Looking for multiple tabs solution for Cygwin terminal for a long time. <br><...

Maximus ConEmu - 2012-09-16 09:47:52+1000

Give a try to ConEmu http://sourceforge.net/projects/conemu/ Hanselman's post about it http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ConEmuTheWindowsTerminalConsolePromptWeveBeenWaitingFor.aspx and some user reviews http://stackoverflow.com/a/10904494/1405560

Casper Casper - 2012-09-16 13:09:02+1000

a different way to go, which has other nice features is 'screen' http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-use-screen-command-under-linux.html

Maximus ConEmu - 2012-09-16 17:04:49+1000

Screen is not a Windows program.

Dean Budd - 2012-09-16 17:16:36+1000

I use a really stable one at work... will post the details tomorrow.

Casper Casper - 2012-09-17 10:27:14+1000

no it doesn't run in windows, you run screen on whatever server you are logging into with the terminal. screen then provides multiple 'tabs' within the one session, as well as saving those terminal sessions. I find it better than having tab support in the terminal program itself.

Kieran Simpson - 2012-09-17 10:35:18+1000

+Dean Budd I use Linux - crisis over :p

Dean Budd - 2012-09-17 10:49:25+1000 - Updated: 2012-09-17 14:26:35+1000

+Terrence Miao WindowTabs is the utility I use. That way I can use mintty for my cygwin terminal emulator.

Dean Budd - 2012-09-17 10:58:35+1000

+Kieran Simpson there's an old saying... "Life's too short for Linux" O:-)

Kieran Simpson - 2012-09-17 10:59:54+1000

I don't know man, given the amount of stress I've endured using Windoz, I swear I've lost a couple of decades :p hahaha

Casper Casper - 2012-09-17 11:06:53+1000

all OS cause stresses, just depends on what you're trying to do. for dev, anything other than linux just sucks. problem is when you're doing .net or ios dev; you don't get a choice :(

Kieran Simpson - 2012-09-17 11:34:26+1000

I don't mind OSX for dev work either (once MacPorts is installed).

Dean Budd - 2012-09-17 14:27:37+1000

I must have deleted my comment. WindowTabs has the answers you seek!

Terrence Miao - 2012-09-17 22:47:05+1000

I switch to Windows Tab now, after follow Deano's tip.

Console 2 is good, but it doesn't support mintty, which is my main terminal. Setting shell to mintty in Console 2 causes Windows crashed. Using Cygwin as shell in Console 2, OK, but selected text can't be highlighted.

Trail version of Window Tabs only support three tabs in one group. But can run many tab groups at the same time ...

Bow to Deano!

Maximus ConEmu - 2012-09-17 23:44:45+1000

ConEmu does not suite you request? Did you try it?

Terrence Miao - 2012-09-18 06:28:50+1000

+Maximus ConEmu I did give ConEmu try. It's quite good and powerful tool, working with Cygwin mintty; select, highlight, copy, middle button paste between different terminals all work well. The only issue is it's too powerful, it can do many things. My requirement is multiple tabs feature in Cygwin mintty. So the smaller tool, simple add-on is better.

But thanks for ConEmu tip!

Maximus ConEmu - 2012-09-19 06:32:14+1000

Wow, "too powerful" ;) But, I'm pleased that tests passed in your env.