Chafa 1.14: All-singing, all-dancing
Dear friends, comrades, partners in crime and moderate profit! I am pleased to announce the immediate availability of Chafa 1.14.0.
Et tu, Cthulhu
Personal blag of Hans Petter Jansson: Fun with computers edition
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Around the end of 2020, I looked at GNOME's commit history as a proxy for the project's overall health. A year and a half went by since then, and it's time for an update.
A quick textmode-themed update
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Let it snow '21
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Chafa 1.8: Terminal graphics with a side of everything
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Chafa 1.6.0: Wider
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On the Graying of GNOME
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Chafa 1.4.0: Now with sixels
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