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Re: Bobcat, a cross-platform terminal emulator [message #61538 is a reply to message #60347]

Mon, 10 March 2025 00:05

Oblivion
Messages: 1210
Registered: August 2007

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Hi,

One upcoming feature of Bobcat is the ability to check and warn against privilege escalation on Linux.
If enabled, Bobcat will warn the user whenever an app attempts to escalate privileges (i.e., tries to become root).
It will also warn on terminal exit if any terminal is root (and cannot be killed unless the user is also root or operating at the same level.

Screenshot:

index.php?t=getfile&id=7064&private=0

Best regards,
Oblivion

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upp-components: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz/upp-components
Bobcat the terminal emulator: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz/Bobcat

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Re: Bobcat, a cross-platform terminal emulator [message #61655 is a reply to message #60347]

Sun, 20 April 2025 18:50

Oblivion
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Registered: August 2007

Senior Contributor

Hi,

Bobcat version 0.9.2 is released. (Windows users can download the binary executable as a zip file).

It has some nice features and bug-fixes.


    - Root detection on Linux: Bobcat can now detect privilege escalation and warn the user accordingly. (2a41e02)
    - Event loop optimized: Bobcat now uses a highly optimized event loop, thanks to the new ProcessWaitEvent class. (3b92c4b)
    - Adjustable event timeout: It is now possible to set the PTY event wait timeout via the settings. (dc2294c)
    - QuickText refactored: QuickText module now has a type system, allowing separation between text, commands, and scripts. (e5f15a7)
    - PATH detection: Added a profile option to append Bobcat's exe directory to PATH variable. (60d088f)

Screenshot:

index.php?t=getfile&id=7086&private=0

My next move will be in the direction of enabling semantic prompts and related features. Adding scripting/plugin (Esc-based) interface, and of course more bug-fixes.

Best regards,
Oblivion

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upp-components: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz/upp-components
Bobcat the terminal emulator: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz/Bobcat

[Updated on: Sun, 20 April 2025 18:57]

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Re: Bobcat, a cross-platform terminal emulator [message #61659 is a reply to message #60347]

Thu, 24 April 2025 00:18

Oblivion
Messages: 1210
Registered: August 2007

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Hi,

As you may already know, Upp now has direct wayland support, meaning it is possible to enable or disable wayland mode in run-time.
As usual, Bobcat followed the suit after TheIDE and implemented the wayland option as an experimental feature (can be found in the git main branch from now on). Cool

Since it is experimental, expect bugs.

Best regads,
Oblivion

Github page: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz
upp-components: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz/upp-components
Bobcat the terminal emulator: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz/Bobcat

[Updated on: Thu, 24 April 2025 00:19]

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Re: Bobcat, a cross-platform terminal emulator [message #61662 is a reply to message #60347]

Sun, 27 April 2025 15:06

Oblivion
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Registered: August 2007

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Hi,

If you are on Gnome Desktop and using terminal emulators a lot,the nautilus-open-any-terminal extension can simplify opening terminals in a specified directory, etc.

Bobcat is now officially supported by the extension.

index.php?t=getfile&id=7090&private=0

Best regards,
Oblivion

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Re: Bobcat, a cross-platform terminal emulator [message #61690 is a reply to message #60347]

Mon, 26 May 2025 06:00

Oblivion
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Registered: August 2007

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Hi,

Bobcat improvements and new features:

- Parallel search:
Bobcat can now utiilze multithreaded parallel search.
In that case the search limit will apply per-thread (e.g. if the limit is 64K items, it will be a per-thread constraint).
Parallel search works best on large buffers or when there are more than 64K items to search.

- Unified and optimized highlighting:
This is an under-the-hood improvement.
Bobcat now uses a unified highlighting system.
This will allow easy implementation of any type of highlighting in the future.

- Navigator:
Now warns user about root access (Linux specific).

index.php?t=getfile&id=7093&private=0

We are very close to 0.9.3

Best regards,
Oblivion

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Bobcat the terminal emulator: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz/Bobcat

[Updated on: Mon, 26 May 2025 06:06]

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Re: Bobcat, a cross-platform terminal emulator [message #61691 is a reply to message #60347]

Wed, 28 May 2025 19:53

Oblivion
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Registered: August 2007

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Hi,

Bobcat 0.9.3 is released.

What's Changed:

- Root access warning now shows process name (linux).
- Highlighting unified & optimized.
- Finder: Parallelized (multithreaded) search option added - works best when searching more than 64K items.
- Navigator now warns on root access.
- Smart selection pattern persistence problem fixed.
- Runtime switch to enable Wayland on GTK backend (experimental!)

Navigator, warning on privilege escalation:

index.php?t=getfile&id=7094&private=0

As always, windows binaries are available on the release page.

If you are going to update Bobcat manually be sure to update TerminalCtrl to the latest revision first.

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upp-components: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz/upp-components
Bobcat the terminal emulator: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz/Bobcat

[Updated on: Wed, 28 May 2025 19:53]

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Re: Bobcat, a cross-platform terminal emulator [message #61703 is a reply to message #60347]

Sat, 07 June 2025 15:06

Oblivion
Messages: 1210
Registered: August 2007

Senior Contributor

Hi,

"Shape of things to come" for the next versions of Bobcat (likely from 0.9.4 and on):

index.php?t=getfile&id=7096&private=0

Yep, that is splitter support. Cool

I opted for a simple and maintainable approach: Max 2 (horz/vert) panes per splitter, no insane splitter trees. IME I never needed more than two anyway...

Also "terminal swapping" will -hopefully- still work.

Best regards,
Oblivion

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upp-components: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz/upp-components
Bobcat the terminal emulator: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz/Bobcat

[Updated on: Sat, 07 June 2025 15:08]

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