On Monday, May 21, 2012 11:00:06 AM Eric Jacobs wrote: > +2 for iTerm2. I use it all day every day. One of the best features is the regex trigger stuff. I have one set up to fire a growl notification when I get mentioned in IRC (i use irssi in a screen on a remote box). You can have it fire other processes, noises, scripts, alerts, etc, all based on the text appearing in any of your terminals.
I also have used a MacBook Pro for the last two years as a developer. I would have preferred Linux (and KDE), but my employer gave me two choices: Windows or Mac and chose the one that wouldn't blue-screen and gives me a half-decent command-line. During that time, I've come to appreciate Mac OS X more than I did before. I used iTerm2, as others have recommended, and found it to be more than adequate for my needs. I especially liked the pseudo-sloppy focus option provided by iTerm2. I still clench my teeth when I think that Apple doesn't make focus options available in the user preferences. That is, I can only take advantage of this feature in iTerm2. I have to manually shift focus for all other apps. In fact, that's pretty much the epitome of my take-away with Mac OS X: It's *way* too minimalistic for me. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of UI elements and behaviors I'd like to tweak, but can't, because Apple doesn't make it available. The good news is this week is my last week with my current employer and the MacBook Pro will be going back to them. Next week, I start a new job and my new employer has already ordered a Thinkpad T520 for me which I can put whatever Linux distribution on it I choose. Suffice it to say, I'm stoked. -- Doran L. Barton - Hypermoo Inc. - <[email protected]> - 801-520-9875 Open source consulting, custom development, systems/network administration "Typhoon rips through cemetery; hundreds dead" -- Headline seen in newspaper
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