Show HN: Gotui – a modern Go terminal dashboard library(github.com)

45 pointsby carsenk3 days ago5 comments

biomcgary3 days ago
The Readme for a UI library benefits enormously from screenshots, even terminal based UIs.
- keyle3 days ago
  I second that, even better would be if every type chart would be a folder, with a readme containing a screenshot and the code example. That would be top notch.
  PS: looks great on the surface!
  - carsenk3 days ago
    Next updates will include better docs and many screenshots/examples, thanks!
    ciarand3 days ago
    If you don’t already have a preferred workflow for autogenerating these, you might be interested in vhs https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs
    I am not affiliated, I just think it’s a neat tool
- carsenk3 days ago
  Screenshots added for all widgets :) Flex layouts were added too!
unsnap_biceps3 days ago
As a FYI, you removed the original author's name from your license information. Per the MIT license, you need to preserve their copyright in your fork
- porridgeraisin3 days ago
  Genuinely curious. Do you actually open the license file on all repos posted to HN?
  - unsnap_biceps2 days ago
    Not every one, but if it looks like something I might use, I do take a quick look at it and any upstream it came from. It keeps me from using something when I shouldn't and have to rip it out later.
- carsenk3 days ago
  Will fix, thanks
smaughk2 days ago
This project has made me think about more about the difference between TUI's and "command-line" (CLI) apps as categories. Traditionally CLIs were kind of run-and-exit tools, and "real" TUIs were long-running, stateful apps, but what we're creating seems to sit somewhere in between the to.
With richer terminals and libraries like this, the distinction feels more about interaction style than environment. Curious how others think about that boundary when designing tools that work in terminals.
Evidlo2 days ago
Think tabs widget would look better if it was more like a text area in appearance. Tab title should be connected to its content.
- carsenk2 days ago
  Agreed, tabs widget needs work, I will try to get into the next release! Thanks!
tigranbs3 days ago
It is interesting that suddenly the Terminal UI became popular. I am super happy to see this kind of thing pop up.