Re: Ubuntu Desktop Favorite Apps

2017-07-23 Thread Xen
Ralf Mardorf schreef op 23-07-2017 14:04: Btw. sometimes I want tabs and sometimes I want individual windows. IMO it's strange to provide multiple desktop workspaces, but making it hard to chose between a new tab or a new window for some apps. Yeah, I have no immediate issue with tabs and I do

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Favorite Apps

2017-07-23 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Btw. sometimes I want tabs and sometimes I want individual windows. IMO it's strange to provide multiple desktop workspaces, but making it hard to chose between a new tab or a new window for some apps. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Favorite Apps

2017-07-23 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Xfw is missing features and eye candy, but as a quid pro quo there are never issues, e.g. regarding /run/user/*/dconf/user permissions. I prefer pluma and xed (and for some tasks nano) over xfw, but sometimes xfw is helpful for my workflow as well. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-dev

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Favorite Apps

2017-07-23 Thread Xen
Ralf Mardorf schreef op 22-07-2017 19:24: It kills all three windows of xed, but just one of the three windows of xfw. Aye, thank you for that. Xfw is the window in the lower right here, right?: http://roland65.free.fr/xfe/images/screenshot-s1.png Doesn't look so bad, and at least it is a n

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Favorite Apps

2017-07-22 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:58:11 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 11:26:56 +0200, Xen wrote: >>Linux does not have a good single-window (no tabs) text editor. Xed >>comes closest (from Mint) but is multi-tab. > >[rocketmouse@archlinux tmp]$ xed & xed --new-window & xed --new-window >

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Favorite Apps

2017-07-22 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 11:26:56 +0200, Xen wrote: >Linux does not have a good single-window (no tabs) text editor. Xed >comes closest (from Mint) but is multi-tab. [rocketmouse@archlinux tmp]$ xed & xed --new-window & xed --new-window opens no tabs, just three instances of xed -- Vote for apulse!

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Favorite Apps

2017-07-22 Thread Xen
Ralf Mardorf schreef op 22-07-2017 17:23: On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 11:26:56 +0200, Xen wrote: Linux does not have a good single-window (no tabs) text editor. Perhaps xfw is "good" for your purpose? I did not write my message to get attention for the only purpose of exposing my personal gripes an

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Favorite Apps

2017-07-22 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 14:51:13 +0200, Andreas Ronnquist wrote: >What does ROXTerm do that no other terminal application does? If you need to ask this question, then it's irrelevant for your workflow. If you should miss something by using other terminals, you might find it, when using ROXterm. Unfort

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Favorite Apps

2017-07-22 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 17:23:16 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >I need to complain about the ongoing Windows vs Microsoft >discussions. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. IOW if you migrate from >Windows to Linux, please don't force native Windows users like me, to

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Favorite Apps

2017-07-22 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 11:26:56 +0200, Xen wrote: >Linux does not have a good single-window (no tabs) text editor. Perhaps xfw is "good" for your purpose? >The only viable solution for copy and pasting in terminals Given that you could use the completion feature via tab-key and history features via

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Favorite Apps

2017-07-22 Thread Xen
Dustin Kirkland schreef op 21-07-2017 17:26: You're welcome to engage in discussion here, or in any one of the following venues where we've cross posted this request, in the interest of the broadest possible engagement with the Ubuntu community at large: The only things I would personally insi

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Favorite Apps

2017-07-21 Thread Ralf Mardorf
My apologies, it wasn't intended to send a duplicated message, let alone that I forgot to change the signature to... Death of ROXTerm https://sourceforge.net/p/roxterm/discussion/422638/thread/60da6975/ ...because it describes the ROXTerm issue. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-d

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Favorite Apps

2017-07-21 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 21 Jul 2017 17:26:47 +0200, Dustin Kirkland wrote: >We're seeking your input on your favorite apps for the Linux desktop. Hi, it would be nice, if a team with the skills and the time to do so, would fix, IOW rewrite the discontinued ROXTerm. As far as I know, there's no terminal availab

Re: Ubuntu Desktop Favorite Apps

2017-07-21 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 21 Jul 2017 17:26:47 +0200, Dustin Kirkland wrote: >We're seeking your input on your favorite apps for the Linux desktop. Hi, it would be nice, if a team with the skills and the time to do so, would fix, IOW rewrite the discontinued ROXTerm. As far as I know, there's no terminal available

Ubuntu Desktop Favorite Apps

2017-07-21 Thread Dustin Kirkland
Howdy Ubuntu, Working with Will Cooke (Canonical's Ubuntu Desktop Engineering Manager), we've put together a short survey for you, the Ubuntu community, as well as the broader Linux ecosystem at large. We're seeking your input on your favorite apps for the Linux desktop. You're welcome to engage