Stars v5.0, the modes update

Introducted the fixed mode to the Stars program

The fixed mode generates all stars at startup, assigning each a fixed position and an interval value in milliseconds. When the elapsed time matches the interval, the star will either appear or disappear, depending on its previous state.

Characteristics

• Stars blink independently
• No new stars are created during the program's execution
• The interval range in milliseconds may be defined on program's startup
• The default visibility state assigned to a star upon its creation is random, which means even short intervals, such as 600-601, may produce a cool effect
• Good for large resolutions

Stars v4.0, the colors update

Introducted colors to the Stars program

The color of the stars is defined using the --color flag, that accepts the following set of colors:

• black
• blue
• cyan
• green
• magenta
• red
• white
• yellow

Argument parser

Stars now accepts formal command-line arguments using flags

Stars v3.1, the proportionality customization update

Stars for any dimensions you want

• Now it is possible to define how many stars will be created based on the amount of terminal cells
• The default value is 1 star for every 8 terminal cells
• The value that constrols the number of stars generated have to be greater than 0

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✶ ✶✶ ✦ ˖ . ♢ ° ✦ ✧ . ✬ ✦ ✬✶° ✩ ✧ ˖ ✶ ✶ ˖ ✧ ✦ ✩ .✬ ✦✦ ˖.✮
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Stars v3.0, the proportionality update

Stars for any dimensions

• The number of stars is generated based on terminal's dimensions
• Smaller terminals generate fewer stars
• Bigger terminals generate more stars

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✶ ✶✶ ✦ ˖ . ♢ ° ✦ ✧ . ✬ ✦ ✬✶° ✩ ✧ ˖ ✶ ✶ ˖ ✧ ✦ ✩ .✬ ✦✦ ˖.✮
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Stars v2.0, The responsiveness update

First Stars release

• The app can handle terminal resizes
• The stars will be erased and recreated with each resize

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° ✬ ✮ ♢ ° ✧ ✦ ✩ ˖ ✧ . ✮ . ✶ ✮ ✩ ✮ ° ✬° ✧ . ✮ ✶ ˖ . ✶ ✮ ✩ ✮
✶ ✶✶ ✦ ˖ . ♢ ° ✦ ✧ . ✬ ✦ ✬✶° ✩ ✧ ˖ ✶ ✶ ˖ ✧ ✦ ✩ .✬ ✦✦ ˖.✮
. ✧ . . ° ˖ ✧ ♢ ˖ ♢ ✧ ✦ ✧ ° ✧ ♢ ⟡ ✬ ♢ . ✧ . ✧ ° ✧ ♢ ⟡ . ✧ ✶✬

Stars pre-release

Stars v1.0-beta

Pre-release of the Stars application

• Basic implementation of the app
• Doesn't support terminal resizing
• Prone to bugs