[Konsole-devel] [Bug 92638] New: Vertically split screen for very long listings (watch/top/tail/less/...)

[Jakob Østergaard]

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           Summary: Vertically split screen for very long listings
                    (watch/top/tail/less/...)
           Product: konsole
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Gentoo Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: konsole-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: joe evalesco com


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.3.0)
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages
OS:                Linux

When I monitor amanda (backup) progress with 'watch amstatus ...' I have approx. 200 lines of output with a nice summary at the bottom. All lines are relevant when following the progress. This cannot be viewed in one konsole (1600x1200 X with small font) - my only option is to select a font so small that it becomes unreadable.

What I would like Konsole to offer, was the option of vertically splitting the screen, so that text would flow from the top of the left half, to the bottom of the left half, then to the top of the right half and to the bottom of the right half. Sort of like the columns in a newspaper.

This would allow me to see the 80 character wide 200-300 line long amstatus output in a 160 character wide 150 line tall Konsole.

The same feature would be useful for 'top' on big busy systems, maybe for 'less' on large files, and for 'tail -f ...' when following busy log-files.

The goal here is to allow as many lines as possible to be viewable inside one single Konsole, without having to select unreadably small fonts. Whether only one split should be allowed, or the user should select 'N' splits, I don't know. One split would make a huge difference, that's for sure.

Thanks for listening  :)