There appears to be a mad rush at the start of yearly to search out methods to be extra productive. New Year’s resolutions, the itch to start out the 12 months off proper, and naturally, an “out with the old, in with the new” perspective all contribute to this. And the same old spherical of suggestions is closely biased in the direction of closed supply and proprietary software program. It would not should be that means.
Here’s the 15th of my picks for 19 new (or new-to-you) open supply instruments that will help you be extra productive in 2019.
eDEX-UI
I used to be 11 years previous when Tron was in film theaters. I can’t deny that, regardless of the fantastical nature of the movie, it had an impression on my profession alternative later in life.
eDEX-UI is a cross-platform terminal program designed for tablets and desktops that was impressed by the consumer interface in Tron. It has 5 terminals in a tabbed interface, so it’s simple to modify between duties, in addition to helpful shows of system data.
At launch, eDEX-UI goes by a boot sequence with details about the ElectronJS system it’s based mostly on. After the boot, eDEX-UI exhibits system data, a file browser, a keyboard (for tablets), and the primary terminal tab. The different 4 tabs (labeled EMPTY) haven’t got something loaded and can begin a shell whenever you click on on one. The default shell in eDEX-UI is Bash (if you’re on Windows, you’ll seemingly have to vary it to both PowerShell or cmd.exe).
Changing directories within the file browser will change directories within the energetic terminal and vice-versa. The file browser does every little thing you’d count on, together with opening related functions whenever you click on on a file. The one exception is eDEX-UI’s settings.json file (in .config/eDEX-UI by default), which opens the configuration editor as an alternative. This lets you set the shell command for the terminals, change the theme, and modify a number of different settings for the consumer interface. Themes are additionally saved within the configuration listing and, since they’re additionally JSON information, making a customized theme is fairly easy.
eDEX-UI lets you run 5 terminals with full emulation. The default terminal sort is xterm-color, that means it has full-color assist. One factor to pay attention to is that the keys gentle up on the keyboard when you sort, so in case you’re utilizing eDEX-UI on a pill, the keyboard might current a safety danger in environments the place individuals can see the display screen. It is healthier to make use of a theme with out the keyboard on these gadgets, though it does look fairly cool if you end up typing.
While eDEX-UI helps solely 5 terminal home windows, that has been greater than sufficient for me. On a pill, eDEX-UI provides me that our on-line world really feel with out impacting my productiveness. On a desktop, eDEX-UI permits all of that and lets me look cool in entrance of my co-workers.
