I all you need is tab completion, use ssh mode when shelling to a different machine. For terminal make sure to use M-x ansi-term -- and switch between char-interaction and line-interaction -- c-C-c C-k will let you run things like VI (character mode) and C-c C-j will (almost) feel like shell-mode. >>>>> "Bart" == Bart Bunting <bart@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: Bart> Hi everyone, I've always used emacs shell mode to Bart> interact with things like ciscos and various other Bart> linux boxes over ssh. Bart> Bart> I miss a few things though that you get from a fully Bart> fledged terminal emulator such as tab completion. Bart> Bart> I've tinkered with term mode in emacs but for some Bart> reason always found it difficult to use. Bart> Bart> I'm not sure if it is my lack of experience with it or Bart> if it is genuinely clunkier to use with emacspeak. I Bart> miss things like easy isearching etc that I have in Bart> shell mode. I know I can switch between character and Bart> line modes and tend to do so if I'm using term mode. Bart> Bart> I was wondering what everyone else is using, how do you Bart> find term mode and are there any tricks I should Bart> consider or things I should learn that would make using Bart> term easier? Bart> Bart> I'd appreciate pointers from anyone who has time to Bart> respond. Bart> Bart> Bart> Kind regards Bart> Bart> Bart -- Bart> Bart> Bart> Kind regards Bart> Bart> Bart Bart> Bart> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bart> To unsubscribe from the emacspeak list or change your Bart> address on the emacspeak list send mail to Bart> "emacspeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxx" with a subject of Bart> "unsubscribe" or "help". -- Best Regards, --raman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the emacspeak list or change your address on the emacspeak list send mail to "emacspeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxx" with a subject of "unsubscribe" or "help".
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