Re: [PLUG] Smooth Scrolling Terminals

[Walt Mankowski via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

I remember those terminals too, and they were indeed gorgeous.

I just gave it a try on iTerm2, a popular terminal program for
macOS. I honestly can't tell you if it uses smooth scrolling or not,
because the output of `ls` was so fast it was impossible to tell.

And I think that's the answer to why you don't see smooth scrolling
anymore. Modern terminals are so fast that if you tried to implement
it, you'd end up slowing down the output to an unacceptable degree.

Walt

On Sun, Jun 23, 2024 at 05:21:07PM -0400, Casey Bralla via plug wrote:
> Back in ancient times, Fred Flintstone and I used DEC VT-100 terminals. 
> These terminals had gorgeous smooth scrolling where the text floated upward
> instead of jerking line by line.
> 
> I assume somebody has written a smooth-scrolling terminal emulator, but I
> haven't been able to find one easily.  The docs for xterm mention smooth
> mode, but don't explain how to set it.
> 
> Can anybody help me find a smooth scrolling terminal emulator?
> 
> TIA!
> 
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