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spungo Highlie Posts: 612 |
posted July 26, 2002 05:20
I was toying with an eMac in a store the other day, just to weigh up the idea of getting one - I have a question. I couldn't launch more than one xterm. Is it restricted in OS X to just a single xterm? Or am I going nuts? ------------------ IP: Logged |
Steen SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1375 |
posted July 26, 2002 19:07
going? IP: Logged |
SpikeSpiegel Highlie Posts: 510 |
posted July 26, 2002 19:15
im so ashamed i must be losing my mind.. i didnt even notice that one ------------------ IP: Logged |
ilovemydualg4 Highlie Posts: 503 |
posted July 27, 2002 18:07
no, of course you can if you mean the terminal app.... if you are in single user mode, or logged in with no gui (log in as >console) then type �window� it will split the screen into 2, then, to switch �windows� hit ctrl-p and then the nubmer of the �window� hope that helped ------------------ IP: Logged |
SpikeSpiegel Highlie Posts: 510 |
posted July 28, 2002 08:18
cant say that it did... ------------------ IP: Logged |
ilovemydualg4 Highlie Posts: 503 |
posted July 28, 2002 09:32
quote: wa? ------------------ IP: Logged |
neotatsu Highlie Posts: 576 |
posted July 28, 2002 22:32
seems rather... over-complicated... IP: Logged |
spungo Highlie Posts: 612 |
posted July 29, 2002 01:27
Cheers, dualg. Nice one, geezer. ------------------ IP: Logged |
ilovemydualg4 Highlie Posts: 503 |
posted July 29, 2002 03:00
quote: actually, it isn't, if you are in the gui, you can just do a command-n or "file new" to get a new one... however, if you are running it w/o a gui, and i doubt you would be, that's how it is for most *nix os's ------------------ IP: Logged |
spungo Highlie Posts: 612 |
posted July 29, 2002 03:54
quote: Hey!!! ... this isn't helping my paranoia, ya know. ------------------ IP: Logged |
ilovemydualg4 Highlie Posts: 503 |
posted July 29, 2002 13:38
quote: oh, don't listen to spungo, he is only being controlled by those big huge alliens that are hovering over your head, but hide whenever you look up ------------------ IP: Logged |
uilleann Highlie Posts: 617 |
posted July 29, 2002 14:38
Hrm... are they the same as THEM? We don't have a rival set of maniacs out there, do we? ;-) Oh, that reminds me, I'm working on the expertise database system for my university, and looking at the search results for the public site the other day (which I've just implemented), I found that someone had tried searching it for "international agents"... do they think we run a spy camp here, offering degrees in espionage? ;-) - uilleann IP: Logged |
dragonman97 Assimilated Posts: 379 |
posted July 29, 2002 16:40
quote: Yes, but in KDE, under Linux, I can click on the Konsole icon repeatedly, and get as many terminals as I want - though I'd rather use the new terminal button inside the Konsole, which gives me a tabbed interface to many terminals, akin the ttys, such that I can use Shift-Left|Right to go through them. To me, this is easier than a command or keystroke (though I usually much prefer the latter). IP: Logged |
frankflynn Single Celled Newbie Posts: 1 |
posted July 30, 2002 12:09
quote: Well yes - the two applications are different. Remember Apple is designed more towards users who would never use a UNIX command line; KDE under LINUX is different - Apple's HI guidelines say clicking on the doc icon brings the App to the front (launches it if necessary) but doesn't open windows unless that is part of being launched. Still if you want the behavior you described do this: -Open AppleScript and paste this into a blank script tell application "Terminal" -Then save this as an "Application" and put this into your dock instead of the terminal application. Each time click on this your terminal app will open a new window. Good Luck, IP: Logged |
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