Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:31:23 -0800 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: new user questions. (Before I back myself into a corner!) Message-ID: <20101126223123.GJ85826@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <20101126221846.2588d4c4.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <4CED8855.23373.40E2965D@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> <4CEEC055.15679.45A559A8@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> <20101125212508.82f1a646.freebsd@edvax.de> <4CEF9A55.29535.48F8EF07@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> <AANLkTinAPe_o3ehZ%2BPKnK%2BoV0xquuSVo7g-Y6csZerJv@mail.gmail.com> <20101126221846.2588d4c4.freebsd@edvax.de>
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--iRjOs3ViPWHdlw/I Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Polytropon on Friday, 26 November 2010: > On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:53:51 -0500, Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> = wrote: > > There are two options that I know of that could make this part easier f= or > > you > >=20 > > 1) screen (tried and true) can do split windows/multiple windows althou= gh > > I've never been able to correctly figure it out > >=20 > > 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 sc= reen > > (to me at least) >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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. >=20 > Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! :-) >=20 Yep, it's still a surprise, even after all these years. --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips= .com --iRjOs3ViPWHdlw/I Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJM8DU7AAoJEIpckszW26+REZkH/07ZtopuehVtw10Ok+2N1O9H l8j6OwAzCNnWg+Bf5UauOV45pgEOUVdIKQFHhy4iCCOUQIC4O/fWdU98vw7Z3e4i 1MSn61In2WEzXP1+D/ZPbxLijXCUo1b5st773FfehYZGdgSlV9d4o6pCAJWrE7MM k1jDpq9+WGoB9uOwWGV5gRCc33GBMeS4NGTrSZ/009BjyaeiMR9tnuPeZYRLXJ+w 30/rOa8yHXfVzDRF4QH5rDI9Px/fS26+qD4R4hB4GvDZ04e+5n6l4bAtpJctlK7q heX+4NNbD1AYwPOCnaGChjr+JwFLk46GK0ZPRixMZ1qCFLQEM93Fz6oHloF3pMk= =9l1O -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --iRjOs3ViPWHdlw/I--
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