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   Lawrence D'Oliveiro to All   
   Re: Screen management in C   
   28 Dec 24 02:03:06   
   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 27 Dec 2024 19:34:43 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
      
   > On 12/27/2024 6:06 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >> On Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:34:12 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> But then a full screen VT UI is a concept that has been obsolete for   
   >>> 30 years   
   >>   
   >> *cough* emacs -nw *cough*   
   >>   
   >> Still useful over remote SSH.   
   >   
   > OK. Editors are a type of application where full screen VT UI can still   
   > make sense.   
      
   Command-line multiplexors (e.g. screen and tmux) also effectively operate   
   full-screen, even if they’re just multiplexing among simple command lines.   
      
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