Subj : Re: Long Day
To   : Sporathan
From : boraxman
Date : Thu Feb 03 2022 22:29:15

 Sp> Don't forget the best feature - disconnect and reattach from/to tmux,
 Sp> leaving all the 'windows' in place. I've been doing this with Screen for
 Sp> a decade and a half, leaving windows open with things like ssh
 Sp> connections to servers. It's actually saved my ass a few times (like
 Sp> when a rogue script deleted /usr and nobody could log in). 
 Sp> 


A nice feature.  I prefer tmux, but one thing about screen I like, and why I use it for SSH connections is zmodem support.

 Sp> I miss *step so bad. One of these days I'm going to switch to AfterStep
 Sp> and lead the side of the screen with tons of those little square widget
 Sp> applets. That'll look amazing on a widescreen monitor.


I used to use AfterStep at work many years back, back when it was version 1.  AfterStep 2 seems to have stalled, and I found by default it loaded to slow.

WindowMaker is still around, and is a good NextStep clone.  I would recommend WindowMaker now for a *Step window manager.

FVWM is also a good option (and my Window Manger of choice).

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