Re: [dev] Minimalist software. Should I care?

From: Страхиња Радић <contact_AT_strahinja.org>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2023 12:32:06 +0200

On 23/07/04 07:06PM, Nikita Krasnov wrote:
> What would be the point of using minimalist software if bloated and
> excessively complex programs completely satisfy all my needs?

Doing all that but with much less resources (in the broadest sense) wasted.


On 23/07/04 01:16PM, Dave Blanchard wrote:
> I tried ST for a time before realizing it was trash and just switched back to
> Xterm, the gold standard of functional X11 terminal emulators,

Troll.


> noticeably faster as well when ST is patched with the juvenile "scrollback
> buffer support" implementation

I use tmux.

Scrollback patch is literally the last recommended solution to scrollback in st
FAQ:

> ## How do I scroll back up?
>
> * Using a terminal multiplexer.
> * `st -e tmux` using C-b [
> * `st -e screen` using C-a ESC
> * Using the excellent tool of [scroll](https://git.suckless.org/scroll/).
> * Using the scrollback [patch](https://st.suckless.org/patches/scrollback/).


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