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··· 8 8 {#alpha-1} 9 9 # Alpha 1 10 10 11 11 - This is an alpha release, the mod is nowhere near complete and some bugs 12 12 - may exist. If you do find any bugs please report them on [the bug 13 13 - tracker](https://codeberg.org/naomi/mystcraft-ages/issues) 11 11 + This is an alpha release, the mod is nowhere near complete and some bugs may exist. If you do find any bugs please report 12 12 + them on [the bug tracker](https://codeberg.org/naomi/mystcraft-ages/issues) 14 13 15 14 {#developer-notes} 16 15 ## Developer Notes 17 16 18 18 - It\'s been a while since I said I was gonna start this project and after 19 19 - over 60 hours of work 😅 you now have a semi-functioning 20 20 - proof-of-concept! I\'m very efficient I know 😔 17 17 + It's been a while since I said I was gonna start this project and after over 60 hours of work 😅 you now have a 18 18 + semi-functioning proof-of-concept! I'm very efficient I know 😔 21 19 22 20 Jokes aside, the (albeit limited) content list/changelog is below! 23 21 ··· 26 24 27 25 1. Linking Books 28 26 29 29 - - These are the main attraction of this alpha, and using one can link it 30 30 - so wherever you are standing. There are a few known bugs with these so 31 31 - please check before reporting. 27 27 + - These are the main attraction of this alpha, and using one can link it so wherever you are standing. There are a few 28 28 + known bugs with these so please check before reporting. 32 29 33 30 2. Book Receptacle 34 31 35 35 - - These are small, lectern-like blocks that you can place Linked Books 36 36 - into. (Currently) they allow multiple people to use the same book, but 37 37 - the book will not travel with you. 32 32 + - These are small, lectern-like blocks that you can place Linked Books into. (Currently) they allow multiple people to 33 33 + use the same book, but the book will not travel with you. 38 34 39 35 3. Writing Stand 40 36 41 41 - - This is where most of the development time has gone and is the place 42 42 - where you can create your Linking Books. It requires you to provide it 43 43 - with an ink supply. 37 37 + - This is where most of the development time has gone and is the place where you can create your Linking Books. It 38 38 + requires you to provide it with an ink supply. 44 39 45 40 4. Ink Vials 46 41

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··· 8 8 {#alpha-2} 9 9 # Alpha 2 10 10 11 11 - This is an alpha release, the mod is nowhere near complete and some bugs 12 12 - may exist. If you do find any bugs please report them on [the bug 13 13 - tracker](https://codeberg.org/naomi/mystcraft-ages/issues) 11 11 + This is an alpha release, the mod is nowhere near complete and some bugs may exist. If you do find any bugs please report 12 12 + them on [the bug tracker](https://codeberg.org/naomi/mystcraft-ages/issues) 14 13 15 14 {#developer-notes} 16 15 ## Developer Notes ··· 20 19 {#changelog} 21 20 ## Changelog 22 21 23 23 - 1. Linking Books 24 24 - [\[MA26\]](https://codeberg.org/naomi/mystcraft-ages/issues/26) 22 22 + 1. Linking Books [MA26](https://codeberg.org/naomi/mystcraft-ages/issues/26) 25 23 26 26 - - They no longer directly teleport you, they will summon a Book entity 27 27 - on the ground 24 24 + - They no longer directly teleport you, they will summon a Book entity on the ground 28 25 29 29 - 2. Book Entities 30 30 - [\[MA26\]](https://codeberg.org/naomi/mystcraft-ages/issues/26) 26 26 + 2. Book Entities [MA26](https://codeberg.org/naomi/mystcraft-ages/issues/26) 31 27 32 32 - - These are entities (wow) that are books (wow!!). They replace the 33 33 - teleportation function that the previous iteration of Linking Books 34 34 - has, to see the contained book, Crouch + Interact, to teleport just 35 35 - Interact. _THERE IS CURRENTLY NO WAY TO PICK THEM UP_ 28 28 + - These are entities (wow) that are books (wow!!). They replace the teleportation function that the previous iteration of 29 29 + Linking Books has, to see the contained book, Crouch + Interact, to teleport just Interact. _THERE IS CURRENTLY NO WAY 30 30 + TO PICK THEM UP_ 36 31 37 37 - 3. Writing Stand Recipes 38 38 - [\[MA31\]](https://codeberg.org/naomi/mystcraft-ages/issues/31) 32 32 + 3. Writing Stand Recipes [MA31](https://codeberg.org/naomi/mystcraft-ages/issues/31) 39 33 40 40 - - The recipes in the writing stand have been updated, now requireing an 41 41 - additional item. Unlinked Books require an enderpearl. 34 34 + - The recipes in the writing stand have been updated, now requireing an additional item. Unlinked Books require an 35 35 + enderpearl. 42 36 43 43 - 4. Book Receptacle 44 44 - [\[MA21\]](https://codeberg.org/naomi/mystcraft-ages/issues/21) 37 37 + 4. Book Receptacle [MA21](https://codeberg.org/naomi/mystcraft-ages/issues/21) 45 38 46 46 - - The book now renders correctly. I\'m so cool. 39 39 + - The book now renders correctly. I'm so cool. 47 40 48 41 {#links} 49 42 ## Links 50 43 51 51 - - 52 52 - [CurseForge](https://legacy.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/mystcraft-ages) 44 44 + - [CurseForge](https://legacy.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/mystcraft-ages) 53 45 - [Modrinth](https://modrinth.com/mod/ages) 54 46 - [Source Code](https://modrinth.com/mod/ages)

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··· 5 5 summary = "An opinionated panel for Wayland made with iced.rs" 6 6 --- 7 7 8 8 - An opinionated panel for Wayland made with iced.rs 9 9 - [https://codeberg.org/naomi/nanel](https://codeberg.org/naomi/nanel) 8 8 + Source Code: [https://codeberg.org/naomi/nanel](https://codeberg.org/naomi/nanel) 10 9 11 10 {#what-the-hell-is-a-panel} 12 11 # What the hell is a panel? 13 12 14 14 - For anyone unfamiliar with the lingo, panels are the bits typically found at the edge of your screen - Windows calls this the taskbar. There are many alternative panels for people to use, be it the ones that ship in desktop environments like KDE, GNOME or COSMIC, or independent ones like Waybar, Sfwbar or Yambar (and Nanel!). 13 13 + For anyone unfamiliar with the lingo, panels are the bits typically found at the edge of your screen - Windows calls this 14 14 + the taskbar. There are many alternative panels for people to use, be it the ones that ship in desktop environments like 15 15 + KDE, GNOME or COSMIC, or independent ones like Waybar, Sfwbar or Yambar (and Nanel!). 15 16 16 17 {#why-make-another-one} 17 18 # Why make another one? 18 19 19 19 - I'm making Nanel as I personally don't think any other panel (that I know of at least) suits my needs. The panel I use at the moment of writing is `xfce4-panel`, but I still have grievances with it's behaviour, as well as it crashing fairly frequently. I also wanted to make a panel with a default config as close to a Windows-like experience as I can get, to make it easier for anyone migrating away from it. 20 20 + I'm making Nanel as I personally don't think any other panel (that I know of at least) suits my needs. The panel I use at 21 21 + the moment of writing is `xfce4-panel`, but I still have grievances with it's behaviour, as well as it crashing fairly 22 22 + frequently. I also wanted to make a panel with a default config as close to a Windows-like experience as I can get, to 23 23 + make it easier for anyone migrating away from it. 20 24 21 25 {#why-rust-and-iced-rs} 22 26 # Why Rust and iced.rs? 23 27 24 24 - While I'm not the biggest fan of Rust, I still prefer it over writing C and C++, and I didn't want to use Qt or GTK or handroll my own system. iced.rs also uses the Elm architecture, which I am a big fan of, and has made iterating on Nanel very fast and easy. 28 28 + While I'm not the biggest fan of Rust, I still prefer it over writing C and C++, and I didn't want to use Qt or GTK or 29 29 + handroll my own system. iced.rs also uses the Elm architecture, which I am a big fan of, and has made iterating on Nanel 30 30 + very fast and easy. 25 31 26 32 {#config-language} 27 33 # Config language ··· 40 46 name = "workspaces" 41 47 ``` 42 48 43 43 - However I wasn't happy with how I had implemented it and the way that the modules were configured. After a while I decided to switch the configuration language to [Ron](https://github.com/ron-rs/ron), which has greatly improved the ergonomics of working with the config, and I think it's actually just a better format for this! 49 49 + However I wasn't happy with how I had implemented it and the way that the modules were configured. After a while I 50 50 + decided to switch the configuration language to [Ron](https://github.com/ron-rs/ron), which has greatly improved the 51 51 + ergonomics of working with the config, and I think it's actually just a better format for this! 44 52 45 53 ```ron 46 54 ( ··· 61 69 {#why-can-i-do-x-but-not-y} 62 70 # Why can I do X but not Y? 63 71 64 64 - As mentioned in the summary for this post, Nanel is an *opinionated* panel, meaning it will impose restrictions in places that not everyone will like. However, this doesn't mean that can't change - if you find something that you feel should be configurable, or the default behaviour should be different, [open an issue](https://codeberg.org/naomi/nanel/issues) with your reasoning! 72 72 + As mentioned in the summary for this post, Nanel is an *opinionated* panel, meaning it will impose restrictions in places 73 73 + that not everyone will like. However, this doesn't mean that can't change - if you find something that you feel should be 74 74 + configurable, or the default behaviour should be different, [open an issue](https://codeberg.org/naomi/nanel/issues) with 75 75 + your reasoning! 65 76 66 77 {#when-is-v1} 67 78 # When is v1? 68 79 69 69 - I'm hoping to get v1 released by April, or at least a usable beta. This date could end up being later, as I do have other priorities that could overshadow this depending on what comes up. I will make another blog post when v1 does come out detailing Nanel's capabilities more. 80 80 + I'm hoping to get v1 released by April, or at least a usable beta. This date could end up being later, as I do have other 81 81 + priorities that could overshadow this depending on what comes up. I will make another blog post when v1 does come out 82 82 + detailing Nanel's capabilities more.

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··· 41 41 {#nanel} 42 42 ## Nanel 43 43 44 44 - Nanel is a Linux panel that I [announced a few months back](/posts/nanel-a-wayland-lanel), and while I had hoped to release 44 44 + Nanel is a Linux panel that I [announced a few months back](/posts/nanel-a-wayland-panel), and while I had hoped to release 45 45 a beta by April, I have had to pause the project due to University drawing my time away and technical issues I ran into. 46 46 While I still want to create Nanel, I will probably have to reconsider the tech stack I am using as `wgpu`, the crate that 47 47 `iced.rs` used to draw a window, uses more memory out of the box than I am comfortable letting a panel use.

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··· 8 8 {#workstations} 9 9 # Workstation(s) 10 10 11 11 - I have three machines I use. Two aren\'t development devices, but I have 12 12 - used them for that (this post was written on my least-used one!). I name 13 13 - all my devices after Gundams from the various Gundam animes, typically 14 14 - the \"cooler\"-sounding ones, in my opinion!   11 11 + I have three machines I use. Two aren't development devices, but I have used them for that (this post was written on my 12 12 + least-used one!). I name all my devices after Gundams from the various Gundam animes, typically the "cooler"-sounding 13 13 + ones, in my opinion! 15 14 16 15 {#calibarn---gundam-the-witch-from-mercury} 17 16 ## Calibarn - Gundam: The Witch from Mercury 18 17 19 19 - This is my main computer, which I bought about 2 or 3 years ago. It\'s 20 20 - held up pretty well, but it\'s already starting to struggle with certain 21 21 - tasks because of the ridiculous spec requirements for some games! 18 18 + This is my main computer, which I bought about 2 or 3 years ago. It's held up pretty well, but it's already starting to 19 19 + struggle with certain tasks because of the ridiculous spec requirements for some games! 22 20 23 21 - *CPU:* i5 12400f 24 22 - *GPU:* RTX 3060 12gb 25 23 - *RAM:* 32gb@3200mhz DDR4 26 24 - *OS:* Arch Linux (btw) with the `linux-lts` kernel 27 25 28 28 - Along with this computer, I use a dual-monitor setup, one being a new 29 29 - Dell G2724D - a 1440p 165hz monitor I picked up for £200 back in 30 30 - September, and a 1920x1200 monitor that I have had for 9 or so years 31 31 - that I can\'t remember the part number of at the moment. 26 26 + Along with this computer, I use a dual-monitor setup, one being a new Dell G2724D - a 1440p 165hz monitor I picked up for 27 27 + £200 back in September, and a 1920x1200 monitor that I have had for 9 or so years that I can't remember the part number 28 28 + of at the moment. 32 29 33 33 - I switched to Linux full-time around July, when the NVidia 555 drivers 34 34 - came out, as they seemed to solve every issue I had encountered when 35 35 - trying to switch before. I originally was on 36 36 - [Nobara](https://nobaraproject.org/), a fork of Fedora made by 37 37 - GloriousEggroll, using KDE. This was serving me well, and I chose this 38 38 - because of the simple setup at the time I just wanted to get off Windows 39 39 - as fast as possible (can you blame me?)! While I was using Nobara, I 40 40 - started to use Hyprland as my window manager instead of KDE. Why 41 41 - Hyprland over other WMs like Sway, i3, River or any of the others? 30 30 + I switched to Linux full-time around July, when the NVidia 555 drivers came out, as they seemed to solve every issue I 31 31 + had encountered when trying to switch before. I originally was on [Nobara](https://nobaraproject.org/), a fork of Fedora 32 32 + made by GloriousEggroll, using KDE. This was serving me well, and I chose this because of the simple setup at the time I 33 33 + just wanted to get off Windows as fast as possible (can you blame me?)! While I was using Nobara, I started to use 34 34 + Hyprland as my window manager instead of KDE. Why Hyprland over other WMs like Sway, i3, River or any of the others? 42 35 43 36 1. I wanted Wayland, which works better with NVidia from my experience 44 44 - 2. It was the only one that worked in any reasonable capacity without a 45 45 - lot of tweaks (still quite a few though!) 46 37 47 47 - After a month or so of using Hyprland, I switched over to Arch Linux, 48 48 - which has always been my favourite distro. Since then, I have had 49 49 - problems - one of which is the reason I use `linux-lts` over just 50 50 - `linux`, though that \"fix\" has stopped working recently as well. Most 51 51 - of my current problems seem to stem from the Hyprland compositor, rather 52 52 - than NVidia - even though they are NVidia specific, as they do not seem 53 53 - to occur in other compositors like `wlroots` or `kwin`. I haven\'t been 54 54 - able to figure out the root cause of one of these bugs, and they have 55 55 - pretty badly hampered what I do. I have two major problems - flickering 56 56 - inside Minecraft (\"solved\") and *terrible* screen tearing in OBS 57 57 - recordings and Discord screenshares. 38 38 + 2. It was the only one that worked in any reasonable capacity without a lot of tweaks (still quite a few though!) 58 39 59 59 - I managed to \"solve\" the Minecraft flickering by disabling explicit 60 60 - sync in my Hyprland config, which is not ideal in the slightest - and 61 61 - using the `linux-lts` kernel (or anything below 6.10) seemed to fix the 62 62 - tearing, but it has started again recently, possibly due to a `linux` 63 63 - patch that made its way into `linux-lts`. I am not smart enough to 64 64 - `git bisect` the kernel to find the root cause, so I\'m not sure what my 65 65 - current solution is other than \"cope lmao\". 40 40 + After a month or so of using Hyprland, I switched over to Arch Linux, which has always been my favourite distro. Since 41 41 + then, I have had problems - one of which is the reason I use `linux-lts` over just `linux`, though that "fix" has stopped 42 42 + working recently as well. Most of my current problems seem to stem from the Hyprland compositor, rather than NVidia - 43 43 + even though they are NVidia specific, as they do not seem to occur in other compositors like `wlroots` or `kwin`. I 44 44 + haven't been able to figure out the root cause of one of these bugs, and they have pretty badly hampered what I do. I 45 45 + have two major problems - flickering inside Minecraft ("solved") and *terrible* screen tearing in OBS recordings and 46 46 + Discord screenshares. 47 47 + 48 48 + I managed to "solve" the Minecraft flickering by disabling explicit sync in my Hyprland config, which is not ideal in the 49 49 + slightest - and using the `linux-lts` kernel (or anything below 6.10) seemed to fix the tearing, but it has started again 50 50 + recently, possibly due to a `linux` patch that made its way into `linux-lts`. I am not smart enough to `git bisect` the 51 51 + kernel to find the root cause, so I'm not sure what my current solution is other than "cope lmao". 66 52 67 53 {#aerial---gundam-the-witch-from-mercury} 68 54 ## Aerial - Gundam: The Witch from Mercury 69 55 70 70 - This is my ROG Ally that I bought 2nd hand from a CEX a while back. 71 71 - It\'s been really great to have for travelling between my parent\'s 72 72 - house and my flat for university, and brilliant to ignore my sister when 73 73 - I am *at* my parent\'s house! 56 56 + This is my ROG Ally that I bought 2nd hand from a CEX a while back. It's been really great to have for travelling between 57 57 + my parent's house and my flat for university, and brilliant to ignore my sister when I am *at* my parent's house! 74 58 75 75 - I\'m currently still running Windows on it, as I use it for the rare few 76 76 - Windows-only games that I still play, or the programs I was unable to 77 77 - get working through Wine. I\'ve recently completed my first-ever 78 78 - playthrough of Dark Souls and of Cyberpunk 2077 on this little 79 79 - powerhouse, and have started Dark Souls 2 (it\'s painful). 59 59 + I'm currently still running Windows on it, as I use it for the rare few Windows-only games that I still play, or the 60 60 + programs I was unable to get working through Wine. I've recently completed my first-ever playthrough of Dark Souls and of 61 61 + Cyberpunk 2077 on this little powerhouse, and have started Dark Souls 2 (it's painful). 80 62 81 81 - Worth picking up a handheld gaming device if you have long, frequent 82 82 - commutes like me! 63 63 + Worth picking up a handheld gaming device if you have long, frequent commutes like me! 83 64 84 65 {#barbatos---gundam-iron-blooded-orphans} 85 66 ## Barbatos - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 86 67 87 87 - Barbatos is my shitty HP laptop I bought 6 years ago for £300, it\'s 88 88 - served me well but has started to quite literally fall apart - the 89 89 - spring-based ethernet connector (you know the one, they\'re dreadful) 90 90 - has snapped off so I can\'t connect it using ethernet (maybe I\'ll use 91 91 - this as my first 3d-printing experiment!?). 68 68 + Barbatos is my shitty HP laptop I bought 6 years ago for £300, it's served me well but has started to quite literally 69 69 + fall apart - the spring-based ethernet connector (you know the one, they're dreadful) has snapped off so I can't connect 70 70 + it using ethernet (maybe I'll use this as my first 3d-printing experiment!?). 92 71 93 72 - *CPU:* Ryzen 3 2200u 94 73 - *GPU:* Radeon Vega 3 95 74 - *RAM:* 8gb@2400mhz DDR4 96 75 - *OS:* Windows 10 22H2 with the Atlas playbook 97 76 98 98 - Still using Windows on this piece of shit as it has a weird problem with 99 99 - linux - the integrated display flickers, even in a TTY. 77 77 + Still using Windows on this piece of shit as it has a weird problem with linux - the integrated display flickers, even in 78 78 + a TTY. 100 79 101 101 - As far as I can tell, it\'s probably the display\'s voltage or something 102 102 - similar being incorrectly reported to the kernel, as the problem will 103 103 - change frequency depending on the battery\'s charge or if the laptop is 104 104 - on/off charge. There is also a \"sweet spot\" (unsweet really) where it 105 105 - will happen whether it is plugged in or not, but will stop for a few 106 106 - seconds when plugging in or out the cable. 80 80 + As far as I can tell, it's probably the display's voltage or something similar being incorrectly reported to the kernel, 81 81 + as the problem will change frequency depending on the battery's charge or if the laptop is on/off charge. There is also a 82 82 + "sweet spot" (unsweet really) where it will happen whether it is plugged in or not, but will stop for a few seconds when 83 83 + plugging in or out the cable. 107 84 108 108 - I\'m not sure what the fix is and I can\'t be bothered to search 109 109 - anymore, so I use Windows 10 as it doesn\'t have this problem. I hate 110 110 - using this device for basically anything (this is being written while 111 111 - using it, so sad) but at least it\'s a laptop that can run code 112 112 - sometimes. I cannot do my Minecraft modding work on it, however, because 113 113 - Java is Java and IntelliJ IDEA is IntelliJ IDEA and those two things on 114 114 - a shitbox just don\'t work. 85 85 + I'm not sure what the fix is and I can't be bothered to search anymore, so I use Windows 10 as it doesn't have this 86 86 + problem. I hate using this device for basically anything (this is being written while using it, so sad) but at least it's 87 87 + a laptop that can run code sometimes. I cannot do my Minecraft modding work on it, however, because Java is Java and 88 88 + IntelliJ IDEA is IntelliJ IDEA and those two things on a shitbox just don't work. 115 89 116 90 {#software} 117 91 # Software 118 92 119 119 - I\'ve used quite a bit of different software this year, different 120 120 - operating systems and window managers as explained earlier, different 121 121 - editors, terminals, file managers etc. Below is a non-comprehensive list 122 122 - of software I use fairly regularly, plus any that I have something to 123 123 - say about. 93 93 + I've used quite a bit of different software this year, different operating systems and window managers as explained 94 94 + earlier, different editors, terminals, file managers etc. Below is a non-comprehensive list of software I use fairly 95 95 + regularly, plus any that I have something to say about. 124 96 125 97 {#editors} 126 98 ## Editors 127 99 128 100 - VSCodium (open source binaries of VSCode) 129 101 - Zed (occasionally use it, mainly for Gleam dev) 130 130 - - Helix (my main terminal-based editor, I prefer Helix\'s 131 131 - `Select>Action` over Vim\'s `Action>Select`) 132 132 - - IntelliJ IDEA (only used for Java/Kotlin as those languages basically 133 133 - *need* this editor) 102 102 + - Helix (my main terminal-based editor, I prefer Helix's `Select>Action` over Vim's `Action>Select`) 103 103 + - IntelliJ IDEA (only used for Java/Kotlin as those languages basically *need* this editor) 134 104 135 105 {#terminals} 136 106 ## Terminals 137 107 138 138 - - Alacritty (I love this terminal, it\'s fast, cross-platform and has a 139 139 - simple config) 140 140 - - Ghostty (I only got access recently, a few weeks before it went public 141 141 - - I don\'t like it at all, I might make a separate post about my 142 142 - thoughts on it) 108 108 + - Alacritty (I love this terminal, it's fast, cross-platform and has a simple config) 109 109 + - Ghostty (I only got access recently, a few weeks before it went public - I don't like it at all, I might make a 110 110 + separate post about my thoughts on it) 143 111 144 112 {#operating-systems} 145 113 ## Operating Systems 146 114 147 115 - Nobara (super easy to set up, has nice pre-installed software) 148 116 - Arch Linux (small footprint, rolling release, the AUR is awesome) 149 149 - - NixOS (the concept of Nix interests me, but dear god the Nix language 150 150 - is obtuse - it\'s been the main barrier for me from switching to Nix. 151 151 - I\'m keeping my eye on a project called 152 152 - [Glistix](https://github.com/Glistix/glistix), a Gleam-\>Nix compiler) 117 117 + - NixOS (the concept of Nix interests me, but dear god the Nix language is obtuse - it's been the main barrier for me 118 118 + from switching to Nix. I'm keeping my eye on a project called [Glistix](https://github.com/Glistix/glistix), a 119 119 + Gleam->Nix compiler) 153 120 - Windows 10 (modern Windows sucks, but at least this is usable) 154 154 - - Windows 11 (awful, I only use it on my Ally because that\'s what it 155 155 - came with) 121 121 + - Windows 11 (awful, I only use it on my Ally because that's what it came with) 156 122 157 123 {#programming-languages} 158 124 ## Programming Languages 159 125 160 160 - I dipped my toes in a lot of these this year, whether by choice or for 161 161 - school work. 126 126 + I dipped my toes in a lot of these this year, whether by choice or for school work. 162 127 163 163 - - Gleam (I have fallen in love with Gleam! This website is made using 164 164 - it!) 165 165 - - Rust (honestly, not my favourite. I did more with it last year, but I 166 166 - just can\'t enjoy using it) 167 167 - - Zig (very interesting language to me, I think I would enjoy it more if 168 168 - the tooling was better) 169 169 - - C# (forced to use it by my uni - it\'s just worse Java with better 170 170 - tooling) 171 171 - - Java (use it for Minecraft modding, better C# but you have to use 172 172 - gradle instead because fuck you) 173 173 - - Kotlin (Minecraft modding, cool language but it feels held back by 174 174 - Java tooling - I hate Gradle) 175 175 - - Odin (only used this in the last month or so, I thought I wouldn\'t 176 176 - like it but I find it quite enjoyable!) 128 128 + - Gleam (I have fallen in love with Gleam! This website is made using it!) 129 129 + - Rust (honestly, not my favourite. I did more with it last year, but I just can't enjoy using it) 130 130 + - Zig (very interesting language to me, I think I would enjoy it more if the tooling was better) 131 131 + - C# (forced to use it by my uni - it's just worse Java with better tooling) 132 132 + - Java (use it for Minecraft modding, better C# but you have to use gradle instead because fuck you) 133 133 + - Kotlin (Minecraft modding, cool language but it feels held back by Java tooling - I hate Gradle) 134 134 + - Odin (only used this in the last month or so, I thought I wouldn't like it but I find it quite enjoyable!) 177 135 178 136 {#browser} 179 137 ## Browser 180 138 181 181 - I jumped around a bit here, and have a few gripes, but Zen is here to 182 182 - stay! 139 139 + I jumped around a bit here, and have a few gripes, but Zen is here to stay! 183 140 184 184 - - Arc Browser (used the Windows beta, but it kept getting on my nerves 185 185 - with all the bugs - now they\'ve abandoned it) 186 186 - - Vivaldi (used for a bit when I switched to linux as it had 90% of the 187 187 - features I wanted) 188 188 - - Zen Browser (Arc but Firefox and open-source and not abandoned - 189 189 - switched to it immediately) 141 141 + - Arc Browser (used the Windows beta, but it kept getting on my nerves with all the bugs - now they've abandoned it) 142 142 + - Vivaldi (used for a bit when I switched to linux as it had 90% of the features I wanted) 143 143 + - Zen Browser (Arc but Firefox and open-source and not abandoned - switched to it immediately) 190 144 191 191 - I have a bit more to say about Zen here. While it\'s been mostly good, 192 192 - as it\'s been in alpha (now in beta at the time of writing), there have 193 193 - been quite a few bugs and large changes that have been very painful. 194 194 - There was one regarding the pinned tabs a while back where 195 195 - occasionally\.. they would just change to `about:blank` pins and you 196 196 - would lose your pinned tabs. Not fun. 145 145 + I have a bit more to say about Zen here. While it's been mostly good, as it's been in alpha (now in beta at the time of 146 146 + writing), there have been quite a few bugs and large changes that have been very painful. There was one regarding the 147 147 + pinned tabs a while back where occasionally.. they would just change to `about:blank` pins and you would lose your pinned 148 148 + tabs. Not fun. 197 149 198 198 - An *ongoing* bug I have has to do with WebGL, performance is just not 199 199 - there, and I had to set `webgl.force-enabled` to `true` in my 200 200 - `about:config` page. This is not great for the end user, and even after 201 201 - force enabling it, it still heavily underperforms stock Firefox and 202 202 - other Firefox forks. When I [reported this 203 203 - issue](https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues/332), they 204 204 - basically said \"works on my machine\" and closed it. 150 150 + An *ongoing* bug I have has to do with WebGL, performance is just not there, and I had to set `webgl.force-enabled` to 151 151 + `true` in my `about:config` page. This is not great for the end user, and even after force enabling it, it still heavily 152 152 + underperforms stock Firefox and other Firefox forks. When I [reported this issue](https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues/332), 153 153 + they basically said "works on my machine" and closed it. 205 154 206 206 - Another problem is Zen doesn\'t have a Widevine license, so on Windows 207 207 - and MacOS, you cannot play DRM-protected content, such as Netflix or 208 208 - Disney+ shows. You can see their (valid) reasoning 209 209 - [here](https://docs.zen-browser.app/faq#why-cant-zen-browser-play-drm-protected-content). 155 155 + Another problem is Zen doesn't have a Widevine license, so on Windows and MacOS, you cannot play DRM-protected content, 156 156 + such as Netflix or Disney+ shows. You can see their (valid) reasoning [here](https://docs.zen-browser.app/faq#why-cant-zen-browser-play-drm-protected-content). 210 157 Just thought I should mention this.