Tyler Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First, for someone who claims not to be a *nix wizard you are not > very convincing. There aren't a lot of 20 year-old non-compsci > geeks around that don't at least use a graphical browser ;)
Well, I do also use Iceweasel, but the Hit-a-Hint extension isn't always reliable and the Conkeror extension doesn't always work with my school's website. Also, I don't browse the web a whole lot in general, since for the most part if my computer's on (which is as rare as I can manage; I'm all about that thing with the umm...trees, I think? Real world. That's the phrase), I'm working on a paper and/or answering emails. The reason I took the time to learn this setup isn't just that I don't do mousiness; it's mostly that I can do my work with a minimum of distraction and frustration this way, and be done with it when I'm done. But yeah, Iceweasel's useful for looking at random comics or YouTube videos on occasion. > what does screen do better than multiple xterms Mouseless paste (that's how I found out about it, actually). Also, I just prefer having fewer windows open. And if for some reason I have to restart X, I don't lose whatever was going on in the terminal since it just "detaches" instead of closing and killing whatever process is running. > I'm going to have to take a look at Stump now too, since Fluxbox > does still have me mousing around for a few things, mostly > arranging my multiple xterms. You may actually prefer ratpoison (the predecessor of stumpwm, by the same primary author), which at this point is somewhat more featureful/clean. The reason I use Stumpwm instead is that I can control it from within Emacs (I know, I'm not helping my case; but I'm really just a literature nerd, I swear!), since it's written in lisp. Ratpoison's in the Debian repos, I believe (stumpwm is too, but it's just a CVS snapshot, which is what's available). Amy -- When marriage is outlawed, only outlaws will have inlaws. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
