Does KDE really suck this much?

[Bob Jonkman]

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Jason wrote:
> I use terminator & tmux extensively through the day for various
> tasks.

I had ignored this thread until yesterday, when I found myself with
three workspaces each with four terminal windows.

I think I'm going to like terminator. Just installing guake now, and
I'll see what it can do for me.

- --Bob.



On 13-12-27 09:48 AM, Jamon Camisso wrote:
> On 27/12/13 03:54 AM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
>> | From: Jamon Camisso <jamon.camisso-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org>
>> 
>> | Yakuake is indispensable in any desktop environent - it isn't a
>> KDE | specific app, it works better than in Gnome or others.
>> 
>> I'd never ehard of this before.  Or the Gnome equivalent, Guake.
>> 
>> So I read a bit about them and don't see why I'd want them.
>> 
>> It's true that switching to terminal windows is a bit awkward by
>> default. But I'd really hate having only one.  In my world, I
>> have lots, each with task-based lifetimes (not nested or any
>> other simple relationship).
>> 
>> Can you expain how it works for you?  We might learn something.
> 
> I use terminator & tmux extensively through the day for various
> tasks. I'll have one pane open for work chat/mail, a few for
> remote servers/poring over logs, and 3-5 others depending on what
> I'm doing. Terminator supports custom layouts and you can invoke it
> with a specified layout on startup.
> 
> For example: terminator -l four -p dark
> 
> This starts my four pane layout with the dark colour & font
> profile, which I use on my laptop. Specifying config, layout, and
> profile lets you mix and match as you choose depending on the
> task.
> 
> I use the same ~/.config/terminator/config on my laptop and
> desktop, so depending on where I'm working, I can have 4 or 6
> terminals open with the same profile. Very handy IMO.
> 
> Which is all a long winded way of getting at Yakuake. For those one
> off moments of just needing a quick terminal and don't want to mess
> with desktop window tiling, arrangement, covering etc., they're
> brilliantly handy.
> 
> Say you want to do a quick bit of math, fire up bc, or you want to
> run a local program or what have you. The extra hidden terminal is
> unobtrusive on my main desktop layout for those little one off
> tasks.
> 
> Hit F12 and a terminal is there, run whatever is needed, and
> another F12 and it's hidden again.
> 
> Give them a try. I have Yakauke setup to run on login via KDE's
> session autorun preferences, so the thing is just there all the
> time.
> 
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