Re: tty/pty/console wish

2007-06-06 Thread Bob Bagwill
On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:04:26 -0700, Matthew Dillon wrote: > I think the last time I used screen was 20 years ago. I just leave all my > xterms open. I stop using screen when I got my VAXstation II/GPX running ULTRIX. :-) Adios emacs! But I don't like sitting in the machine room in the basement

Re: tty/pty/console wish

2007-06-05 Thread Matthew Dillon
I will note one thing on remote sessions... if you are running through NAT (network address translation), which is a very typical function of today's cable modems, the NAT translation will often timeout if the link stays idle too long. This will cause the link to die when you c

Re: tty/pty/console wish

2007-06-05 Thread Bill Hacker
Matthew Dillon wrote: I think the last time I used screen was 20 years ago. I just leave all my xterms open. Sometimes I have upwards of 30 windows open across four virtual screens in X. When people were describing the NATA bugs I had an xterm open in an unsaved vi for over a w

Re: tty/pty/console wish

2007-06-05 Thread Matthew Dillon
I think the last time I used screen was 20 years ago. I just leave all my xterms open. Sometimes I have upwards of 30 windows open across four virtual screens in X. When people were describing the NATA bugs I had an xterm open in an unsaved vi for over a week with all my notes

Re: tty/pty/console wish

2007-06-04 Thread Jason Watson
On 6/4/07, Simon 'corecode' Schubert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: how about this: use screen as your login shell That works until you accidently ssh in and are having to hit ctrl-a, a, a, d in order to log out -- and the number of ctrl-a and a keys just gets longer and longer the more boxes yo

Re: tty/pty/console wish

2007-06-04 Thread Simon 'corecode' Schubert
Bob Bagwill wrote: I never remember to launch screen or dtach before I start some long- running job. Wouldn't it be handy to be able to - detach - attach - lock - dup - log - snoop - share any tty, any time? Or is there already an elegant way of doing it I haven't heard of? That's actually n

tty/pty/console wish

2007-06-04 Thread Bob Bagwill
I never remember to launch screen or dtach before I start some long- running job. Wouldn't it be handy to be able to - detach - attach - lock - dup - log - snoop - share any tty, any time? Or is there already an elegant way of doing it I haven't heard of? It's also be handy to be able to freely