[oDot]

I'm the author of Trolley[0] (Electron for TUIs).

It was so easy to get the terminal functionality going with `libghostty`. Most time was spent building the functionality around it.

Thanks for making it.

[0]: https://github.com/weedonandscott/trolley

[mdeeks]

I'm not quite understanding your project. What is the use case? Is this so I can package up an existing terminal app as a dedicated desktop app?

If so that actually sounds really cool. I'd like a dedicated lazygit app in my tray at all times.

[oDot]

Yes, that's it. It came about after writing a small TUI for a friend to back up their Vimeo library. They liked the simplicity and speed but not having to use the shell. Didn't want to install Ghostty either.

So here we are

[hesdeadjim]

My brother has built a game using python on the CLI and I've been trying to find a way to package it. Your project seems very promising for my use case.

Project mentions Windows compiles but isn't tested. Do you have a gut check on what issues there might be?

[oDot]

I think it may actually work. It's just that I only have a VM to test it on, and it does not support OpenGL. I got it to compile and run, but it crashed on that VM limitation.

Feel free to open issues in the repo, I'll find a way to get a Windows machine if there's interest.

You can also email me at `trolley [at] wands [dot] is`

[dust-jacket]

This is kinda cool. Thanks for sharing.