Comments on: screen and dvtm and screen and dvtm and

By: K.Mandla

K.Mandla — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:51:06 +0000

I’ve tried tmux, and I liked it but I couldn’t figure out how to do some of the things I was accustomed to in screen — most notably the blanker or “screensaver” effect. I don’t know if that’s possible in tmux, but it was something I enjoyed from screen that I couldn’t get working in tmux. So here I am. …

By: msx

msx — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:00:21 +0000

I’m a bit curious of your combination Mr. Mandla, why don’t use just TMUX?

By: A comfortable arrangement: Musca and screen « Motho ke motho ka botho

A comfortable arrangement: Musca and screen « Motho ke motho ka botho — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:18:05 +0000

[...] that’s just because they work better together. For example, meshing dvtm and screen gives you the chance to keep three or four applications in a block, in one window. Neither by [...]

By: K.Mandla

K.Mandla — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:15:53 +0000

I don’t see why not. I believe you can run more than one instance of screen; whether or not multiple dvtm sessions is possible … well, I don’t know. but I am willing to try.

By: gannggstaz

gannggstaz — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 05:39:03 +0000

Could one use screen to open multiple of dvtm and treat it as virtual desktops? Or combine it with twin so one has tiling and stacking terminal window managers within reach.

By: One mine, one not « Motho ke motho ka botho

One mine, one not « Motho ke motho ka botho — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:57:26 +0000

[...] Using one multiplexer shouldn’t discourage you from nesting another within it, sort of like I mentioned a while back with [...]

By: Rounding out a terminal-based Debian system « Motho ke motho ka botho

Rounding out a terminal-based Debian system « Motho ke motho ka botho — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:58:29 +0000

[...] profile. Purists will say that screen and dvtm are two sides of the same coin, but using them both in conjunction gives you a different and innovative way of managing parts of your [...]

By: Cool and fun: screen-vs inside Yakuake « Motho ke motho ka botho

Cool and fun: screen-vs inside Yakuake « Motho ke motho ka botho — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:53:32 +0000

[...] there. Terminal emulators are just too darned flexible these days. Adding screen or dvtm or both to a tabbed emulator is multiplying your work potential in a mind-boggling way. [...]

By: Howto: Desktop “widgets” for the console « Motho ke motho ka botho

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:39:04 +0000

[...] This is one of those times when using screen-vs in conjunction with dvtm might be useful; dvtm might be easier to arrange, might organize all your “widgets” [...]

By: Luca Matteis

Luca Matteis — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:50:24 +0000

Can’t you just use screen with the vertical split patch?