Re: [dwm] [ANNOUNCE] dvtm - dynamic virtual terminal manager - aka dwm for the console

On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 08:02:12PM +0100, Tuncer Ayaz wrote:
> On Dec 8, 2007 7:54 PM, Anselm R. Garbe <arg_AT_suckless.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 02:52:23PM +0100, Tuncer Ayaz wrote:
> > > On Dec 8, 2007 2:38 PM, Enno Gottox Boland <gottox_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Hi!
> > > >
> > > > I like the idea, but librote lacks terminal resizing. There's no
> > > > proper library for terminal emulation now. I think we should start a
> > > > project to implement vt100 in a library in a suckless way. What do you
> > > > think about this idea?
> > >
> > > Good idea. Could be definitely worthwile. Something like libvt with
> > > dtach/screen capabilities?
> > >
> > > Anselm, would st include any such code which could/should
> > > be shared? Just curious as I don't know much about unix
> > > terminal emulation other than that it is pretty outdated
> > > compared to what Plan9 has :)
> >
> > libvt might be an idea. st definately might use it. However, st
>
> I was not suggesting to depend on libvt as it could impose
> too much of an external dependency. I meant we could/should
> write a vt lib or share vt code.
>
> > is planned to replace screen/dtach, a terminal should be a
> > viewer only to something like an st-client (screen/dtach)
> > instance.
>
> So st will include dtach/screen capabilities like detaching
> and/or multi-terminal management and also be able to
> run screen/dtach inside one of these views?

Exactly.

Regards,

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