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TUIs are better for typing centric keyboard workflows; GUIs are better for keyboard shortcut centric. Your desire UX will guide you.

People don't expect to be primarily typing into a GUI; they expect to occasionally click something interesting; have things pop into view as they happen, etc.

A TUI's advantage comes partly from imposing a constraint: how can we make close to all the user does in this thing and make it doable by typing at this cursor?

As always it's horses for courses.



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