A terminal-based workflow for research, writing, and programming
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Re: A terminal-based workflow for research, writing, and programming
#2Looks nice. I feel like this is somewhere in between a CLI and a GUI.
Re: A terminal-based workflow for research, writing, and programming
#3There's a lot of really good stuff in here about quick access to things. I feel sad that we're all still doing this stuff in teletype emulators, though. Why can't we have this and nice GUIs, too?
Re: A terminal-based workflow for research, writing, and programming
#4There's a lot of really good stuff in here about quick access to things. I feel sad that we're all still doing this stuff in teletype emulators, though. Why can't we have this and nice GUIs, too?
It’s acquired taste.
Re: A terminal-based workflow for research, writing, and programming
#5Having a terminal-based workflow is a lifesaver in the era of work from home. When using a terminal based workflow I cannot tell the difference between working locally and working on a machine I have SSH'ed into located at my office (10ms round trip ping).
Even when I VPN into work, ssh into a box at work, then ssh to a jumpbox in AWS, and then ssh from the jumpbox to an EC2 server the experience is still flawless.
Re: A terminal-based workflow for research, writing, and programming
#6I tried very hard when I first installed Linux to get into a terminal-based workflow, mainly by creating an elaborate vim config. In the end I couldn't do it. I spent a lot of my time at my computer writing LaTeX documents, and for this the ctrl-click capability of a GUI editor is indispensable. That is, the editor brings up the source and compiled file simultaneously, and by ctrl-clicking somewhere in either, I am brought immediately to the corresponding place in the other display. I don't really use any conveniences of the editor (e.g. autocomplete) except this.
Whereas, in vim, trying to do random-access edits like this with just a keyboard is sort of a nightmare.
I'm sure there's a way to rig ctrl-click up in vim, but to me the appeal of vim is the (purported) speed boost from your hands not leaving the keyboard, so that really defeats the point.
If anyone has ideas in this regard, I'd be happy to hear them!
Re: A terminal-based workflow for research, writing, and programming
#7There's a lot of really good stuff in here about quick access to things. I feel sad that we're all still doing this stuff in teletype emulators, though. Why can't we have this and nice GUIs, too?
I, on the other hand, feel sad that we don't have better terminals, but still rely on ancient teletype protocols, escape codes, and arcana.
I'd very much like an advanced, still cli/terminal, interface option.
Re: A terminal-based workflow for research, writing, and programming
#8Looks nice. I feel like this is somewhere in between a CLI and a GUI.
As such, it's a kind of a curse.
(pun with ncurses).
Re: A terminal-based workflow for research, writing, and programming
#9I tried very hard when I first installed Linux to get into a terminal-based workflow, mainly by creating an elaborate vim config. In the end I couldn't do it. I spent a lot of my time at my computer writing LaTeX documents, and for this the ctrl-click capability of a GUI editor is indispensable. That is, the editor brings up the source and compiled file simultaneously, and by ctrl-clicking somewhere in either, I am b…
What GUI do you use for that Latex editing experience?
Re: A terminal-based workflow for research, writing, and programming
#10I tried very hard when I first installed Linux to get into a terminal-based workflow, mainly by creating an elaborate vim config. In the end I couldn't do it. I spent a lot of my time at my computer writing LaTeX documents, and for this the ctrl-click capability of a GUI editor is indispensable. That is, the editor brings up the source and compiled file simultaneously, and by ctrl-clicking somewhere in either, I am b…
What GUI do you use for that Latex editing experience?
I use TeXShop. TeXstudio also has this.