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1) Install iTerm 2, a better terminal 2) Install Alfred, disable the spotlight hotkey and assign Alfred to Command+Space 3) Install Witch, a better command ta
by angrycoder 15y ago
1) Install iTerm 2, a better terminal
2) Install Alfred, disable the spotlight hotkey and assign Alfred to Command+Space
3) Install Witch, a better command tab switcher that handles minimized windows.
- jnoller 15y agoiTerm2 -> Dislike, it doesn't offer me any benefits to my current workflow. Alfred -> If you don't have this installed before upgrading to Lion, which the article is about, then I think you might have something wrong with you :) Witch -> Never used it.
- makecheck 15y agoI wrote an alternative, MacTerm (http://macterm.net http://macterm.net). I think it has some advantages over the iTerms or Apple's Terminal.
- riobard 15y agoI'm wondering what's your screen resolution? I'm using it on 1920x1080 + 1600x1440 dual screen. To me, the ability of iTerm2 to vertically and horizontally split multiple terminals fullscreen on a big monitor is a huge plus. And for a lone time, Terminal.app before Lion only supports 16 colors, which is a big reason for me to switch to someone better. iTerm2 fits the bill.
- jnoller 15y agoI don't like splitting terminal windows - I use the tabs built into terminal.app and sizeup (http://irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/ http://irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/) to split/stack essentially "tab groups". I normally have multiple spaces, each with 50% of the horizontal screen dedicated to vim, and the other 50% to two groups of terminals (each one taking 50% of the vertical). I'm not running dual screen - just 1900x1200 and 1440x900 depending on where I am. Like I said, it's a workflow thing. I didn't even notice the increase in terminal colors - all my good coloring is in mac vim, not in the terminal.
- Pewpewarrows 15y agoThe autocomplete and "instant replay" features are also very handy to have when you need them (from iTerm2).
- Groxx 15y agoI've actually just switched to iTerm2, for one reason in particular (because Terminal.app is indeed pretty good): it launches faster. Noticeably so, at times. Even on a clean install, Terminal occasionally takes a couple seconds to appear and get into my default directory. iTerm2 so far has never taken more than a second, and usually far less.
- philwelch 15y agoI have Alfred assigned to Option+Space, since I actually use Spotlight for things (though not launching applications).