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I can't speak to specifics of tmux/screen but, generally, one approach to this problem is to pick tools with the defaults you want. If a tool doesn't have good
by oneeyedpigeon 2y ago
I can't speak to specifics of tmux/screen but, generally, one approach to this problem is to pick tools with the defaults you want. If a tool doesn't have good defaults, pick one that does. Sure, you have to be pragmatic about this—if no tool has good defaults, just pick the one with the best (and the best support for configuration...)
- ulbu 2y agoso instead of configuring a single tool, produce multiple tools of different configurations? you need to put those system parameters somewhere.
- exe34 2y agothat's a very wild take - pick tools based on the key bindings instead of the features you actually need....
- kunley 2y agoYeah exactly, in the said example, tmux survived because it had better features - who uses screen today? The key bindings confusion was a fixable annoyance. We weight pros and cons quite often and not necessarily based on a default configuration
- oneeyedpigeon 2y agoWell, it obviously depends on which tools you're talking about. For some types—terminal emulators, text editors—there are so many choices with near-identical feature sets that this approach can make sense.