[RndTbl] Linux "write" (testing Konsole)

Bradford C. Vokey brad at fsi.ca
Tue Jul 4 12:40:08 CDT 2017


Output from term1 (pts/3) using Konsole (Version 16.12.3) on fsi-linux2 
(4.10.17-100.fc24.x86_64)...

> write brad /dev/pts/4
> write: you have write permission turned off
> mesg y
> write brad /dev/pts/4

Works. Message is sent to term2 (pts/4).

"write brad pts/4" also works.

Who also shows all terminal windows open:

> who
> brad     tty1         Jun  7 11:40
> brad     pts/0        Jun  7 11:41 (:0)
> brad     pts/1        Jun  9 13:59 (:0)
> brad     pts/2        Jun  9 14:09 (:0)
> brad     pts/3        Jul  4 11:52 (:0)
> brad     pts/4        Jul  4 11:53 (:0)
> brad     pts/5        Jul  4 11:58 (:0)

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As for your other req's for a new terminal program:

> /Absolute requirements: //////must be able to CTL-click (or 
> something-click) urls to open them in a browser; /
Yes. CTL-click works (and dynamically underlines the link before clicking).


> /must have either sane or user-configurable double-click-select 
> characters; /
Yes:



> /configurable long scrollback buffer. /
Yes:


> /Gravy g-t has I can live without if I must: rewraps long lines when 
> window is resized. /  
Yes, confirmed.


> /Probably more things I can't immediately think of but use every day :-)/

KDE for the win?

===
Bradford C. Vokey

Treasurer
Manitoba UNIX User Group
===


On 2017-07-04 2:17 AM, Trevor Cordes wrote:
> Can you test konsole on your system as per my muug emails re: write and
> wall?  See if it has the same bug?
>
> Can you also check if it can do my 3 req's?
>
> Thanks!
>

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