On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 13:56:54 -0600 (CST), Adrian Kubala wrote
> On Thu, 8 Jan 2004, Mike wrote:
> > I do the majority of my work in vim running inside of screen running
> > inside of xterms under ion. [i don't know if "screen" is part of the
> > problem here - but I have not seen this problem without it, so I wanted
> > to mention it.]
>
> Just out of curiosity, I thought the point of screen was to tile multiple
> terminals on one physical screen -- isn't that kind of redundant if you're
> using ion?
In the most basic sense, yes, screen enables having multiple terminals
inside the same term - this can be "approximated" with having multiple
ion tabs in the same frame with different xterms, however two major
aspects are missed with the "ion" approach...
1) screens can be remotely detached and reattached. I can go home/or
to another desk, type a command, and all the terminals I was working
with reappear there...
2) screen has a very powerful search in scrollback and keyboard controlled
copy+paste between terminals, something I would have to use the mouse
for (x selection/paste) under ion...
So I find screen to be a very useful addition to an ion environment, and
would highly recommend it to all...
Mike
