> My question is why wouldn't solo coding in the terminal with tabbed windows > plus VIM alone be sufficient? Assuming no need to share one's terminal with > others, what does terminal multiplexing give the VIM user that they don't > already have?
I think it's (as usual) a matter of personal preferences. however here are the reason why i use tmux: * i can save precious screen space which is usually occupied by the tabs * usually you need some awkward key combinations to switch tabs. not really a big issue, and i suppose some (or maybe all) terminal emulators may let you customize these shortcuts, but i still prefer the tmux way :) which btw works the same on all terminals. i use linux at work and osx at home, so i would need to learn different keys to switch tabs with terminology and iterm2 * tmux sessions! it's like organizing tabs into different projects. i basically never use this at home, but at work i have to work on different projects, so i made a little bash script that creates all the sessions and tabs (panes) i need. this way i have a nicely organized workspace. * if the terminal crashes or you close it by mistake, you don't lose your work (a couple of times it happened...) -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
