Favorite term?

Jeevz · Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 8:51 pm Post subject: Favorite term?

Hello,

Trying to decide on a terminal for X. What does everyone suggest? I have used xterm, the term that comes with KDE, and Gnome. Haven't really used Eterm, is it any good?

What is your favorite?

niyogi · Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 8:53 pm Post subject:

i really have no problem with konsole. i like the schemas it provides and pretty much always settle for white on black ('cause the contrast makes it easier to read)

-S

acidreign · Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2002 9:53 am Post subject: Aterm, Eterm

Aterm is a very powerful X terminal emulator, with alot of the common terminal type support, it also has the ability to make transparent backgrounds, or tinted backgrounds.

Eterm has a larger memory footprint, although it has a flexible menuing system (oohers!) that can be used to pass typed code to the applications running int the terminal.

Rxvt, a cheap.. *read small and functional* Less memory than aterm, but without the eyecandy.

There are a few alternatives, install what you need, its your choice.

dice · Guru Joined: 21 Apr 2002 Posts: 577

I use aterm, for all the reasons stated above. I used to use Eterm when I was running E+GNOME but when I started using blackbox I found it quite silly that my terminal was using more memory than my window manager so I switched over to aterm

Jeevz · Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2002 12:01 pm Post subject:

Great, thanks for the replies. As I'm running FluxBox I think i'm going to check out Aterm as Dice suggested.

Thanks again for the info!

DNH · n00b Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 60 Location: Ann Arbor, MI

I like to use both aterm and Eterm. They both have their advantages:
Eterm has a menu that makes changing the terminal appearance really easy and aterm allows for tinting of transparent windows which is cool looking. I'd try both and see what you prefer (or use both). gl
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garyura · n00b Joined: 18 Apr 2002 Posts: 12

How about xterm vs aterm, which one is the best... ???

AutoBot · l33t Joined: 22 Apr 2002 Posts: 968 Location: Usually Out

I find that Eterm uses very little memory, and has everything I need plus a few other things....read: My text is gold with a drop shadow running transparently with no frame on the desktop

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acidreign · Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2002 8:49 am Post subject:

[quote="garyura"]How about xterm vs aterm, which one is the best... ???[/quote]

Aterm has all the functionality of xterm, without the memory footprint. If your mainly dealing with newer machines.. aterm is the way to go. Xterm has alot of heritage code, to allow it to deal with older machines (read mainframes) if the need arrises.

garyura · n00b Joined: 18 Apr 2002 Posts: 12

acidreign !!! can U explain a little bit for me

course I'm not really understand what U mean. Actually with one is the lightest & fastest? one more what is the memory footprint? Sorry for this silly question

But i really hope U can help me.

AutoBot · l33t Joined: 22 Apr 2002 Posts: 968 Location: Usually Out

What acidreign was saying is that Aterm uses less memory that Xterm, which in his/her opinion I'm guessing:

Go with Aterm

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