[ale] Hopefully last LCD question

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Fri Jan 27 12:06:22 EST 2006


cfowler at outpostsentinel.com wrote:

> One point is the two windows.  Many times I do have one window
> open to code and one window looking at syslog or other log files.
> On my PC I routinely have up to 20 xterms running.  This is because I'm
> old school and prefer command line.  I'll open up an Xterm to simply move files
> between directories instead of using and file browser that gnome might
> offer.  I was not born on windows so for me the GUI in Linux simply
> gives me a nice mail program (Evolution), A browser (FireFox) and many
> ttys with shells (Xterm).

You sound like me. :)  I'm an xterm, vi, kinda guy.  When I'm 
manipulating files, it's on an xterm.

You might consider two large rotating lcd panels.  Side by side, 
rotated, you'd have two pretty sizeable windows for viewing two pretty 
sizeable xterms. :)

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey



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