Re: Molasses version 0.7.5 released

Just downloaded and installed on my MacBook Air M3 - works fine.. very =
responsive. Thanks for sharing!

Does it store an ini/config file somewhere? I=E2=80=99d like to save my =
settings and make this my default gopher app.


> On 26 Nov 2025, at 19:48, cat Kalmar <[email protected]> wrote:
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> it's an M2 - I gave it a proper shot last night but didn't have a =
chance to reply again. it looks like turning the smooth scrolling off =
doesn't work (at least on the macOS builds) and that's what I was =
understanding as sluggish. aside from that it works great.
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> I can drop a proper bug/feature request in the git repo if you like?
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> regards
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> =E2=96=88=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=84=E2=96=80  cat K.
> =E2=96=88=E2=96=80=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=84  B 4 U D W 3 R K 5 _
> =E2=96=84=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=80=E2=96=80  +1 (929) 601-BAUD
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> On 27/11/2025 12:50 AM, Jonathan Simpson wrote:
>> Thanks!
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>> How old is your macbook? The HTML rendering can be a little sluggish =
in certain situations.
>> If there is a particular site/page that is slow let me know and I'll =
see if I can improve it. For
>> the most part it is pretty snappy on my amd linux desktop. However, I =
haven't tested as
>> much on macos because I only have limited access to macos machines.
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>> The slowest machine I have tested on is a g4 mac mini, and it is =
quite sluggish on it(this used
>> a ppc build I have not distributed). For really slow machines I =
recommend disabling smooth
>> scrolling in the Options menu.
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>> Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. I appreciate it!
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>> -- Jonathan
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>> On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 12:25=E2=80=AFAM cat Kalmar =
<[email protected]> wrote:
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>>    holy smokes! love your work. it runs kinda sluggish on my Macbook =
but
>>    that might be settings and I'll play with it more this evening.
>>    incredible job.
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>>    regards.
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>>    =E2=96=88=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=84=E2=96=80  cat K.
>>    =E2=96=88=E2=96=80=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=84  B 4 U D W 3 R K 5 _
>>    =E2=96=84=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=80=E2=96=80  +1 (929) 601-BAUD
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>>    On 26/11/2025 3:08 PM, Jonathan Simpson wrote:
>>    > Molasses is a multi-platform graphical gopher client.
>>    >
>>    > Updates in this release:
>>    > - HTTP protocol support (not useful for the modern web, since
>>    Molasses
>>    >    lacks support for CSS, Javascript, and HTML > version 3.2) *
>>    > - Option to increase font size
>>    > - Optional "light mode" color scheme
>>    > - Add menu shortcuts
>>    > - Display selected gopher menu item's selector, host, and port
>>    in status bar
>>    > - Strip ANSI escape codes from gopher menu information("i" item
>>    type) lines **
>>    > - Various bug fixes, especially regarding HTML rendering
>>    >
>>    > Download here:
>>    > https://github.com/jjsimpso/molasses/releases/tag/v0.7.5
>>    >
>>    > Pre-built binaries for Linux, Macos(apple silicon and x86), and
>>    Windows.
>>    >
>>    > * added primarily so I could browse =
http://discmaster.textfiles.com
>>    > with Molasses!
>>    > ** added specifically to improve display of gopher://baud.baby
>>    >
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