...making Linux just a little more fun!
[ In reference to "A dummies introduction to GNU Screen" in LG#147 ]
Kapil Hari Paranjape [kapil at imsc.res.in]
Hello,
This is a nice intro to screen.
As you might expect ... some additional pointers from a long time
screen user 
1. Your method of binding the C-\ key to command might cause you grief. The suggested method is "escape ^\\". You can also bind a "function key" to the screen command with something like "bindkey -k <keyname> command". The list of <keyname>s can be found in "man -s5 termcap" under the section "String Capabilities". I use "F1" which is the F11 key. (It should have been F12 but that is for the window manager). You can also use some command like "escape ^^^" to override the default C-a being bound to the escape key. There currently seems to be no way to specify "no escape key" to screen which is a bit unfortunate! 2. You can also use "C-a '<initial char(s) of window name>" to switch to a window for example "C-a 'Eli" followed by enter will switch to that window.
Some other things to have fun with in screen are "nethack mode" and more seriously cut-and-paste and multi-user mode.
Regards,
Kapil. --
Thomas Adam [thomas.adam22 at gmail.com]
On 04/02/2008, Kapil Hari Paranjape <kapil@imsc.res.in> wrote:
> Some other things to have fun with in screen are "nethack mode" and > more seriously cut-and-paste and multi-user mode.
And, if... like me, you're using CVS screen, then there's vertical window support (split screen) as well. You can also save a window layout once you've set it up. There will, at some point, be support for saved split screens across screen detachment/attachment.
-- Thomas Adam