On Dec 20, 2012, at 6:34 PM, Thomas Adam <tho...@xteddy.org> wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 02:49:59PM -0500, gca...@gmail.com wrote: >> Hi, > > (Another gratuitous use of gq} in Vim; please try and get your mailer to > wrap its lines to something sane...) > >> I'm using Mac + iTerm + Zsh + Vim as my primary setup and wonder whether >> Tmux can fit in. I've learned basics of tmux. But when I try to put it in >> use, I feel it hurts my productivity. I listed the pros and cons I felt >> against Tmux vs iTerm and wonder if there are good solutions or >> workarounds for the problems I had with Tmux. Any feedback will be highly >> appreciated. >> >> 1. Tmux pros Workspace persistence Customizability Can use keyboard for >> everything >> >> cons Extra steps required when starting/stopping terminal (iTerm has tmux >> integration, I'm not sure how good it works) Require two key strokes for >> operations like switching to tabs and panes Copy/paste between vim, tmux >> and os > > Are you referring to tmux using a prefix key to denote the start of most of > its operations? This is no different to Vim or EMACS, say, and for a > terminal program, tmux has to do this given the large array of keys most > people _have_ to type; so tmuxx tries not to get in the way. That said, if > you're able to find a set of keys which don't interfere day-to-day, you > always have the option of using "bind -n" to not require a prefix key.
That's what I was looking for to set up some hot keys for quick window/pane switching etc. Thanks, Cao > > I don't own a Mac, and hence do not know anything about iterm2 so I can't > answer those bits. > > -- Thomas Adam ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ tmux-users mailing list tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tmux-users
