[techtalk] request(<-was) Terminals/screen

[Lyta Alexander]

i think alt+right or left arrow keys can be used to scroll past 24
consoles


On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, Erin Clarke wrote:

> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 09:22:51 -0400
> From: Erin Clarke <blue at web.net>
> Reply-To: techtalk at linuxchix.org
> To: techtalk at linuxchix.org
> Subject: Re: [techtalk] request(<-was) Terminals/screen
> 
> Vinnie Surmonde wrote: 
> > On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Wendt,Andrew wrote:
> > 
> > > You may already know this, but you can use the right alt key to get twelve more
> > > terminals. (Right-alt-f1 is terminal 13, etc...)
> > 
> > point, but that's only 24
> >
> > (I will say that the major use of X for me is to keep my 40 billion [okay,
> > closer to 30-40 depending on what I'm up to and how long the machine has
> > been up ;) ] windows sorted :) )
> 
> Though it may not be conducive to your sense of order, Vinnie [=^J, I'm
> quite fond of using 'screen' to expand the number of terminal sessions I
> have in use, though I've yet to have 40 (in any combination of terminal
> and screen sessions) open at once! I prefer fewer actual windows open
> (or no windows but fewer Alt+F# terminals), yet each one has several
> screen sessions running (^A+N|P to scroll through screens is easier to
> type than Alt+F#).
> 
> Erin  8)
> 
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