Does KDE really suck this much?

[Matt Seburn]

On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman-w5ExpX8uLjYAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> 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.
>

I was a longtime user of gnu screen, but discovered tmux 6 months ago or so
and haven't looked back.  I should check out terminator.  Does anyone know
what the key differences are between them?

With my current workspace setup (on KDE, if it matters), I have one
terminal window stickied to all of my desktops.  I separate my browser
windows by desktop, and have my terminal work separated into tmux
sessions.  Works great 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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