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Re:iTerm2 critical security release by johncoltrane on Friday January 03, 2025 @05:49AM (#42584500)
I used iTerm2.app for a while, back when Terminal.app didn't support 256 colors. That was literally the only reason and I ditched it the day Terminal.app got 256c, many years ago, now.
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Re:iTerm2 critical security release by joshka on Friday January 03, 2025 @06:07AM (#42584582)
It however doesn't have 24bit color still
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Re:iTerm2 critical security release by johncoltrane on Friday January 03, 2025 @07:07AM (#42584938)
Which is not an issue for me as 256c is my sweet spot.
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Re:iTerm2 critical security release by wkat4242 on Friday January 03, 2025 @06:21AM (#42584657)
Meh that's kinda overrated. There's only so many colours you can discern in individual letters.
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Re:iTerm2 critical security release by joshka on Friday January 03, 2025 @06:23AM (#42584665)
Sure, the issue is that it doesn't gracefully degrade when presented with 24bit color.
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Re:iTerm2 critical security release by sengifluff on Friday January 03, 2025 @08:10AM (#42585349)
Tmux does, though!

I used iTerm2 for a while before realising that tmux automatically maps 24-bit colors to 256color. It works well enough for me that I switched back to Terminal.app.

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Re:iTerm2 critical security release by johncoltrane on Friday January 03, 2025 @07:11AM (#42584962)
Well, assuming 24bit—or anything from a terminal emulator, really—is not a very bright strategy.
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Re:iTerm2 critical security release by crest on Friday January 03, 2025 @08:02AM (#42585305)
Depends on your colour palette :-P.
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