[SATLUG] GNU Screen guide

[Bruce Dubbs]

Sean Carolan wrote:
> For those who haven't used the screen program before, here's a guide
> that came out in today's Red Hat magazine:
> 
> http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/09/27/a-guide-to-gnu-screen/

Hmm.

"Instead of opening up several terminal instances on your desktop or
using those ugly GNOME/KDE-based tabs, Screen can do it better and simpler."

I haven't read the whole article, but this turns me off right away.
What is ugly about a tab based terminal?  I use konsole all the time and
can even rename the tab titles so I can go directly to whatever terminal
I want.  I don't need to do a Ctrl-a 2 (three keystrokes) to go to a
specific terminal.  I use a single mouse click.

The primary advantage to screen, AFAICT, is that you can use it without
a GUI. It may be a useful tool in some instances, but by bad mouthing
other useful tools, it tends to make me discount the whole article.

  -- Bruce