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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Screen management in C
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:03:06 -0000 (UTC)
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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.