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Re:Libghostty 1.0 by JdeBP on Friday November 06, 2026 @09:45PM (#50401127)
This is a confusing question. If the terminal emulator is using the server's frame buffer, then it is running on the server end. If the terminal emulator is 'over SSH', then the actual terminal emulator runs on the client end.

They are two very different setups, the former being covered by the likes of zhcon, jfbterm, fbpad, and my virtual terminal system; and the latter being a wide range of things depending from what one's desires are on the client.

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Re:Libghostty 1.0 by CrimsonCape on Sunday November 08, 2026 @01:17AM (#50410876)
I would like the server to take a theme (gruvbox dark) and then any client that connects gets served the theme, background, foreground, etc.

bonus if lightweight vector instructions carry over too, gradient backgrounds, rainbow effects, etc.

i was going to say halfway between vnc sending bitmaps and standard term colors; but in reality this could be pretty lightweight so lets say 1.25x the standard 256 colors.

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