Re: [tlug] Moving on from xterm

[Erin Hughes <erin@example.com>]

Quick note sorry for not quoting; 

+ 1 terminator been using it for about 3+ years it is awesome.

> On Aug 19, 2016, at 7:00 AM, Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 19 August 2016 at 13:15, Curt Sampson <cjs@example.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I've finally made the move to a larger and higher resolution display:
>> a 27" 4K monitor (3840x2160, exactly four times a 1080p "Full HD"
>> display), which is about 160 DPI. (In my quest for ever more screen
>> real-estate, however, I've set `Xft.dpi: 120`.)
> 
> Hurrah! I just started a new job, and was handed a 32" 4K monitor. I
> had asked for a pair of 24" ones, but IT really wanted me to try this
> one out. I've been really pleased at how easily I was able to migrate
> from three heads (two 24" monitors and my laptop display) from my
> previous four years of work to this one.
> 
> I use Openbox, and just rebound my "move and resize to head N" keys to
> "move and resize to the left or right side of my screen", which gives
> me a pretty good approximation of a dual-head setup.
> 
> I basically only use three windowed programs: Chrome, Emacs, and
> Terminator, so this setup works great for me.
> 
> Which brings me to your question:
> 
>> Does anybody have any suggestions for a new terminal program?
> 
> Terminator! http://gnometerminator.blogspot.se/p/introduction.html
> 
> It has a tiling layout, so you can do stuff like this:
> 
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6UycWI06eGxREJ4RC0tR2xGaEk
> 
> Don't worry too much about the name. You can compile without all the
> GNOME junk if you want:
> 
> https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/x11-terms/terminator
> 
>> Some of my requirements and/or hopes are:
>> 
>>    * Use [FreeType](https://www.freetype.org/)
> 
> Check.
> 
>>    * Use standard modern input methods so I can type Japanese.
> 
> Check.
> 
>>    * Avoid decoration: I don't use tabbed terminals and I should be
>>    able to turn off menu and tool bars and things like that.
> 
> Check.
> 
>>    * No need for special features like iTerm2's ability to display
>>    images inline and whatnot.
> 
> Doesn't have that stuff.
> 
>>    * That said, I use Gnu screen a lot, so if there's any special
>>    integration there that would be helpful for me, that might be a
>>    bonus.
> 
> Not sure.
> 
>>    * Not dragging in a huge pile of desktop environment (Gnome, KDE,
>>    whatever) is a definite bonus.
> 
> Check.
> 
>>    * Configuration should use some reasonable text-based format in a
>>    file in the homedir somewhere so I can use my usual systems to
>>    maintain it in Git.
> 
> Check. Here's my config:
> 
> : jmglov@alhana; cat ~/.config/terminator/config
> [global_config]
> [keybindings]
>  reset = None
>  broadcast_group = <Primary><Shift>g
>  cycle_next = None
>  broadcast_off = <Primary><Shift>h
>  reset_clear = <Primary><Shift>r
>  toggle_scrollbar = <Primary><Shift>s
> [profiles]
>  [[default]]
>    scrollbar_position = hidden
>    background_image = None
>    scrollback_lines = 10000
>    use_system_font = False
>    foreground_color = "#00ff00"
>    scroll_on_output = False
>    font = Liberation Mono 10
>  [[proj]]
>    background_image = None
>    background_color = "#ffffff"
>    foreground_color = "#000000"
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Josh
> 
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