You can do this using KDE/Plasma Desktop's Dolphin file manager. It has a "terminal panel" which is synced both ways with the visual file manager, both the folder and the tree view.
Inigo On Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:48:01 +1000 Andrew Lonsdale <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I've done a short demo script (https://github.com/lonsbio/data-shell) > of using the Unix shell with a Finder window synced to the current > directory. I'm not sure if this even good idea, or has been tried > before, but I thought it would at least be interesting to do a proof > of concept regardless. > > The intention is that it would ease newcomers into the shell by > having a familiar view side-by-side, and get across that the shell is > just another way to interact with the underlying filesystem. I'd > expect only the demonstrator to use it. > > It's Mac only at the moment as it uses Applescript. There is short > video of how it would work in practice: https://youtu.be/pMAWjMS_rww > > I've not taught it in a lesson, but am curious to see how it would go. > Interested in your feedback either way! > > Thanks > > Andrew Lonsdale > http://lonsbio.com.au _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.software-carpentry.org/listinfo/discuss
