Re: Multiple independent terminals on a single machinde

2018-02-17 Thread David Wright
On Sat 17 Feb 2018 at 17:38:00 (-0800), David Christensen wrote: > On 02/17/18 11:32, Richard Owlett wrote: > >On 02/17/2018 01:19 PM, David Christensen wrote: > >>On 02/17/18 04:46, Richard Owlett wrote: > >>>On 02/17/2018 01:57 AM, deloptes wrote: > Richard Owlett wrote: > > >Therefo

Re: Multiple independent terminals on a single machinde

2018-02-17 Thread David Christensen
On 02/17/18 11:32, Richard Owlett wrote: On 02/17/2018 01:19 PM, David Christensen wrote: On 02/17/18 04:46, Richard Owlett wrote: On 02/17/2018 01:57 AM, deloptes wrote: Richard Owlett wrote: Therefore I'll change my metaphor. It is routine for one machine to support multiple independent t

Re: Multiple independent terminals on a single machinde

2018-02-17 Thread Richard Owlett
On 02/17/2018 01:19 PM, David Christensen wrote: On 02/17/18 04:46, Richard Owlett wrote: On 02/17/2018 01:57 AM, deloptes wrote: Richard Owlett wrote: Therefore I'll change my metaphor. It is routine for one machine to support multiple independent terminals. Logically one expect that those

Re: Multiple independent terminals on a single machinde

2018-02-17 Thread David Christensen
On 02/17/18 04:46, Richard Owlett wrote: On 02/17/2018 01:57 AM, deloptes wrote: Richard Owlett wrote: Therefore I'll change my metaphor. It is routine for one machine to support multiple independent terminals. Logically one expect that those terminals could appear on the host device. How m

Re: Multiple independent terminals on a single machinde

2018-02-17 Thread deloptes
Richard Owlett wrote: > See my reply to deloptes. > I was told by English professors since the 60's that my composition > skills lack ... ;/ :D and for the past 55y you did not improve :D - you should be ashamed!

Re: Multiple independent terminals on a single machinde

2018-02-17 Thread Richard Owlett
On 02/17/2018 05:27 AM, Tom Furie wrote: On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 01:08:58AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: I use the MATE desktop. I had originally thought I could achieve my goals using MATE's workspaces. I've read this post over, several times, but can't work out what your actual question is.

Re: Multiple independent terminals on a single machinde

2018-02-17 Thread Richard Owlett
On 02/17/2018 01:57 AM, deloptes wrote: Richard Owlett wrote: Therefore I'll change my metaphor. It is routine for one machine to support multiple independent terminals. Logically one expect that those terminals could appear on the host device. How might this be done? Hi, first you write you

Re: Multiple independent terminals on a single machinde

2018-02-17 Thread Tom Furie
On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 01:08:58AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > I use the MATE desktop. I had originally thought I could achieve my goals > using MATE's workspaces. I've read this post over, several times, but can't work out what your actual question is. Could you restate it plainly? Cheers, T

Re: Multiple independent terminals on a single machinde

2018-02-17 Thread deloptes
Richard Owlett wrote: > Therefore I'll change my metaphor. > It is routine for one machine to support multiple independent terminals. > Logically one expect that those terminals could appear on the host device. > > How might this be done? Hi, first you write you want to have independent terminal