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https://gitlab.com/christosangel/c-squares

c-squares written in the C language will render random coloured rectangulars in the terminal, while the font, speed, density, color, ratio and number of the shapes drawn are fully costumizable.

Every time a rectangular is complete, a new one starts to take shape.

https://gitlab.com/christosangel/c-squares/-/raw/main/screenshots/1.png

https://gitlab.com/christosangel/c-squares/-/raw/main/screenshots/2.png

https://gitlab.com/christosangel/c-squares/-/raw/main/screenshots/3.png


Feel free to explore the endless variations.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

c-squares was inspired by this bash script:

https://github.com/pipeseroni/pipes.sh

It also is a variation of another project of mine:

https://gitlab.com/christosangel/c-pipes

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Like a screensaver for the terminal?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

More like something like eye candy, but it can also work like this.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Neat! I wonder how long it'll be before we see it in a screenshot on [email protected].

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

he he, a gif posted would look yummy I think...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Huh, interesting

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago