development

Ghostty Devlog 005

2 months ago

Beta testing group grew from 100 to over 350 people in two months, indicating increased stability and feature completeness.
Ghostty introduced a terminal inspector to help developers debug text-based applications, inspired by web inspectors like Firebug.
Asian language input (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) was fixed, including multi-codepoint suggestions, edge cases, and Chinese character alignment issues.
Linux IME input now works properly, with only a small code diff to integrate GTK and Ghostty APIs.
Custom shaders allow users to apply visual effects like CRT or accessibility enhancements (e.g., for colorblindness) without significantly impacting performance.
Ghostty aims to match xterm's behavior wherever possible, with ongoing audits and documentation to improve compatibility and fix bugs.
Over 100 bug fixes and improvements were made, and nearly 50 contributors have sent code, showing strong community involvement.