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@hutrdvnj I'm sorry, what ?! I use SSH a lot every single day. Not once have I thought "sheesh, this is slow". Before SSH became the default, I spent even m

@hutrdvnj I'm sorry, what ?! I use SSH a lot every single day. Not once have I thought "sheesh, this is slow". Before SSH became the default, I spent even more of my life on Telnet. Same again, never had a problem. I also sometimes do console connections to switches and routers. The only lagging I've ever seen in a terminal window is when I've been on the end of a poor internet connection ! And yes I've done it on 4k displays and multiple monitors and multiple terminals. I've never observed any flicker either (and yes I use non-standard "modern" fonts). I've never had problems with Microsoft Word or Notepad either ! I'm sorry but I fail to see why a terminal emulator needs the same power as Photoshop or your favourite game. Frankly I would put a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator in the category of "product solving a problem that doesn't need to be solved".

hutrdvnj 6y ago
I'm very sensitive to terminal latency and I find terminals like gnome terminal and the like are simply too slow for me. I use xterm on daily basis because it provides the best latency. https://lwn.net/Articles/751763/ https://lwn.net/Articles/751763/ I know it's not an issue for many and they tell you "excuses me, what?", but I can tell you, it's a thing.
- dmos62 6y ago
  Is there a specific scenario where you notice latency?
  - hutrdvnj 6y ago
    Yes, always. I can immediately notice the difference when I type on lets a gnome terminal vs. xterm. But it's not only related to terminals. I have the same issue with editors. For example, the Atom editor is unbearable slow, VSCode is slow, Vim with a few plugins (incl. syntax highlighting and the like) is okayish and plain vi is fast. At least that's how I experience it. I decided to go with vim + plugins, because it provides the best tradeoff in terms of features and latency.

hutrdvnj 6y ago

I'm very sensitive to terminal latency and I find terminals like gnome terminal and the like are simply too slow for me. I use xterm on daily basis because it provides the best latency. https://lwn.net/Articles/751763/ https://lwn.net/Articles/751763/ I know it's not an issue for many and they tell you "excuses me, what?", but I can tell you, it's a thing.

dmos62 6y ago
Is there a specific scenario where you notice latency?
- hutrdvnj 6y ago
  Yes, always. I can immediately notice the difference when I type on lets a gnome terminal vs. xterm. But it's not only related to terminals. I have the same issue with editors. For example, the Atom editor is unbearable slow, VSCode is slow, Vim with a few plugins (incl. syntax highlighting and the like) is okayish and plain vi is fast. At least that's how I experience it. I decided to go with vim + plugins, because it provides the best tradeoff in terms of features and latency.