice profiles to open servers. A good host with category tree view is a plus, like MobaXterm has. But Terminator does what I need. My pick.

bitwize 1y ago ↗

Neat! A new graphical app in Java!

0x445442 1y ago ↗

What does this buy over all the other terminal emulators? I see why the component is in IDEs so the developer doesn't need to switch apps to get to the terminal. Now a full fledged JVM shell that supports most of the commands we come to expect in a shell and also has the JVM and it's whole ecosystem at its fingertips, that might be something.

zerr 1y ago ↗

Why Swing instead of JavaFX?

potato-peeler 1y ago ↗

What is a terminal emulator? Is it just a terminal just like power shell? But why is it an emulator?