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wlterm: the native Wayland terminal emulator

wlterm: the native Wayland terminal emulator

Posted Sep 29, 2012 10:30 UTC (Sat) by nix (subscriber, #2304)
In reply to: wlterm: the native Wayland terminal emulator by pboddie
Parent article: wlterm: the native Wayland terminal emulator

I actually find the new menu really useful, because it minimizes the number of mouse motions necessary to get to any given item, and minimizes the distance you need to travel. But it's definitely sufficiently unusual that it probably turns off quite a lot of people.


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wlterm: the native Wayland terminal emulator

Posted Oct 1, 2012 12:22 UTC (Mon) by pboddie (subscriber, #50784) [Link]

Recent experience suggests that it's pretty difficult to explain to people how to use it (1) over the telephone and (2) from memory of how it actually behaves, especially when a normal menu would be obvious enough. There's also the issue of navigating through a keyhole when the door is already open, but I know that the other extreme is full-screen menus, and that menu navigation can also be an exercise in applying finely tuned motor skills.

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