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This question probably identifies me as a dinosaur, but ... is there a user manual? I didn't see one in the README or on the web site.

_lvbh 3y ago
https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet
smartmic 3y ago
Hey, you greybeard. I couldn't find a manual either on first glance but, hey, we know about Github stars and see many colorful emoji and symbols on the frontpage. No, irony left aside. I also miss the clean, boring but highly useful landing pages of old-school utility programs. A short description and a well written man page was all we needed, plus some screenshots for TUI/GUI programs. My feeling is that especially Rust enthusiasts like emoji, colors and banners a lot. But maybe I am also just getting old...
- pdimitar 3y ago
  I am not a fan of overusing emoji myself, but how did you manage to involve Rust enthusiasts will forever remain a mystery...
- kunwon1 3y ago
  I learned Perl as a first programming language, and to this day I maintain that their documentation is better than that of any other language I've tried. Putting a synopsis with example syntax at the very beginning is, IMO, the ideal. Example at [1]. I can take this and run with it, after reading for less than 15 seconds I know enough to start working. [1] https://metacpan.org/release/TIMB/DBI-1.616/view/DBI.pm https://metacpan.org/release/TIMB/DBI-1.616/view/DBI.pm
  - innocentoldguy 3y ago
    Larry’s background probably had a lot to do with the quality of his documentation.
- skinner927 3y ago
  Any time I see an emoji, I just want to turn away. I don’t know why I’m so resistant to them. Possibly because I feel I can’t take anyone seriously who would bother to pull up an on-screen keyboard just to add a little rocket ship to a line for almost no reason.
  - xk_id 3y ago
    I have a hotkey that launches a bash script that pipes all emojis & their descriptors into fzf (terminal fuzzy search utility), which pipes out the selection into the clipboard :)
    - pdimitar 3y ago
      Oh? Do share, please? I need this every now and then. Granted probably 3 times a week but still.
      - xk_id 3y ago
        start from this https://github.com/gotbletu/shownotes/blob/master/fzf_speed/_emoji%2C--.copy.from.list.of.emojis https://github.com/gotbletu/shownotes/blob/master/fzf_speed/...
        pdimitar 3y ago
        Took a quick look: VERY impressive, thank you? Have you tried finding a way to get your OS to supply you with the total list of emojis? That's the only thing I'd try to improve after I took a quick look.
        xk_id 3y ago
        personally, I'm on Mojave, so my OS doesn't even have the latest Unicode table. however, the full tables are available from various sources. including Unicode's official site: https://unicode.org/emoji/charts/emoji-list.html https://unicode.org/emoji/charts/emoji-list.html
- jck 3y ago
  Not affiliated with the project, but just took a look at their readme. It literally lists how to install it on every single platform, how to launch it, what features it has, keyboard shotcuts and troubleshooting steps. I thought it was a great readme. It is weird how you guys dismissed the whole thing just because the readme has emojis.
devilsAdv0cate 3y ago
Oh, dear dinosaur friend, user manuals are so last millennium! Who needs them when you have the power of exploration and experimentation at your fingertips? Embrace the digital age and dive right in. You’ll figure it out in no time!
radec 3y ago
I was looking for a manual as well. I kinda like looking through a manual to see if I'm interested before installing.

_lvbh 3y ago

https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet

smartmic 3y ago

Hey, you greybeard. I couldn't find a manual either on first glance but, hey, we know about Github stars and see many colorful emoji and symbols on the frontpage. No, irony left aside. I also miss the clean, boring but highly useful landing pages of old-school utility programs. A short description and a well written man page was all we needed, plus some screenshots for TUI/GUI programs. My feeling is that especially Rust enthusiasts like emoji, colors and banners a lot. But maybe I am also just getting old...

pdimitar 3y ago
I am not a fan of overusing emoji myself, but how did you manage to involve Rust enthusiasts will forever remain a mystery...
kunwon1 3y ago
I learned Perl as a first programming language, and to this day I maintain that their documentation is better than that of any other language I've tried. Putting a synopsis with example syntax at the very beginning is, IMO, the ideal. Example at [1]. I can take this and run with it, after reading for less than 15 seconds I know enough to start working. [1] https://metacpan.org/release/TIMB/DBI-1.616/view/DBI.pm https://metacpan.org/release/TIMB/DBI-1.616/view/DBI.pm
- innocentoldguy 3y ago
  Larry’s background probably had a lot to do with the quality of his documentation.
skinner927 3y ago
Any time I see an emoji, I just want to turn away. I don’t know why I’m so resistant to them. Possibly because I feel I can’t take anyone seriously who would bother to pull up an on-screen keyboard just to add a little rocket ship to a line for almost no reason.
- xk_id 3y ago
  I have a hotkey that launches a bash script that pipes all emojis & their descriptors into fzf (terminal fuzzy search utility), which pipes out the selection into the clipboard :)
  - pdimitar 3y ago
    Oh? Do share, please? I need this every now and then. Granted probably 3 times a week but still.
    - xk_id 3y ago
      start from this https://github.com/gotbletu/shownotes/blob/master/fzf_speed/_emoji%2C--.copy.from.list.of.emojis https://github.com/gotbletu/shownotes/blob/master/fzf_speed/...
      - pdimitar 3y ago
        Took a quick look: VERY impressive, thank you? Have you tried finding a way to get your OS to supply you with the total list of emojis? That's the only thing I'd try to improve after I took a quick look.
        xk_id 3y ago
        personally, I'm on Mojave, so my OS doesn't even have the latest Unicode table. however, the full tables are available from various sources. including Unicode's official site: https://unicode.org/emoji/charts/emoji-list.html https://unicode.org/emoji/charts/emoji-list.html
jck 3y ago
Not affiliated with the project, but just took a look at their readme. It literally lists how to install it on every single platform, how to launch it, what features it has, keyboard shotcuts and troubleshooting steps. I thought it was a great readme. It is weird how you guys dismissed the whole thing just because the readme has emojis.

devilsAdv0cate 3y ago

Oh, dear dinosaur friend, user manuals are so last millennium! Who needs them when you have the power of exploration and experimentation at your fingertips? Embrace the digital age and dive right in. You’ll figure it out in no time!

radec 3y ago

I was looking for a manual as well. I kinda like looking through a manual to see if I'm interested before installing.