On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:09:51PM +0100, Mark Schouten wrote: > On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 15:29 -0600, Dustin Kirkland wrote: > > Shall we open the floor for other suggested escape sequences? Please > > explain your rationale for why your escape sequence is better than > > ctrl-a and ctrl-g...
I had voted for ctrl-z since it's rare that I background processes, and is very close to ctrl-a. > 1: Lot's of people do not have a clue what ctrl-a does. Since Ubuntu > focuses on ease of use, it also automatically attrackts less experienced > users who will not know what ctrl-a is. Less experienced users won't likely have an opinion if they don't already use screen. > 2: Experienced screen-users will default to ctrl-a since that's what > they're using for years. This is true, but I think it's worth discussing what would make the most general sense, if we're suggesting a set of defaults. ctrl-a conflicts with editor motions, so it's not a clear-cut winner. > 3: Ctrl-a can be done using one hand. ctrl-a space/$digit switches > windows. Maybe it's me, but I don't feel like pressing ctrl-g is a > comfortable move, typing wise. Ctrl-anything can be done with one hand... if you mean left-handed, "g" is still on the left hand. The traditional qwerty split is "g" on the left. I still like ctrl-z, but hey, that's what .screenrc is for. :) -- Kees Cook Ubuntu Security Team -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
