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It's like so many other projects we're talking about here: it has sane defaults. If you start Zellij for the first time, it shows you menus to do all the things
by kstrauser 2y ago
It's like so many other projects we're talking about here: it has sane defaults. If you start Zellij for the first time, it shows you menus to do all the things you might want. A big plus is that it supports mouse scrolling by default, and the scrolling works 100% of the time as far as I can tell.
I don't know if it can do everything that tmux or screen can do. I bet it probably can't. But it does all the things I want such a thing to do, and without needing any configuration on my part.
- aaplok 2y agoInteresting. When I tried Zellij I found that the menus were too much in my face, compared to tmux/screen more minimal design. I see how this is a good thing when you start using it but I wonder if it gets tiring in the long run, in a clippy sort of way. But yes it makes sense that this feature makes it superior to tmux for some users. A good case for having diversity in software.
- kstrauser 2y agoI could see that. I use Emacs with all the toolbars etc turned off. I get it. I’m not a hardcore tmux user. I just like having persistent sessions on remote machines and bouncing between tabs, things like that. When I want to do something beyond that, with tmux I’d have to RTFM each time. In Zellij, the menu bar lets me discover it easily. Bottom line: you’re right. I’m glad they both exist!