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Re:Use Alacritty instead of Termite by db48x on Friday May 07, 2021 @10:48AM (#27076527)
Speed. A terminal’s job is most just to print text on the screen. You might be surprised at just how slowly that can be done.
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Re:Use Alacritty instead of Termite by enriquto on Friday May 07, 2021 @10:50AM (#27076547)
Never had a problem with xterm's speed. In fact, it seemed snappier than gnome-terminal, especially when maximized.
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Re:Use Alacritty instead of Termite by db48x on Friday May 07, 2021 @11:30AM (#27076975)
Yea, xterm certainly isn’t the worst of the lot.
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