Re: terminal-metapackage

2007-11-28 Thread joseph lockhart
okay here is the first built of my terminal metapackage terminalphile, hosted at http://www.cli-apps.org/content/show.php/terminalphile?content=70610&PHPSESSID=26584a2ddcfc64625645d1153b141684 feedback would be great jwlockhart Registered Linux User #458799 this user is penguin pow

Re: terminal-metapackage

2007-11-28 Thread joseph lockhart
ok, thanks, i will look at screen closer jwlockhart Registered Linux User #458799 this user is penguin powered Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. http://www.yahoo.c

Re: terminal-metapackage

2007-11-27 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 08:50:52PM -0800, joseph lockhart wrote: > i have been looking at screen, and think that it may > work if i could find a way (an add-on script or > something) to create a tabbable menu of the open > screens to replace the use of next and windowlist > (almost a persist on w

Re: terminal-metapackage

2007-11-27 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 08:15:56PM -0800, joseph lockhart wrote: > >> my other intrest would be to create a ncurses > >based > >> overlay for terminal that would allow multiple > >screens > >> without logging into more than one tty, though i > >am > >> not sure if one exists or not (i am also going

Re: terminal-metapackage

2007-11-27 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 08:30:54PM -0800, joseph lockhart wrote: > > the biggest part of it is that it is a learning > experience for me, both to see what can be done > without the x server installed, and to work on > programing which is certainly not a strong suit for me > at the moment. nothin'

Re: terminal-metapackage

2007-11-27 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 08:50:52PM -0800, joseph lockhart wrote: > > i have been looking at screen, and think that it may > work if i could find a way (an add-on script or > something) to create a tabbable menu of the open > screens to replace the use of next and windowlist > (almost a persist on

Re: terminal-metapackage

2007-11-26 Thread joseph lockhart
>> footprint of around 9GB (though several of these >are >> not essential and some are repetative like firefox >in > >Hmm. That sounds like a lot of stuff. I have quite a >bit installed as >well, a full KDE gui environment, firefox/iceweasel >plus other stuff, >yet my install footprint only reaches

Re: terminal-metapackage

2007-11-26 Thread David Fox
On 11/26/07, joseph lockhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > footprint of around 9GB (though several of these are > not essential and some are repetative like firefox in Hmm. That sounds like a lot of stuff. I have quite a bit installed as well, a full KDE gui environment, firefox/iceweasel plus oth

Re: terminal-metapackage

2007-11-26 Thread joseph lockhart
>> well to an extent this is an extension of my last >> thread. does anyone know of any metapackages that >> contain all the cli tools in one place, if not >then i >> am off to RTM at http://people.debian.org/ on >creating >> metapackages and try to work something out, though >it >> is not somethin

Re: terminal-metapackage

2007-11-26 Thread joseph lockhart
>> my other intrest would be to create a ncurses >based >> overlay for terminal that would allow multiple >screens >> without logging into more than one tty, though i >am >> not sure if one exists or not (i am also going to >look >> at twin) > >That sounds like a description of screen... yes, i ca

Re: terminal-metapackage

2007-11-26 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 12:39:52PM -0800, joseph lockhart wrote: > well to an extent this is an extension of my last > thread. does anyone know of any metapackages that > contain all the cli tools in one place, if not then i > am off to RTM at http://people.debian.org/ on creating > metapackages an

Re: terminal-metapackage

2007-11-26 Thread Ken Irving
On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 12:39:52PM -0800, joseph lockhart wrote: > > my other intrest would be to create a ncurses based > overlay for terminal that would allow multiple screens > without logging into more than one tty, though i am > not sure if one exists or not (i am also going to look > at twin

terminal-metapackage

2007-11-26 Thread joseph lockhart
well to an extent this is an extension of my last thread. does anyone know of any metapackages that contain all the cli tools in one place, if not then i am off to RTM at http://people.debian.org/ on creating metapackages and try to work something out, though it is not something that i am strong at