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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 p
by 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 agoIs there a specific scenario where you notice latency?
- hutrdvnj 6y agoYes, 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.