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My setup is remarkably similar: Xmonad and tmux. I only reluctantly leave the command line and feel like I only have X so I can have a reasonable browser. And

My setup is remarkably similar: Xmonad and tmux. I only reluctantly leave the command line and feel like I only have X so I can have a reasonable browser. And I kind of loathe all the popular browsers because I feel crippled without my cli tools and ability to script up solutions to my problems. Uzbl is the only browser that feels like I'm still in the cli but just happen to also have a window that renders the web.

colordrops 10y ago
Not sure why you are getting downvoted, but I think the Xmonad (or other tiling window manager) and Tmux (or screen) together are a pretty popular combination. I also settled on the Xmonad/Tmux combo after more than 20 years of mucking with window managers.
lallysingh 10y ago
The are a few VNC X servers.
CaptSpify 10y ago
I use a similar setup. Tmux is essentially my WM, as all my work is done on jump boxes. FWIW, vimperator is awesome in FF, though I hear it's going away soon with recent FF updates.
- H4CK3RM4N 10y ago
  That's rights, Firefox is moving to Web Extension (iirc it's to ensure cross-compatibility with Chrome Extensions). Sadly it's losing most of the extensions which alter the behaviour of the browser in the process.
  - btschaegg 10y ago
    This is the reason I decided to give Qutebrowser a try. I really like it so far. Now I just need enough time to come up with some simple Keepass integration... (or just hope someone else does :-) )
    - CaptSpify 10y ago
      I use keepassx, and it works well with FF without any integration tools. Would that not work for you?
      - btschaegg 10y ago
        Hm, I'll have to try that. I was using Keefox so far. Thanks for the hint!
  - mb720 10y ago
    Because of that I moved from Vimperator to VimFx[1] which is a great plugin. Additionally, I use It's All Text[2] to write comments like these using Vim. [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/vimfx/ https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/vimfx/ [2] https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/its-all-text/ https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/its-all-text/
    - monkpit 10y ago
      What's the point of context switching to Vim for an internet comment? I get that it's all text, but I doubt there's any productivity boost over me writing this with my thumbs on my iPhone.
      - CaptSpify 10y ago
        I personally like it as I tend to use vim controls even on input forms. Occasionally I end comments incorrectly:wq
- semi-extrinsic 10y ago
  I understand vimperator/pentadactyl and other "legacy" plugins will remain usable with FF ESR (long term support) version 52.x, which is supported until mid-2018. Hopefully we will see a rewrite by then.
- richardboegli 10y ago
  Pale Moon will support XUL addons past Mozilla's EOL on Firefox. I've been using it for several years now as a replacement to Firefox.
- xelxebar 10y ago
  People have commented to me several times about the various FF extensions that give vim like control. I've tried them all. My main complaint is that I just want a thin client over some rendering engine that I can easily script with bash or whatever. FF forces me to learn a whole new ecosystem and do things the FF way. Don't get me wrong, if you love your browser then more power to you, but I feel like Uzbl has way too little exposure. Seems to me like most unix people would love it.
  - hashhar 10y ago
    Sorry being so late to recommend it but I think you'll like Qutebrowser.
davidbanham 10y ago
I used to be a heavy tmux user on OSX but stopped since I started using xmonad. I was mostly using it to organise terminal windows and that was now xmonad's job. (I run everything locally on my laptop. I prefer not having to worry about maintaining multiple machines) May I ask what you find yourself using tmux for within xmonad? I'm curious what I may be missing out on.
- xenihn 10y ago
  How do you use xmonad on OSX? From what I've seen, most people use native clients that re-create the functionality of xmonad.
  - davidbanham 10y ago
    Oh, I don't. I switched back to Linux.
    - giggles_giggles 10y ago
      story of my life
- tomjakubowski 10y ago
  > I was mostly using it to organise terminal windows and that was now xmonad's job. A thing I only realized after switching to a tiling/dynamic window manager (i3), as a tmux user, is that tmux complects two things: * persistent pty sessions * pty multiplexing So even after switching to i3, tmux was still useful to me for the persistent sessions, to keep certain long-running programs running. I just stopped using the multiplexing. But then I learned about abduco [1] which, like dtach, only deals with terminal session management. I haven't looked back since. [1]: http://www.brain-dump.org/projects/abduco/ http://www.brain-dump.org/projects/abduco/
- colordrops 10y ago
  I use tmux so that when I work remotely on my laptop I can connect to the same tmux session. Also, I like the vim and tmux plugins for seamless window navigation.
btschaegg 10y ago
Same here. On Linux, I've got an Awesome WM setup that starts a background-level termite window that I use as a launcher, running ZSH in a Tmux session. I've used Guake and Yakuake for a while, now I've got a hotkey (F12) that just switches the "on top" flag for said launcher. I combined that with Gnome-Shell style infinite workspaces (switched by HJKL-based hotkeys), an EasyMotion-like hotkey to focus a desired window and Qutebrowser as my default web browser. I really wish I'd tried that combination years ago...
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colordrops 10y ago

Not sure why you are getting downvoted, but I think the Xmonad (or other tiling window manager) and Tmux (or screen) together are a pretty popular combination. I also settled on the Xmonad/Tmux combo after more than 20 years of mucking with window managers.

lallysingh 10y ago

The are a few VNC X servers.

CaptSpify 10y ago

I use a similar setup. Tmux is essentially my WM, as all my work is done on jump boxes. FWIW, vimperator is awesome in FF, though I hear it's going away soon with recent FF updates.

H4CK3RM4N 10y ago
That's rights, Firefox is moving to Web Extension (iirc it's to ensure cross-compatibility with Chrome Extensions). Sadly it's losing most of the extensions which alter the behaviour of the browser in the process.
- btschaegg 10y ago
  This is the reason I decided to give Qutebrowser a try. I really like it so far. Now I just need enough time to come up with some simple Keepass integration... (or just hope someone else does :-) )
  - CaptSpify 10y ago
    I use keepassx, and it works well with FF without any integration tools. Would that not work for you?
    - btschaegg 10y ago
      Hm, I'll have to try that. I was using Keefox so far. Thanks for the hint!
- mb720 10y ago
  Because of that I moved from Vimperator to VimFx[1] which is a great plugin. Additionally, I use It's All Text[2] to write comments like these using Vim. [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/vimfx/ https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/vimfx/ [2] https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/its-all-text/ https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/its-all-text/
  - monkpit 10y ago
    What's the point of context switching to Vim for an internet comment? I get that it's all text, but I doubt there's any productivity boost over me writing this with my thumbs on my iPhone.
    - CaptSpify 10y ago
      I personally like it as I tend to use vim controls even on input forms. Occasionally I end comments incorrectly:wq
semi-extrinsic 10y ago
I understand vimperator/pentadactyl and other "legacy" plugins will remain usable with FF ESR (long term support) version 52.x, which is supported until mid-2018. Hopefully we will see a rewrite by then.
richardboegli 10y ago
Pale Moon will support XUL addons past Mozilla's EOL on Firefox. I've been using it for several years now as a replacement to Firefox.
xelxebar 10y ago
People have commented to me several times about the various FF extensions that give vim like control. I've tried them all. My main complaint is that I just want a thin client over some rendering engine that I can easily script with bash or whatever. FF forces me to learn a whole new ecosystem and do things the FF way. Don't get me wrong, if you love your browser then more power to you, but I feel like Uzbl has way too little exposure. Seems to me like most unix people would love it.
- hashhar 10y ago
  Sorry being so late to recommend it but I think you'll like Qutebrowser.

davidbanham 10y ago

I used to be a heavy tmux user on OSX but stopped since I started using xmonad. I was mostly using it to organise terminal windows and that was now xmonad's job. (I run everything locally on my laptop. I prefer not having to worry about maintaining multiple machines) May I ask what you find yourself using tmux for within xmonad? I'm curious what I may be missing out on.

xenihn 10y ago
How do you use xmonad on OSX? From what I've seen, most people use native clients that re-create the functionality of xmonad.
- davidbanham 10y ago
  Oh, I don't. I switched back to Linux.
  - giggles_giggles 10y ago
    story of my life
tomjakubowski 10y ago
> I was mostly using it to organise terminal windows and that was now xmonad's job. A thing I only realized after switching to a tiling/dynamic window manager (i3), as a tmux user, is that tmux complects two things: * persistent pty sessions * pty multiplexing So even after switching to i3, tmux was still useful to me for the persistent sessions, to keep certain long-running programs running. I just stopped using the multiplexing. But then I learned about abduco [1] which, like dtach, only deals with terminal session management. I haven't looked back since. [1]: http://www.brain-dump.org/projects/abduco/ http://www.brain-dump.org/projects/abduco/
colordrops 10y ago
I use tmux so that when I work remotely on my laptop I can connect to the same tmux session. Also, I like the vim and tmux plugins for seamless window navigation.

btschaegg 10y ago

Same here. On Linux, I've got an Awesome WM setup that starts a background-level termite window that I use as a launcher, running ZSH in a Tmux session. I've used Guake and Yakuake for a while, now I've got a hotkey (F12) that just switches the "on top" flag for said launcher. I combined that with Gnome-Shell style infinite workspaces (switched by HJKL-based hotkeys), an EasyMotion-like hotkey to focus a desired window and Qutebrowser as my default web browser. I really wish I'd tried that combination years ago...

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