ritchie ❤
@ritchie.acidiclight.dev
KDE Accessibility Engineer (working with KDE e.V.)
Blind game developer and a very ritchie ritchie <3
Views are my own. This account cross-posts from Mastodon, but sometimes I check it.
Blind game developer and a very ritchie ritchie <3
Views are my own. This account cross-posts from Mastodon, but sometimes I check it.
my sleep paralysis demon was a bunch of floating white cubes brighter than the sun
there's your ritchie fact of the day
there's your ritchie fact of the day
November 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
my sleep paralysis demon was a bunch of floating white cubes brighter than the sun
there's your ritchie fact of the day
there's your ritchie fact of the day
Ever logged into Plasma shell to discover it zoomed in for whatever strange reason you don't remember?
This should fix that.
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/8439
This should fix that.
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/8439
Save zoom and magnifier zoom levels when they change (!8439) · Merge requests · Plasma / KWin · GitLab
This merge request ensures the zoom and magnifier effects save their initial zoom level even if the user force-reboots or suffers power loss later in the session.
invent.kde.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Ever logged into Plasma shell to discover it zoomed in for whatever strange reason you don't remember?
This should fix that.
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/8439
This should fix that.
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/8439
I almost want to try those Steam goggles knowing they run Plasma...and knowing I could probably zoom into them using code I helped write.
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I almost want to try those Steam goggles knowing they run Plasma...and knowing I could probably zoom into them using code I helped write.
I wonder how many people out there are aware of screen readers being used in schools to help people learn to read. I've seen it quite a lot as a student. Or, well, heard it.
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I wonder how many people out there are aware of screen readers being used in schools to help people learn to read. I've seen it quite a lot as a student. Or, well, heard it.
CW: opinion, wayland top-level placement, slightly frustrated
I'm writing a UI toolkit.
It's designed around my needs with severe vision loss, for me to use.
Yes, I do, in fact, actually need to be able to control where my windows spawn and how big they are.
I'm writing a UI toolkit.
It's designed around my needs with severe vision loss, for me to use.
Yes, I do, in fact, actually need to be able to control where my windows spawn and how big they are.
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
CW: opinion, wayland top-level placement, slightly frustrated
I'm writing a UI toolkit.
It's designed around my needs with severe vision loss, for me to use.
Yes, I do, in fact, actually need to be able to control where my windows spawn and how big they are.
I'm writing a UI toolkit.
It's designed around my needs with severe vision loss, for me to use.
Yes, I do, in fact, actually need to be able to control where my windows spawn and how big they are.
Why do big corpos keep responding to controversy with "It's a bug?"
In my 13 years implementing bugs, none of my bugs ask you to pay for something.
In my 13 years implementing bugs, none of my bugs ask you to pay for something.
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Why do big corpos keep responding to controversy with "It's a bug?"
In my 13 years implementing bugs, none of my bugs ask you to pay for something.
In my 13 years implementing bugs, none of my bugs ask you to pay for something.
I'm DUNNY
with the FUNNY
with the FUNNY
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I'm DUNNY
with the FUNNY
with the FUNNY
went straight from kwin dev to implementing an extremely crucial part of my game engine, needed for my game, fuck yeah.
https://gitlab.acidiclight.dev/universe/inertia/-/merge_requests/29
https://gitlab.acidiclight.dev/universe/inertia/-/merge_requests/29
Data Assets (!29) · Merge requests · Universe / Inertia · GitLab
This merge request adds Data Assets to the engine. Data Assets will cover the needs of most engine systems, as well as most of Socially Distant.
gitlab.acidiclight.dev
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
went straight from kwin dev to implementing an extremely crucial part of my game engine, needed for my game, fuck yeah.
https://gitlab.acidiclight.dev/universe/inertia/-/merge_requests/29
https://gitlab.acidiclight.dev/universe/inertia/-/merge_requests/29
Are you a regular user of desktop zoom?
Do you play video games?
Are you tired of misbehaving video games locking the mouse in the center of the screen so you can't fucking pan the screen magnifier?
I gotcha.
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/8404
Do you play video games?
Are you tired of misbehaving video games locking the mouse in the center of the screen so you can't fucking pan the screen magnifier?
I gotcha.
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/8404
plugins/zoom: Diagonal panning with keyboard (!8404) · Merge requests · Plasma / KWin · GitLab
This merge request moves the input handling for the "Move Zoom to Left/Right/Up/Down" shortcuts in the zoom plugin to an input event filter instead of KGlobalAccel. By doing...
invent.kde.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Are you a regular user of desktop zoom?
Do you play video games?
Are you tired of misbehaving video games locking the mouse in the center of the screen so you can't fucking pan the screen magnifier?
I gotcha.
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/8404
Do you play video games?
Are you tired of misbehaving video games locking the mouse in the center of the screen so you can't fucking pan the screen magnifier?
I gotcha.
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/8404
I have no idea how to use Nextcloud's calendar app please help
tried creating a recurring monthly event, it is not there
tried creating a recurring monthly event, it is not there
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I have no idea how to use Nextcloud's calendar app please help
tried creating a recurring monthly event, it is not there
tried creating a recurring monthly event, it is not there
getting microsoft to behave is hard https://gitlab.acidiclight.dev/universe/inertia/-/merge_requests/25
Stop storing project intermediates in the assets directory (!25) · Merge requests · Universe / Inertia · GitLab
This merge request fixes an issue with the .NET project generator where generated project files will pollute the user's assets directory. This would then result in the...
gitlab.acidiclight.dev
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
getting microsoft to behave is hard https://gitlab.acidiclight.dev/universe/inertia/-/merge_requests/25
Added the ability to assign textures in the Material Editor in my game engine.
So I created....Planet Plasma...?
idk I just kinda assigned a random screenshot of my desktop
So I created....Planet Plasma...?
idk I just kinda assigned a random screenshot of my desktop
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Added the ability to assign textures in the Material Editor in my game engine.
So I created....Planet Plasma...?
idk I just kinda assigned a random screenshot of my desktop
So I created....Planet Plasma...?
idk I just kinda assigned a random screenshot of my desktop
grand theft stickshift
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
grand theft stickshift
"Let there be light," he said, as he programmed the universe.
https://gitlab.acidiclight.dev/universe/inertia/-/merge_requests/24
https://gitlab.acidiclight.dev/universe/inertia/-/merge_requests/24
Lighting (!24) · Merge requests · Universe / Inertia · GitLab
This merge request adds basic Phong lighting to the 3D render pipeline. Support for diffuse + ambient lighting, as well as specular reflections, has been implemented.
gitlab.acidiclight.dev
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 AM
"Let there be light," he said, as he programmed the universe.
https://gitlab.acidiclight.dev/universe/inertia/-/merge_requests/24
https://gitlab.acidiclight.dev/universe/inertia/-/merge_requests/24
my hip hurts
I'm 23
why does my hip hurt
I'm 23
why does my hip hurt
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
my hip hurts
I'm 23
why does my hip hurt
I'm 23
why does my hip hurt
that's a sky dome
and a sun
in a game engine
that I wrote
and a sun
in a game engine
that I wrote
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
that's a sky dome
and a sun
in a game engine
that I wrote
and a sun
in a game engine
that I wrote
the act of writing code is a form of creative art
prove me wrong
prove me wrong
November 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
the act of writing code is a form of creative art
prove me wrong
prove me wrong
I like to watch that one Family Guy interview with the "rides a ten-speed everywhere" guy. It's repetitive, monotonous, somehow still entertaining, and a great way to stay in shape
November 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I like to watch that one Family Guy interview with the "rides a ten-speed everywhere" guy. It's repetitive, monotonous, somehow still entertaining, and a great way to stay in shape
Why is it called an invoice if it's made of text and not a voice?
November 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Why is it called an invoice if it's made of text and not a voice?
Anyone know of any font viewers/character map tools for Linux?
Tried KCharSelect. Works, but won't let me see things the way I need.
Wanted to try GNOME Characters. Not available on Nix, or I can't find the package
Don't know any others that exist.
Tried KCharSelect. Works, but won't let me see things the way I need.
Wanted to try GNOME Characters. Not available on Nix, or I can't find the package
Don't know any others that exist.
November 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Anyone know of any font viewers/character map tools for Linux?
Tried KCharSelect. Works, but won't let me see things the way I need.
Wanted to try GNOME Characters. Not available on Nix, or I can't find the package
Don't know any others that exist.
Tried KCharSelect. Works, but won't let me see things the way I need.
Wanted to try GNOME Characters. Not available on Nix, or I can't find the package
Don't know any others that exist.
restitched reached beta
interesting
interesting
October 31, 2025 at 5:40 AM
restitched reached beta
interesting
interesting
helped my partner solve a CTF that blocked the word "cat" in a shell
I bypassed their string stripping
it couldn't handle \c\a\t
I'm a genius
I bypassed their string stripping
it couldn't handle \c\a\t
I'm a genius
October 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
helped my partner solve a CTF that blocked the word "cat" in a shell
I bypassed their string stripping
it couldn't handle \c\a\t
I'm a genius
I bypassed their string stripping
it couldn't handle \c\a\t
I'm a genius