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Idea #30120: better use of gnome-terminal tabs with byobu

Written by gokcehan the 5 Sep 12 at 10:48. Category: Accessibility. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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Using byobu in a gnome-terminal, users are given a choice for creating a new tab from gnome-terminal or creating a new window from byobu. These two methods usually serves the same purpose (unless working with an ssh) and could be merged to avoid confusion.
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Solution #1: merge byobu windows with gnome-terminal tabs
Written by gokcehan the 5 Sep 12 at 10:48.
byobu windows can take advantage of gnome-terminal tabs because they are easy to create with a common keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+T) or with the mouse (right click options or the global menu) and it is possible to move between them using the mouse.

gnome-terminal tabs can take advantage of byobu-windows because they are attachable/detachable and works in the same ssh connection.

A similar project is going on to integrate iterm2 with tmux on OSX. I believe as linux users, we deserve to be spoiled with the best command line tools available ;)

also see http://code.google.com/p/iterm2/wiki/TmuxIntegration

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Ssdg wrote on the 6 Sep 12 at 11:38
I don't know about others, but I consider myself a quick typer. And I find it harder (and longer) to type CTRL+Alt+smthing than CTRL+Smting, CTRL+smting else.

And let's not talk about removing a Hand of the keyboard to reach for the mouse. It's just a waste of time.

gokcehan wrote on the 6 Sep 12 at 12:21
First of all, I don't think you need to replace the old shortcut to implement the new one. The point is to add some convenient common desktop shortcuts (btw it's Ctrl+Shift+something, not Ctrl+Alt+something -- not that it's important) as well as the mouse support in order to get rid of the learning curve (think of it as terminal multiplexer for human beings =).

Also, I'm assuming you're not using byobu shortcuts (function keys) but only backend shortcuts (Ctrl+something, Ctrl+something). I don't see the point of using byobu instead of tmux if you're not using the shortcuts. Tmux supports all features of byobu and some more (mouse support etc.) and also is more mature and (imo) easily configurable than byobu.


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