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Aren't plaintext configuration files standard? It's how I configure most applications (and how I like it, because it makes the configuration shareable). As a D
by computerfriend 2y ago
Aren't plaintext configuration files standard? It's how I configure most applications (and how I like it, because it makes the configuration shareable).
As a DSL, it's key-value pairs. It doesn't get much simpler than that.
- rplnt 2y agoIt's a desktop/GUI application. It's definitely not a standard for those, no. I share the OPs frustation that I don't even know what I can configure and have to search web to be able to change something. And while the documentation is nice, it's not exactly great for this. Also, having an explorable and searchable UI doesn't mean it's not saved in the same shareable and readable file.
- agos 2y agono, especially for an app that boasts to be "native"
- wpm 2y agoThe ultimate end format for the config stored on disc is completely irrelevant to how the config is created. Simple doesn’t mean easy to experiment with, simple to understand, fast to write and so on. No one is confused as to how the ghostty config works. Key value pairs. Sure. A window full of GUI controls and system color pickers can create that config file, or I can manually by hand. I’d prefer the former.
- Filligree 2y agoThat could have been acceptable. The problem is it's empty; it should instead contain the default configuration.
- rererereferred 2y agoYou can see the default configuration by running `ghostty +show-config --default`
- Filligree 2y agoIn that case it should be easy to prefill the config file if it doesn't already exist.