Quoth Polytropon on Friday, 26 November 2010: > On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:53:51 -0500, Chris Brennan <xa...@xaerolimit.net> > wrote: > > There are two options that I know of that could make this part easier for > > you > > > > 1) screen (tried and true) can do split windows/multiple windows although > > I've never been able to correctly figure it out > > > > 2) tmux (the pretentious upstart), it's a quick install and it's built in > > help (^b?) is eternally useful and it's options make more sense then screen > > (to me at least) > > Along with the Spanish Inquisition, there are three! Three! > Three options: screen, tmux, and the native solution of > virtual terminals via Alt+PFx switch. This even allows > you to use the mouse-driven edit buffer (copy + paste), > e. g. if you need to compose a command line using the > examples listed in the man page. > > If you're accessing a system remotely, there is also the > option of opening -- FOUR! Four options! -- the option > of opening more than one connection to the remote system, > and each of them in an own xterm (or KDE Konsole tab > which I would say if I had been using KDE, but I haven't). > Of course, this solution also allows you copy + paste > operations. Other means of accessibility are provided by > the window manager you're using.
FIVE! Using a tiling window manager like xmonad, just open another xterm. Either share a workspace between them, or put one of them in a different workspace, depending on whether you like to be able to see both at the same time and/or have multiple monitors. > > Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! :-) > Yep, it's still a surprise, even after all these years. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterl...@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips.com
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