On Fri, Jul 14, 2006 at 08:11:55AM +0300, Pavel Tsekov wrote: > >>>> * execution of commands typed at MC's prompt widget trough the > >>>> subshell > >>>> > >>>read my lips: NO WAY IN HELL. ;) > >>>this is one of the few actual selling points of mc over all the other > >> > >>The prompt widget or the fact that if the subshell is enabled commands > >>are executed trough the subshell ? Don't get me wrong - I want to keep > >>the prompt widget. What I propose is to handle commands typed at it > >>just as if the subshell is disabled. I cannot see how commands typed > >>at the prompt and executed trough the subshell give MC an advantage > >>over the other file managers. > >> > >the fact that i can switch the panels on and off at any time - without > >losing the command's output. > > Even without the subshell the command output doesn't get lost - just try > it. It is taken care of. > you snipped way too much of my quote. ;-P without the subshell i can't operate mc while the command is executed, i can't use the shell's much better completion, history and line editing, aliases & shell functions and whatever cool features a modern unix shell offers, and i can't execute a series of commands without switching off the panels after each command to verify the result (and don't suggest me the "pause after run" option - it's getting on my nerves very fast). point is, i tried several other managers (mostly shiny kde programs, because they have a much better vfs than mc), and always went back to mc, because the real shell is right at my fingertips and it's sort-of integrated with the panels (even if it's only one-way, but alt-enter, alt-a & ctrl-shift-j are priceless).
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