I am looking for some alternatives to screen[1]. I have some specific requirements I expect for this tool based on my usage of screen:
- Support for “Copy/Scrollback Mode” (when you press Ctrl+a and then Esc, and it allows you to scrool to the output of that screen above the currently visible output).
- Session attaching/detaching/reattaching like those produced by -dr -Dr -dR and -DR flags.
- Screen splitting (when you press Ctrl+S, splitting the screen into two areas where you can see two screens at the same time and switch between them with Ctrl+a and then TAB).
I mentioned the keys for contextualization of what I was talking about, but I am autistic and have a hard time with changes, so if some alternative uses the same or similar command keys it’s a relevant information.
One struggle I currently face is when I’m running jest and face too many errors and output. I use VSCode for editing so I keep a PowerShell console no my second screen watching for changes and running the tests. The watcher is an interactive screen, so I can’t use tools like less or more, therefore the messages beyond the screen size are, in practice, lost.
[1] I know there is a previous question about this but the emphasis of that question is not on the specific features I am looking for.
