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It's a shame that this doesn't work in Windows, where a real terminal is desperately needed.

gamegoblin 13y ago
Having been forced to use powershell for a while (after being a bash lover), powershell isn't awful. No idea why it isn't default.
- scott_karana 13y ago
  Powershell is a great shell, but the terminal it's running in (cmd) is still pretty mediocre...
  - Hello71 13y ago
    Powershell has nothing to do with Command Prompt. it runs on the Windows console subsystem.
    - scott_karana 13y ago
      Whatever the case, it has all the limitations. Poor resize support, strange selection/paste support, and limited featureset. They must be forks of each other if they're actually not distinct: compare the option screens.
- BHSPitMonkey 13y ago
  What do you mean by "default"? They're both accessible from the Start Menu, and renaming PowerShell to cmd.exe would certainly cause some chaos.
Shizka 13y ago
I've been using cmder for a while, and it is awesome! Loads of cool features. It's worth checking out :) http://bliker.github.io/cmder/ http://bliker.github.io/cmder/
- Argorak 13y ago
  I also heard good things about console: http://sourceforge.net/projects/console/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/console/
jacob019 13y ago
Why doesn't it work on windows? Couldn't you run it on your local linux server and access it from windows clients?
- javanix 13y ago
  I think he means as a replacement for Powershell/Cmd.exe.
  - tiziano88 13y ago
    this is a terminal, not a shell
    - ubercow13 13y ago
      and powershell.exe and cmd.exe are both both terminals and shells
chjj 13y ago
tty.js[1] works on windows (the backend is linked to the winpty library). I'd normally feel like I'm tooting my own horn by inserting this here, but it looks like the clientside part of Butterfly is a fork of my term.js[2]. I'm not sure if python's implementation of pty's handles some kind of workaround specifically for windows. [1] https://github.com/chjj/tty.js https://github.com/chjj/tty.js [2] https://github.com/chjj/term.js https://github.com/chjj/term.js
- ubershmekel 13y ago
  I wanted to try but got errors. MSBUILD : error MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe". To fix this, 1) install the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK, 2) install Microsoft Visua l Studio 2005 or 3) add the location of the component to the system path if it is installed elsewhere. [E:\dev\node\term.js\node_modules\socke t.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\ws\build\binding.sln] MSBUILD : error MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe". To fix this, 1) install the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK, 2) install Microsoft Visua l Studio 2005 or 3) add the location of the component to the system path if it is installed elsewhere. [E:\dev\node\term.js\node_modules\socke t.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\ws\build\binding.sln]
- stcredzero 13y ago
  Toot away! I'm working on an MMO which will have a coding component, so code like this is exactly what I was looking for!
maaaats 13y ago
I'm using ConEmu as a wrapper for standard cmd and cygwin, works well for my needs.
ksk 13y ago
What features are you missing?

Having been forced to use powershell for a while (after being a bash lover), powershell isn't awful. No idea why it isn't default.

scott_karana 13y ago
Powershell is a great shell, but the terminal it's running in (cmd) is still pretty mediocre...
- Hello71 13y ago
  Powershell has nothing to do with Command Prompt. it runs on the Windows console subsystem.
  - scott_karana 13y ago
    Whatever the case, it has all the limitations. Poor resize support, strange selection/paste support, and limited featureset. They must be forks of each other if they're actually not distinct: compare the option screens.
BHSPitMonkey 13y ago
What do you mean by "default"? They're both accessible from the Start Menu, and renaming PowerShell to cmd.exe would certainly cause some chaos.

Shizka 13y ago

I've been using cmder for a while, and it is awesome! Loads of cool features. It's worth checking out :) http://bliker.github.io/cmder/ http://bliker.github.io/cmder/

Argorak 13y ago
I also heard good things about console: http://sourceforge.net/projects/console/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/console/

jacob019 13y ago

Why doesn't it work on windows? Couldn't you run it on your local linux server and access it from windows clients?

javanix 13y ago
I think he means as a replacement for Powershell/Cmd.exe.
- tiziano88 13y ago
  this is a terminal, not a shell
  - ubercow13 13y ago
    and powershell.exe and cmd.exe are both both terminals and shells

chjj 13y ago

tty.js[1] works on windows (the backend is linked to the winpty library). I'd normally feel like I'm tooting my own horn by inserting this here, but it looks like the clientside part of Butterfly is a fork of my term.js[2]. I'm not sure if python's implementation of pty's handles some kind of workaround specifically for windows. [1] https://github.com/chjj/tty.js https://github.com/chjj/tty.js [2] https://github.com/chjj/term.js https://github.com/chjj/term.js

ubershmekel 13y ago
I wanted to try but got errors. MSBUILD : error MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe". To fix this, 1) install the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK, 2) install Microsoft Visua l Studio 2005 or 3) add the location of the component to the system path if it is installed elsewhere. [E:\dev\node\term.js\node_modules\socke t.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\ws\build\binding.sln] MSBUILD : error MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe". To fix this, 1) install the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK, 2) install Microsoft Visua l Studio 2005 or 3) add the location of the component to the system path if it is installed elsewhere. [E:\dev\node\term.js\node_modules\socke t.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\ws\build\binding.sln]
stcredzero 13y ago
Toot away! I'm working on an MMO which will have a coding component, so code like this is exactly what I was looking for!

maaaats 13y ago

I'm using ConEmu as a wrapper for standard cmd and cygwin, works well for my needs.

ksk 13y ago

What features are you missing?