From 0b05d1a046b318ab6ed3393be5bde56d72621cb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sloane <git@sloanelybutsurely.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 10:50:00 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] ghostty: change fonts, use crt shader for retro vibes

---
 dot-config/ghostty/config                 |  4 +++
 dot-config/ghostty/shaders/bettercrt.glsl | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 dot-config/ghostty/shaders/bettercrt.glsl

diff --git a/dot-config/ghostty/config b/dot-config/ghostty/config
index be23c02..931408e 100644
--- a/dot-config/ghostty/config
+++ b/dot-config/ghostty/config
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 theme = Catppuccin Mocha
 keybind = shift+enter=text:\x1b\r
+# font-family = VT323
+font-family = DepartureMono Nerd Font
+
+custom-shader = ./shaders/bettercrt.glsl
diff --git a/dot-config/ghostty/shaders/bettercrt.glsl b/dot-config/ghostty/shaders/bettercrt.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f58b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot-config/ghostty/shaders/bettercrt.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Original shader collected from: https://www.shadertoy.com/view/WsVSzV
+// Licensed under Shadertoy's default since the original creator didn't provide any license. (CC BY NC SA 3.0)
+// Slight modifications were made to give a green-ish effect.
+
+// This shader was modified by April Hall (arithefirst)
+// Sourced from https://github.com/m-ahdal/ghostty-shaders/blob/main/retro-terminal.glsl
+// Changes made:
+// - Removed tint
+// - Made the boundaries match ghostty's background color
+
+float warp = 0.25; // simulate curvature of CRT monitor
+float scan = 0.50; // simulate darkness between scanlines
+
+void mainImage(out vec4 fragColor, in vec2 fragCoord)
+{
+    // squared distance from center
+    vec2 uv = fragCoord / iResolution.xy;
+    vec2 dc = abs(0.5 - uv);
+    dc *= dc;
+    
+    // warp the fragment coordinates
+    uv.x -= 0.5; uv.x *= 1.0 + (dc.y * (0.3 * warp)); uv.x += 0.5;
+    uv.y -= 0.5; uv.y *= 1.0 + (dc.x * (0.4 * warp)); uv.y += 0.5;
+
+    // determine if we are drawing in a scanline
+    float apply = abs(sin(fragCoord.y) * 0.25 * scan);
+        
+    // sample the texture
+    vec3 color = texture(iChannel0, uv).rgb;
+
+    // mix the sampled color with the scanline intensity
+    fragColor = vec4(mix(color, vec3(0.0), apply), 1.0);
+}