On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 7:49 AM, Ross Mohn <rpm...@waxandwane.org> wrote: >>> You're not at all off the mark; you should replace tmux with dvtm. Tmux >>> is a >>> decent "multiplexer", but dvtm it a true terminal "manager"! >> >> >> How exactly is tmux not a "true terminal "manager"", out of curiosity? >> I'm quite intrigued by dvtm, and would love >> to have a lighter alternative to tmux, but I fail to see how tmux is >> "just" a multiplexer. It isn't screen, and provides window layout >> options. > > > tmux will perform a window layout when asked, but it doesn't have window > layout modes. When you create/kill additional windows, tmux doesn't manage > the windows in a layout mode; you have to manage the windows yourself by > applying the desired layout each time you make a change. Want to zoom one of > the smaller windows in a vertical tiled layout? That'll take a custom key > binding. Want a maximized or monocle mode? There are various tricks to > simulate it but they are kludgey at best. > > dvtm, on the other hand, comes with four layout modes into which windows are > actually managed. You create/kill additional windows and the layout remains > fully managed by dvtm, just as you'd expect. Zoom a window in any layout and > the windows remains fully managed. Launch dvtm with dtach and you've got > persistence. I've got a simple shell script (to be published) that uses > dtach to create multiple dvtm sessions.
Ah! Thanks, that makes it much clearer. I appreciate the info, and will have to spend more quality time with dvtm. -- Christopher Larson clarson at kergoth dot com Senior Software Engineer, Mentor Graphics
