On 2023-01-18 16:51:28+0100, Brian Durant <cont...@anarchosaxophonist.org> wrote: > On 1/18/23 11:46, Abhishek Chakravarti wrote: > > Brian Durant <cont...@anarchosaxophonist.org> writes: > > > The only disadvantage that I can see at this point, is that what I am > > > describing would require a number of open terminals on the desktop, > > > which can be confusing to sort through, particularly during a live > > > performance. > > > > Although not a direct answer to your question, perhaps tmux(1) might be > > helpful here? You could have one tmux session window split into several > > panes. Cycling through the panes is quite simple with PREFIX + o (the > > default PREFIX being CTRL+b; in my case it's mapped to CTRL+o > > Thanks for that. I haven't played around with tmux for ages, but you are > correct that could potentially help with terminal clutter. Below are a few > [....]
FWIW I have my tmux set up to use Alt+# (alt+1, alt+2...) key combinations to switch among tmux panes more easily under X than using Ctrl+b every time, which might be helpful if efficiency is important. It is also easier for me to put in muscle memory. I can provide details off-list if desired.
