hottext
Rapid serial text presenter
Summary
| Latest Version | Unknown |
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| License | Unlicense |
| CI Status | Failing |
| Downloads | 0 |
| Last Indexed | 2026-07-21 05:24 |
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Installation
nimble install hottext
choosenim install hottext
git clone https://git.sr.ht/~ehmry/hottext
OS Compatibility
| Platform | Linux | macOS | Windows | FreeBSD | OpenBSD | NetBSD | Android | iOS | WASM | Embedded |
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| hottext | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source
| Repository | https://git.sr.ht/~ehmry/hottext |
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| Homepage | https://git.sr.ht/~ehmry/hottext |
| Registry Source | nimble_official |
README
HOTTEXT
A hot medium for plain text.
Reads text from stdin, starts paused.
Inspired by Stutter.
Wrap it up in a script, set it as your PAGER, or just use it directly.
fortune | hottext
Install
Requires Nim and SDL2.
export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.nimble/bin
nimble install hottext
Configuration
Configuration is done via environmental variables.
HOTTEXT_FONT_PATH
Path to a TTF font file. If set at build-time then this font file will be a baked-in default.
HOTTEXT_FONT_SIZE
Size of font by some definition of size.
HOTTEXT_WPM
Words-per-minute, defaults to 400.
