Reposted by Julien Apoena Calixte
“There is nothing preventing a GUI from being fully keyboard-driven4 just like — or even better than — a TUI.”
Correct. Both can and should be keyboard accessible.
ckardaris.com/blog/2026/08...
ckardaris.com
GUIs should be fully keyboard-driven
GUI applications should be fully driven by the keyboard using shortcuts
![// Counter.tsrx — hooks next to output, no rules of hooks
import { useState, useEffect } from 'octane';
export function Counter(props) @{
const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
// A hook behind a condition is fine — slots are
// assigned by call site, not call order.
if (!props.paused) {
useEffect(() => {
console.log('count is now', count);
}); // the compiler infers [count]
}
<button onClick={() => setCount(count + 1)}>{'Count: ' + count}</button>
}](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e32yv4womglmqogqi2vvuk6b/bafkreihuwq3jfzwx2mxzm25vcynkwi6nk4rosykpohovghmng3e3nzerhq)
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