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Landing page and github README could improve: - picture or gif is worth a thousand word - it mentioned its cross-platform but I don't see support for Windows

by pzo 2y ago

Landing page and github README could improve: - picture or gif is worth a thousand word - it mentioned its cross-platform but I don't see support for Windows or Android - its better make it explicit it's only for macOS and Linux. Yesterday was looking for some nicer terminal on Android and was hoping ghostty could work. - I like simple landing pages but this... is too simple and not much useful (only 2 buttons and ASCII image. Why even bother with such landing page and not just stick with github README? - it doesn't provide me any fast information how to compares to different terminals and why I should switch from Warp

grantcarthew 2y ago
I disagree, the landing page is just fantastic. I like the product as well, however, I need to use it for a week to comment.
- punkspider 2y ago
  I think it would help if there were more information about it, along with demos, to clearly communicate what it's about. At the moment I'm still confused because I see Ghostty has gotten so much attention, and I'm not clear why it's special. I am sold thanks to the author's authenticity, but if I had not seen this, I wouldn't know what I'm looking at. So I think it would be very helpful if there were more info on the landing page.
  - srik 2y ago
    Performance of course but native is a big part of ghostty’s appeal; there’s an article by a neovim dev that expands on that native part a bit - https://gpanders.com/blog/ghostty-is-native-so-what/ https://gpanders.com/blog/ghostty-is-native-so-what/
- tapirl 2y ago
  I have to enable JavaScript to make it load. It seems the animation on the page requires JavaScript. So, I agree with @pzo that a GIF would be better in this case.
kelvinjps10 2y ago
Cross platform doesn't mean every single platform, and it is not common of terminals supporting android
- bigstrat2003 2y ago
  It's true that you wouldn't normally expect a terminal to support Android, but generally one does expect "cross-platform" to mean Linux, Mac, and Windows.
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someothherguyy 2y ago
A noscript tag on the landing page with a link to the repository's readme would be appreciated (or ssr the react). There are a small number of users who don't enable javascript for every domain.

by pzo 2y ago

grantcarthew 2y ago

I disagree, the landing page is just fantastic. I like the product as well, however, I need to use it for a week to comment.

punkspider 2y ago
I think it would help if there were more information about it, along with demos, to clearly communicate what it's about. At the moment I'm still confused because I see Ghostty has gotten so much attention, and I'm not clear why it's special. I am sold thanks to the author's authenticity, but if I had not seen this, I wouldn't know what I'm looking at. So I think it would be very helpful if there were more info on the landing page.
- srik 2y ago
  Performance of course but native is a big part of ghostty’s appeal; there’s an article by a neovim dev that expands on that native part a bit - https://gpanders.com/blog/ghostty-is-native-so-what/ https://gpanders.com/blog/ghostty-is-native-so-what/
tapirl 2y ago
I have to enable JavaScript to make it load. It seems the animation on the page requires JavaScript. So, I agree with @pzo that a GIF would be better in this case.

kelvinjps10 2y ago

Cross platform doesn't mean every single platform, and it is not common of terminals supporting android

bigstrat2003 2y ago
It's true that you wouldn't normally expect a terminal to support Android, but generally one does expect "cross-platform" to mean Linux, Mac, and Windows.

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someothherguyy 2y ago

A noscript tag on the landing page with a link to the repository's readme would be appreciated (or ssr the react). There are a small number of users who don't enable javascript for every domain.