From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1PJCvK-0006wL-Rt for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:25:47 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 514F5E089A; Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:25:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from relay1-d.mail.gandi.net (relay1-d.mail.gandi.net [217.70.183.193]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1EC17E089B for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:25:12 +0000 (UTC) X-Originating-IP: 217.70.178.41 Received: from mfilter1-d.gandi.net (mfilter1-d.gandi.net [217.70.178.41]) by relay1-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 464542552FC for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:25:11 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at gandi.net Received: from relay1-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.193]) by mfilter1-d.gandi.net (mfilter1-d.gandi.net [217.70.178.41]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Fc0Gbf9GW1zr for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:25:04 +0100 (CET) X-Originating-IP: 88.173.156.163 Received: from [192.168.1.2] (unknown [88.173.156.163]) (Authenticated sender: gentoo@floriancrouzat.net) by relay1-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id BF3F32552FA for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:25:04 +0100 (CET) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] tmux vs. screen From: Florian CROUZAT In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:25:02 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <20101117002517.GA18328@waltdnes.org> <20101118002025.GA23732@waltdnes.org> <20101118112505.2e83a48b@digimed.co.uk> <9D53D2C5-E56F-4F87-B462-8E2CD281BD23@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) X-Archives-Salt: 8c3466c6-0856-4ac2-a3fe-8a7a5eca16c3 X-Archives-Hash: 27aad4947e62f780f28f512670f2fadf On 18 nov. 2010, at 20:52, Paul Hartman wrote: > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 8:27 AM, Stroller > wrote: >> I think what really won my heart, and did so quite quickly, is that = tmux has a >> status bar configured by default. I'm pretty sure you can do that = with screen, >> too, but I've never bothered, because it seemed too much effort to = learn and it >> just seemed flashy and pointless. I realised how mistaken I was = within a couple >> of hours of using tmux. It has absolutely changed the way I use = terminal >> multiplexers, and so I spent several hours the next day configuring = mine and >> getting the colours and stuff perfect. >=20 > I have not used tmux but I agree completely, I hate to use screen > without the status bar. I'm using one I copied from here or the forums > or the gentoo wiki or someplace out there in WWW land. (Thanks to the > person who made it, whoever you are) >=20 > Add this to your .screenrc: > caption always "%{=3D kw}%-w%{=3D BW}%n %t%{-}%+w %-=3D @%H - %LD %d = %LM - %c" Also, amongst other things, >=3Dtmux-1.3 has mouse support. You can scroll using your mouse in copy mode and use your mouse to = select one of the splitted panes of your active window. You can also break/join panes in and out the active window and it has = awesome predefined layouts. I'll add that tmux has a readable and even understandable man page and = the dev(s) is really reactive on the ml/irc. ps : in case anyone needs a customized tmux.conf, here's mine = http://sprunge.us/WHNU ----- Florian. / For security reasons, all text in this mail=20 is double-rot13 encrypted. /