On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:52:00 -0700 "Steve C. Lamb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> XFCE calls it the "Mini Command Line". KDE calls it something else which > I am most likely misremembering as "Launch Bar". It is not the panel at the Alt-F2, or "run command". Actually, I am not certain that it has another term. You're right, there's no tab completion, which is a nice feature to have, and I don't see why it couldn't be included. After all, the kparts feature (one that really turned me onto KDE in the first place) means that I could actually be running 'bash' while in that command window.. On the other hand, semantically it might not work, simply because <TAB> has a different contextual meaning while in that window -- to wit, "move to the next box on the form.") > My terminal: I never learned the command line for the GNOME Terminal and > rxvt's command line which I have memorized is too long to type out every time. > (rxvt -bg black -fg white -cr green -sl 1500) In the "old" days, one would put the X preferences of applications inside a custom .xinitrc file, so that every time you typed "rxvt &" the session would apply the preferred options. Doing that, or using a shell wrapper or alias would alleviate that issue. Incidentally, my shell sessions usually have a long history associated with them. Oftentimes, my fingers can't remember all the options I used when I used a command, and I might only use such a command once a week, or even less. A long time ago, I learned to rely on a neat feature of bash: ctrl-R, "backwards interactive search". I just got used to hitting ctrl-R and typing the first letter or two of the command I wanted. > -- > Steve C. Lamb | I'm your priest, I'm your shrink, I'm your > PGP Key: 8B6E99C5 | main connection to the switchboard of souls. > -------------------------------+--------------------------------------------- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED] change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]