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tmux is my main use-case for a fast terminal. Even something as simple as resizing a split in my main 266x188 session while nothing else is happening makes Ter
by Freaky 12y ago
tmux is my main use-case for a fast terminal. Even something as simple as resizing a split in my main 266x188 session while nothing else is happening makes Terminator (VTE-based) into a juddering laggy mess.
urxvt's nice and responsive even while catting a million line file into one of the splits - I can use other terms and resize splits without a problem, hitting ^C stops cat instantly, and it's done displaying the lot inside 12 seconds.
Terminator takes 5 seconds just to respond to a ^C, and is otherwise completely unusable for over a minute.
- rbanffy 12y ago> unusable for over a minute. There is something seriously wrong with your setup. I use Terminator and byobu (with tmux) all day and never experienced what you describe.
- Freaky 12y agoIt's responsive and fast for you in a single fullscreen 2560x1600 term while catting a large file in a split? Performance is a lot more reasonable if you're using more traditionally-sized terms and let Terminator manage the splitting. Perhaps it's depending on some hardware acceleration feature not provided by VirtualBox.