vaixTerm - a replacement for Simple Terminal

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Hi all,

I would like to introduce vaixTerm - new terminal emulator designed from scratch to replace Simple Terminal:

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Main Features

VaixTerm combines the power of a standard terminal with features tailored for controller-based use:

  • Full Terminal Functionality: Enjoy a complete command-line experience with support for ANSI/VT100 escape codes, 256-color and True Color palettes, UTF-8, and a scrollback buffer.
  • Controller-First Navigation: All terminal functions, including scrolling and special key input, are mapped to a standard game controller.
  • Customizable On-Screen Keyboard: A powerful OSK allows for text input and execution of complex commands. Its layout is fully configurable, and you can create dynamic sets of keys for your favorite shortcuts.
  • Theming and Customization: Change the look and feel of your terminal with custom color schemes, fonts, and background images.

Hopefully to hear from your feedback for bug fixes and improvement.

Links:

Source code: GitHub - Stanley00/vaixterm: VaixTerm: A Robust SDL2 Terminal for Handheld & Embedded Systems
Release packages: Releases · Stanley00/vaixterm · GitHub

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Looks incredible! Love your work

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Tried it on Canada Goose, RG40XXV. No joy. Log:

[ERROR] Window could not be created! SDL_Error: Can’t load EGL/GL library on window creation.
[2025-09-24 22:22:58] ERROR: Failed to initialize SDL

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is this app compatible with any device? it works fine on my 35xxh but it won’t launch on my 34xxsp. both running canada goose

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Hello. I tried your terminal app on Golden Goose. It loads to the main screen, however, no button input works and I had to hard-reset the device on an RG35XX-H. I installed from the MuOS archive.

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For everyone having issue with latest goose, please try out the release v0.10

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just tried on my 34sp and it works perfect, just needed to add resolution flags to the launch script to make it fullscreen. Thanks!