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SSH connection/session manager for people who need to keep lots of open connections to different remote devices, like Xshell for Windows. There are options for Linux that come close in functionality but most seem to miss one desired feature like vertical tabs, grouping connections with a one-shot open of all in a group, saving/restoring sessions which keeps all tabs in the same order, sending keystrokes to all tabs in a window, or split panes.
Tabby is the closest I’ve found so far and is pretty nice overall, but it’s missing some functionality and isn’t the snappiest being an Electron app.
A part of the desktop GUI that opens git forge stuff for installed apps. Like I want to just right click "submit code issue" for an app and have it open a proper templates issue for that given project. Right click and select "see source code" and it pops open my ide of choice. Add some integrations for building and installing forks and branches so I can test my changes in real time.
I kinda want an lcars interface for my phone, but I'm too lazy to configure it
How about a utility for generating and/or handling QR codes?
EDIT: as there are tools to generate QR codes, how about a tool to handle them? Scan and present the option to open any associated links/display data
Inkscape can generate QR code
@nyan had a similar request elsewhere in this thread and got a few suggestions. It seems that the KDE screen capture utility can do this.
Streamlined VM deployment inside a headless server. Been scratching my head for 2 days now on getting a Debian VM to work as advertised. Every step of the way I keep thinking "surely it doesn't have to be this difficult, right?" And for some reason, a basic netplan edit to make a bridge broke all my NFS binds. Took all day to sort a brand new permissions issue that shouldn't be possible
I wish there was any alternative to after effects. It's what keeps me in the adobe system. It's so good and there's actually nothing comparable out there.
I also havent enjoyed any open source video editing software either. A lot of them don't have the specs for bigger more rhobust projects
I would love a good WYIWYG desktop screenwriting software.
Writing fountain markup just doesn't work for me. it's hard to explain, and sounds precious, but if my brain is in markup mode it's not in creative mode and vice versa.
Some of the ok ones from the past have been abandoned.
I bought a pro license of fade in which is supposed to be available for Linux but it won't install and support didn't solve it. So I have to work exclusively from my Windows machine... Which I don't love doing.
Linux is still a difficult environment for creative work.
My somewhat convoluted solution is using Scrivener 3 in Wine. Takes a bit of setting up but works really well for me now. Also it's not a dedicated screenwriting software (it's designed for novels I think) but it has a screenwriting mode which does everything I need it to.
That's a great suggestion. I'll check it out. Thanks.
No worries! If you do decide to go that way, these are the guides that got it working for me:
Wine: https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/scrivener-scapple-for-windows-activation-under-wine/47254/5
Bottles: https://joe8bit.com/blog/running-scrivener-on-linux