So why don't we have full blown graphics/widgets in the terminal?
I'm thinking a hybrid console meets explorer: When I type "ls *.png", why don't I get a sortable table? Or, if I mouseover a filename, get a preview?
I remember "type BBSAD.ANS" in the DOS days - you'd see an animated ANSI right in the terminal - but I can't type "view lolcat.png" in 2014 (without shifting focus to the GUI).
Maybe this is overkill and not worth it, but I've always felt there's room to make the CLI a little more GUI-like
I'm thinking a hybrid console meets explorer: When I type "ls *.png", why don't I get a sortable table? Or, if I mouseover a filename, get a preview?
I remember "type BBSAD.ANS" in the DOS days - you'd see an animated ANSI right in the terminal - but I can't type "view lolcat.png" in 2014 (without shifting focus to the GUI).
Maybe this is overkill and not worth it, but I've always felt there's room to make the CLI a little more GUI-like