I’ve started working on a modern native terminal for AROS mainline, targeting x86_64 first, then AArch64.

The first preview runs in an Intuition window using graphics.library. It already supports basic ANSI/CSI sequences, colors, a cursor, wrapping, bounded scrollback, and window resizing. The terminal model is tested both on the host and inside AROS.

It currently displays replayed output; it isn’t connected to a Shell yet. Next steps include improving compatibility, adding UTF-8 and clipboard support, and then integrating local Shell sessions. Longer term, I’d like to explore a proper PTY layer and the POSIX support needed for more TUI applications.

Feedback is welcome, especially pointers to existing AROS terminal/PTY work or reusable components.

Great work!

As far as feedback will it have Copy/Paste capabilities? You mentioned Clipboard support.

It's one thing I like about Linux but it's lacking in AROS. I have to use Bash Shell to send output to text.

Yes. Mouse selection and copy/paste through the system clipboard are planned, including copying output from scrollback without redirecting it to a file. AROS already has a clipboard API; the work here is integrating it properly into the terminal.

Done. But still many bumps ahead

End of session for today. Next steps:
1. Usable console with native shell
2. SSH
3. Ratatui and something like https://holonaut6...waggerfall

Looking interesting!

PS. Unrelated question: Is the VMWARE video driver not working in QEMU under MacOS? (Your screen resolution looks quite low)

I run QEMU with -vga std when I'm driving the VM from the host, because under vmware-svga the mouse pointer is a hardware cursor that QEMU's screendump doesn't capture. My tooling locates the pointer by matching it in a screenshot. Handy when I am at work and can do hands-free tests. If I missed anything let me know, still learning.