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The major reason I switched from iTerm to Alicritty is the config. I use cmd as my tmux key. This was really annoying to get working in iTerm and was brittle.
by sodapopcan 3y ago
The major reason I switched from iTerm to Alicritty is the config. I use cmd as my tmux key. This was really annoying to get working in iTerm and was brittle. It required all of macos overrides, iTerms overrides, Tmux config, and Karabiner Elements to get it how I liked it. With Alacritty, it's all done with a clean Alacritty config and a couple of macos-level overrides (I use cmd-q and cmd-h differently in Terminal). Also, the vim+tmux combo is noticeably faster in Alacritty. I'm very interested in Contour.
- NetOpWibby 3y agoI currently use iTerm AND Alacritty. If the latter supported tabs, I'd use that exclusively.
- 77pt77 3y agoTilling window manager? I use i3.
- NetOpWibby 3y agoI've never been able to get into window managers. I prefer the system default.
- 77pt77 3y agoIf you program, i3 is great. Trivial to learn and just works. Xmonad is much, much more difficult.
- da39a3ee 3y ago> The major reason I switched from iTerm to Alacritty is the config. Exactly the same for me! My terminal config *must* be in version control. But iTerm2 keeps it in some sort of Apple Plist crap. It has a "dynamic JSON profile" feature but it's hard to use correctly. Switching to Alacritty from iTerm2 has been fantastic; I don't miss anything. I don't use tabs; I use tmux. I need an OS-wide "hotkey" but a few lines of hammerspoon seem to do that perfectly.