Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Zoxenpher: A python/pygame gopher client.

Introduction:
Im not about to give you a history lesson on gopherspace, (perhaps that would be best in a separate blog post) but what i am going to do is introduce my gopher client: Zoxenpher

Basic UI:
Zoxenpher is powered by a virtual window manager framework of mine, Strazoloid-WM, and features a "desktop-like" UI paradigm. each "window" can be dragged via the title bar, and when applicable, resized via the extra bar at the bottom of the frame. the small square in the left of the title bar, likewise, closes the window.

Opening a gopher window is as simple as right clicking a menu link, or clicking the suspicious "new" button in the upper left hand corner.



Some other bits and bobs:

  • Zoxenpher features image support, with in-menu preview of up to 10 images. (the remaining images can be opened in a separate window manually)
  • Search queries thought gopherspace will open a query box when clicked, that will prompt the user for a search query.
  • Zoxenpher isn't entirely finished, but it is more-or-less capable of browsing gopherspace.
Zoxenpher on Github

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