Re: Proposal to import window(1) into the base

[Alistair Crooks <agc%pkgsrc.org@localhost>]

If it comes back, it needs to be modified to use curses - the hardcoded
terminal escapes for a bunch of 1970s terminals is kinda cute in a retro
way; it's also kinda embarassing. I also miss it in base, though

On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 at 16:01, matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost> wrote:

> personally, i miss window(1) in base.  i used it when screen
> was not yet installed, and i used it for less annoying setup
> of a complex display with multiple overlapping or larger
> than your actual display windows.  it has features that
> neither tmux or screen have.
>
> i don't like the way that tmux works and don't use it, so i
> am pro on window coming back.  i would have objected to the
> removal back then if i had been paying attention.
>
>
> .mrg.
>
>