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Re:Ask HN: Interesting TUIs (text user interfaces), maybe fo... by epolanski on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @08:06PM (#40292950)
> and boy are they fast with them

My girlfriend works in a bank and she does virtually everything in a TUI.

She hates it, but I've seen her using it and she's blazing fast and I can't, as a frontend developer, imagine how a full blown application would be better.

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Re:Ask HN: Interesting TUIs (text user interfaces), maybe fo... by rossant on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @02:13AM (#40294868)
Why does she hate it if she is so efficient with it?
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Re:Ask HN: Interesting TUIs (text user interfaces), maybe fo... by Krssst on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @02:50AM (#40295086)
UI inefficiencies give time for the mind to relax?

On my side I'd much rather have the efficient UI but I can imagine people getting tired if their mind is working 100% all the time.

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Re:Ask HN: Interesting TUIs (text user interfaces), maybe fo... by epolanski on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @06:52AM (#40296505)
It's ugly to look at and took her a long time to learn.

Copy pasting is also troublesome, and that one is a common scenario to copy/paste from emails.

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Re:Ask HN: Interesting TUIs (text user interfaces), maybe fo... by withinboredom on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @02:48PM (#40301602)
Cyril-shift-v doesn’t work? Or is it some weird terminal app like the old Microsoft one?
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Re:Ask HN: Interesting TUIs (text user interfaces), maybe fo... by Grimblewald on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @04:06AM (#40295520)
I've been transitioning many mobile apps I rely on to TUI-based alternatives or creating custom apps for personal purposes. Honestly, our obsession with eye candy has led us astray. Consider this: navigating old.reddit.com is significantly faster than browsing www.reddit.com. While there's a time and place for visually appealing designs, when it comes to conveying information efficiently, every non-informative element on the screen can hinder performance. I think we all intuitively know this - UI design is trending towards minimalism at the moment.
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