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minus-squarecalcopiritus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoTUIs are graphical interfaces. It’s just that they use the terminal as their renderers instead of having their own. It’s just like WebApps, they use the browser as their renderer, but they are still graphical interfaces.
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoSorry for apparently confusing some terms. But my point stands: If I don’t have X or Wayland running, I can’t click on links in Browsh or Carbonyl. And if I do have X or Wayland running, I can use Firefox or Chrome instead.
TUIs are graphical interfaces. It’s just that they use the terminal as their renderers instead of having their own.
It’s just like WebApps, they use the browser as their renderer, but they are still graphical interfaces.
Sorry for apparently confusing some terms. But my point stands: If I don’t have X or Wayland running, I can’t click on links in Browsh or Carbonyl. And if I do have X or Wayland running, I can use Firefox or Chrome instead.