terminal interface

asked 2016-08-18 09:43:59 +0300

kfsiu
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updated 2016-08-18 11:59:20 +0300

jiit

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Am I missing something with terminal? Every time I try to type on the screen drops down covering the keyboard. Say you check a file on the terminal vkb shades off and terminal content drops down covering it. Probably some people do like this type of behaviour on the terminal but is it possible to stabilize the terminal space so it does not move and neither the keyboard fades away. To explain try using mc on the terminal, or a text file opened with an editor, you just don't know where you are anymore etc. GUI is just great on sailfish os 2 whereas terminal needs some more attention. There's also a keyboard layout called hacker's keyboard for android that would be great implementing on sailfish, afik the hacker's keyboard is open source.

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answered 2016-08-18 10:24:46 +0300

jwalck

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You can try selecting VKB behavior "fade" from the options. I don't find it perfect, but better for what you're asking for. The terminal content doesn't scroll up and down with every keystroke as it does in the "scroll" mode.

It's a matter of taste, but I find the terminal on-screen keyboard decent! Fast access to the most common special characters and I'm enough options for fading/getting out of the way to optimize screen real estate. Of course nothkng beats a physical keyboard though...:)