Re: Can a program create a new window ?

[Dan Mahoney, System Admin]

On Tue, 8 Nov 2005, Nicolas Vigier wrote:

> Dan Mahoney, System Admin said:
> > On Tue, 8 Nov 2005, Michael C. Toren wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 07:25:30PM -0500, Phil!Gregory wrote:
> > > > it might not have had anything to do with the screen interface.
> > >
> > > ircii (and epic, bitchx, and friends) create multiple windows using
> > > the curses library; screen isn't involved in any way.  This is the
> > > same way in which vim (":new") and emacs ("C-x 2") display multiple
> > > windows, for example.
> >
> > Actually, I recall reading about screen in an IRC manpage -- i.e. that
> > was  what prompted me to learn about it.
> >
> > I don't recall which, this was years ago on the unix shell of a
> > now-defunct ISP, but I think there was some mention of it.
>
> BitchX had a feature similar to screen, where you could detach your screen,
> logout and come back later and get back to your bitchx session. But it
> didn't use screen.

This was WAY pre-bitchx.  I think it was ONE of the ircII's, but I'm not 
sure.

-Dan

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