[users] [ANN] Moonlander, the fancy graphical Linux client, is back (as an alpha version!)

[Devin Prater]

So, you saw this coming, right? The dreaded accessibility check!

* The text of the page cannot be read by arrow keys. the keys move throughout the text, but Orca doesn't read it.
* The "tab overview" button is unlabeled.
* ... How do I get to the settings?

Other than that, I can access the back/forward/refresh buttons, and when new pages load, Ocra announces the title bar state change, which is really great.


On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 11:30:55PM +0300, Ecmel berk canlıer wrote:
> Hello, citizens of the Gemini mailing list!
>
> Back in May 19, I announced Moonlander here:
>    https://mailing-list-archive.gemi.dev/www/2020/000870.html
>
> Unfortunately, that didn't last long. As quickly as it came, it went
> away into the land of "broken, unmaintained pile of FOSS".
>
> Today, I bring you, Moonlander! Well, a rewrite using the same name, but
> hey, the only thing that matters is how fancy it looks, right?
>
> Moonlander (then: "The fanciest Gemini client in the entire solar
> system.", now: "Just another 'fancy' Gemini client") is a graphical
> Gemini client, developed using Rust and GTK 3, to use under Linux.
>
> (Nobody is stopping you from trying building on Windows. It'll probably
> work if one cared enough to set everything up properly.)
>
> Moonlander's main features (so far) include:
>
> - GTK based GUI attempting to look native to GNOME-like desktops
> - Fancy Gemtext rendering with an overcomplicated theming system
> - Collapsing pre-formatted text into alt text
> - Tabs
> - URL bar search
> - A bookmarks bar
>
> And the broken or known missing stuff include:
>
> - Inputs (1x codes) and client certificates (6x codes)
> - A lot of other stuff. Check the README as it will be better updated than
> this message.
>
> If you think this deal is worth it, call now for a download of only $0.00
>    https://sr.ht/~admicos/moonlander
>
> If you still aren't convinced, here is a screenshot:
>    gemini://ebc.li/images/moonlander-is-back/moonlander.png
>    https://ecmelberk.com/images/moonlander-is-back/moonlander.png
>

-- 
Devin Prater
r.d.t.prater@gmail.com