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> Capable terminal emulator (macOS’ Terminal.app doesn’t qualify) Why doesn't Terminal.app qualify? I used to use iTerm 2 because I liked its pane management,
by oplav 3y ago
> Capable terminal emulator (macOS’ Terminal.app doesn’t qualify)
Why doesn't Terminal.app qualify? I used to use iTerm 2 because I liked its pane management, but after switching to using tmux several years ago, I've solely used Terminal.app + tmux without any issues in my workflow. What am I missing out on?
- nntwozz 3y agoI'm sure everyone has a favorite, mine is simply able to slide out iTerm2 from the top of the screen with a hotkey (tilde ofc.) à la Quake console. https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/48796/iterm-as-a-slide-out-terminal-from-the-top-of-the-screen https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/48796/iterm-as-a-s...
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoSame, lol; that really is the only unique selling point for me at the moment. Although I'm sure there's a lot of subtle things (performance, font rendering, tabs, etc) that do it for me as well.
- microtonal 3y agoperformance The latency of iTerm has traditionally been much worse than Terminal.app. It got a bit better with GPU rendering, but it still trails behind Terminal.app quite a bit. https://danluu.com/term-latency/ https://danluu.com/term-latency/ https://www.lkhrs.com/blog/2022/07/terminal-latency/ https://www.lkhrs.com/blog/2022/07/terminal-latency/ I tried iTerm for a while because Terminal.app does not support true color. But the difference in latency is definitely noticeable to me.
- jdalt 3y agoI use Alacritty as my terminal emulator plus hammerspoon to get the same effect.
- tjfl 3y agoWould you be willing to share your Hammerspoon config, or at least that part? Would love to do this with Alacritty!
- tjfl 3y agoI found it, and then some: - https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty/issues/862#issuecomment-616873890 https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty/issues/862#issuecomme... - https://gist.github.com/programus/d3bf9c6b8f9b7648891d1f59b665b35e https://gist.github.com/programus/d3bf9c6b8f9b7648891d1f59b6... - https://world.hey.com/jonash/alacritty-drop-down-guake-quake-style-terminal-setup-on-macos-6eef7d73 https://world.hey.com/jonash/alacritty-drop-down-guake-quake... Really cool!
- para_parolu 3y agoI really like iterm2 integration with tmux when windows are native.
- skhm 3y agokitty’s completely borderless mode, hyperconfigurability, and general aesthetics (and GPU rendering but it matters little)
- xwdv 3y agoGPU rendering matters a lot. For the experienced developer who does all their programming in a terminal, being able to get crisp instant feed back with each key press is critical for a pleasant experience. Other terminals without this just feel too sluggish.
- hnlmorg 3y agoAfter spending the beginning of my career remoting onto mainframes via low baud serial connections, all terminal emulators now feel responsive to me :) One of my colleagues at my first job didn’t even have a direct connection to the mainframe when he started. He used to write his code on paper, get a typist to then enter that into the mainframe and he would get the output a day or two later. Which meant he had to put a lot more care into checking for syntax errors before handing the code off to be entered and compiled.
- dorian-graph 3y agoTrue colour support and decent custom bindings are what keep me off of Terminal.app.
- krembanan 3y agoiTerm's session restoration. It just works, without manually saving or anything. Saved me tons of time from reboots or crashes.
- daneel_w 3y agoI used to be an iTerm user long ago but haven't used anything but Terminal.app the last decade. Can't really say I miss the bells and whistles.