Re: [dev] Ranger, a textbased filemanager

From: Bjartur Thorlacius <svartman95_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:57:56 -0000

On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:09:14 -0000, lolilolicon <lolilolicon_AT_gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 6:01 AM, Bjartur Thorlacius
> <svartman95_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
>> exec </dev/tty1 >/dev/tty2 2>/dev/tty1
>> #optionally stty -echo
>> while read
>> do clear
>> $REPLY
>> done
>>
>> Why in Mímir's name do error messages and output get written to where
>> my input is echoed?
>>
>>
>
> This could to be an interesting idea. I'm thinking 3 column terminal
> (stdin, stdout, stderr), as well as remote control...
>
Commands should of course write exit codes/strings to the line where they
were invoked, i.e. the stdin column. Stdin being visible only when the
terminal has access to a keyboard would serve as a good focus indicator.
Received on Mon Oct 24 2011 - 16:57:56 CEST