Disable icons by default

[imbolc]

To make Joshuto look decent, one should either install the icons or replace the default config to disable them. Would you consider disabling them by default?

[Dzordzu]

or replace the default config to disable them

So one can do it ¯\(ツ)/¯

Personally I don't see a point in disabling them by default. I started using joshuto recently and haven't found it problematic. I'm not trying to be rude, but it seems like you want the defaults to be suited for your own. Personalizing your tools is not a hard task. Furthermore I really do enjoy that Joshuto is aimed to look fancy with no configuration at all (yes, I love icons in the terminal ;) ).

[imbolc]

haven't found it problematic

I use it as a vim file chooser which I bring to every remote server I admin. A single binary is the major benefit in this case (e.g. with ranger you have to deal with venvs etc). The necessity of bringing configs breaks it.

I'm not trying to be rude, but it seems like you want the defaults to be suited for your own

I've tried to find a way to check if icons are installed but I couldn't. So the only way I see to make it look decent without icons is to disable them by default.

Personalizing your tools is not a hard task.

Why do you care about sensible defaults then?

[Dzordzu]

Why do you care about sensible defaults then?

Sensible defaults are the most convenient for the majority of users

which I bring to every remote server I admin and look decent without icons is to disable them by default are 'nice to have at once, but not obligatory'. On the servers the main purpose of the tools is to work properly. If the majority of the users have to change their configs, because single admin wants something… Well it is not sensible

A single binary is the major benefit in this case

It is. It just works with a single binary. If you need customization, bring in some ansible, rsync, clush, pdsh, whatever you want. You can also recompile software yourself and suit it to your needs ;)

[kamiyaa]

I am for the idea of disabling icons by default.

1. I personally don't use them :p
2. Most people won't have the necessary fonts out of the box so this is more of a "power user" option

[kamiyaa]

@imbolc you can also create your own custom joshuto binary by changing the default config inside the config/ directory. At compile time, joshuto will read the config files inside config/ to use as the default config :+1: This will allow you to build a joshuto with your own preset keybindings and settings

[imbolc]

1. I personally don't use them :p

I feel the same way. Even though I have the fonts, I ended up disabling them because they feel noisy, given that most files still have extensions.

[Dzordzu]

Personally I'm not in favor of this. Not in the near future. It will force many users to change theirs configs. I would personally do it in the 1.0.0 release. As long as it's convenient for the most of the users, it's sensible NOT to brake things until major release

[imbolc]

The meaning of 0.x version is exactly the opposite :)

Major version zero (0.y.z) is for initial development. Anything MAY change at any time. The public API SHOULD NOT be considered stable. https://semver.org/

[Dzordzu]

MAY

Doesn't mean it should

As long as it's convenient for the most of the users, it's sensible NOT to brake things until major release

That is my major point

[kamiyaa]

Icons are disabled by default now