Re: Request for window manager recommendations
On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:52:00 -0700
"Steve C. Lamb" <grey@dmiyu.org> wrote:
> XFCE calls it the "Mini Command Line". KDE calls it something else which
> I am most likely misremembering as "Launch Bar". It is not the panel at the
Alt-F2, or "run command". Actually, I am not certain that it has
another term. You're right, there's no tab completion, which is a nice
feature to have, and I don't see why it couldn't be included. After
all, the kparts feature (one that really turned me onto KDE in the
first place) means that I could actually be running 'bash' while in
that command window.. On the other hand, semantically it might not
work, simply because <TAB> has a different contextual meaning while in
that window -- to wit, "move to the next box on the form.")
> My terminal: I never learned the command line for the GNOME Terminal and
> rxvt's command line which I have memorized is too long to type out every time.
> (rxvt -bg black -fg white -cr green -sl 1500)
In the "old" days, one would put the X preferences of applications
inside a custom .xinitrc file, so that every time you typed "rxvt &"
the session would apply the preferred options. Doing that, or
using a shell wrapper or alias would alleviate that issue.
Incidentally, my shell sessions usually have a long history associated
with them. Oftentimes, my fingers can't remember all the options I used
when I used a command, and I might only use such a command once a week,
or even less. A long time ago, I learned to rely on a neat feature of
bash: ctrl-R, "backwards interactive search". I just got used to
hitting ctrl-R and typing the first letter or two of the command I
wanted.
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