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    iTerm2 has a new drawing engine that uses Metal 2 ☶ objectivec release gitlab.com
    zpojqwfejwfhiunz avatar via zpojqwfejwfhiunz 28 days ago | cached | 7 comments
  • 60 frame per second rendering. Buttery smooth!
  • Increased throughput (e.g., when you cat a giant file, it’ll finish sooner)
  • Most users will see improved latency (time between pressing a key and seeing it drawn)

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    colindean avatar colindean 28 days ago | link

    For folks like me who’ve been running the experimental Metal renderer for a while, I think this is the same one.

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      kivikakk avatar kivikakk 28 days ago | link

      I wasn’t on beta, so this is nice to know about!

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      feld avatar feld edited 27 days ago | link

      I stopped using iTerm2 a long time ago because of the latency. There is a drastic difference between iTerm2 and stock Terminal. If this fixes it, I’m back on board.

      edit: WOW this is crazy fast!!

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        fraun avatar fraun 27 days ago | link

        Most users will see improved latency

        Sounds like it - can’t say I’ve had any problems with latency though…

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        fraun avatar fraun 27 days ago | link

        I still wish there was something equivalent to this on *nix. I mean, urxvt is fine and all, but…

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          jitl avatar jitl 27 days ago | link

          Alacritty is what you’re looking for: https://github.com/jwilm/alacritty

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            minimax avatar minimax 27 days ago | link

            Or if you want something more mature and featureful, less Rusty bleeding-edge, try Kitty: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty