dual-console?

dadexter · 2005-03-09 16:21:55

Any of you know if it would be technically possible to have "dual-head" in console mode?

cactus · 2005-03-09 17:45:59

one console spanning two monitors, or two consoles on the same system?

dadexter · 2005-03-09 18:18:09

well one console spanning on 2 monitors would be annoying...

more like 2 consoles, one on each monitor? that would be stupid right?
or that would require 2 keyboards and stuff?

cactus · 2005-03-09 18:34:22

yeah, seems a bit odd. I would say you would need some really simple window manager. Then you could have a few terminals on the screens, and switch between them with a key sequence..

dadexter · 2005-03-09 18:37:40

ok... well I guess I'll stick with screen and 1 screen... unlimited consoles is nice

Dusty · 2005-03-09 18:38:05

simple window manager = ratpoison.

I have no idea if this is possible, but you might be able to use screen... I don't know much about it, but it apparently does everything.

cactus · 2005-03-09 18:39:55

dadexter wrote:

ok... well I guess I'll stick with screen and 1 screen... unlimited consoles is nice

that is what I do..

dadexter · 2005-03-09 18:47:26

do you use console only?

cactus · 2005-03-09 18:51:05

on my server. It is actually headless right now, but occasionally I will hook up a monitor to it, and run top inside screen or something.

I also have a couple vmware instances that are cli only. I use those mostly as build instances, testing, etc.

generally though, i have one desktop, and use ssh ALOT. Screen fits nicely into that paradigm, as I can detatch sessions and have them continue..

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