In my opinion, Minicom has an extensive set of features unmatched by most serial terminal apps. However, only a custom-written ncurses-like TUI is available, resulting in the development of "replacements" (e.g., GNOME's moserial [1] and GtkTerm [2]). However, these apps lack some features and a CLI/TUI interface, the latter of which is very useful in certain contexts (e.g., embedded systems).<br>
<br>My proposal is to "revive" Minicom for modern use by introducing a GUI, while retaining both the original ncurses-like TUI (in case a GUI is not available or the GUI version is not desired by the user) and elements of the TUI in the GUI (in particular, the C-A keyboard commands) - similar to the approach used in Emacs.<br>
<br>[1] <a href="http://live.gnome.org/moserial">http://live.gnome.org/moserial</a><br>[2] <a href="https://fedorahosted.org/gtkterm/">https://fedorahosted.org/gtkterm/</a><br><br>Any ideas/concerns/criticisms?<br><br>-rrn<br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>Ruslan Nabioullin<font size="2"><br></font><a href="mailto:rnabioullin@gmail.com" target="_blank">rnabioullin@gmail.com</a><br><a href="mailto:rnabioul@student.umass.edu" target="_blank">rnabioul@student.umass.edu</a><br>
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