[nylug-talk] Tabbed terminal ??

[George Bourozikas]

On Monday 12 November 2007 11:44:50 Chris Knadle wrote:
> On Monday 12 November 2007, Ajai Khattri wrote:
> > On Mon, 12 Nov 2007, George Bourozikas wrote:
> > > I was in teh same boat (Konsole) when I discovered Yakuake
> > > (http://yakuake.uv.ro/).  It's a "Quake-style" terminal emulator that
> > > uses the same KParts as Konsole.  (Don't ask me to elaborate
> > > on "Quake-style," I don't know what the game looks like - just quoting
> > > from the project website.)
> >
> > In other words, you hit a "hot key" and it drops down from the top of the
> > screen right? Like the in-game console in Quake I imagine.
> 
>    Right.  Hot key is F12.  I likewise use Yakuake rather often; it's great 
> for having a terminal available quick when you have something short to do 
> right away, but IMHO it's not meant for a direct terminal replacement.  You 
> can't move the window around or resize it -- it takes up the top half of the 
> screen until hidden again.
> 
>    -- Chris

I agree - it is not a direct replacement for a terminal emulator.  90% of the 
time I find it more than adequate and I love its out-of-the-way-until-needed 
approach.  (You can resize it, by the way, but it's always attached to the 
top center of the screen.)

--george