Ask HN: Google Chromebook - anybody using it for web development?

Re:Ask HN: Google Chromebook - anybody using it for web deve... by agracey on Friday June 08, 2012 @09:18AM (#4083996)

I don't have a chromebook but on my chromeos I can press ctrl-alt<F1> to get to a command line. From this I can use the normal ssh. To get back I can press ctrl-altF7. Using this I can use several different TTY to get a couple different ssh connections going. You could also install screen on the remote host so that the session stays live even if the connect drops.

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Re:Ask HN: Google Chromebook - anybody using it for web deve... by fmstephe on Friday June 08, 2012 @12:59PM (#4085093)

My chromebook doesn't have an F1 key (although I read somewhere that the F* keys are the special function keys aross the top of the keyboard). I will see if I can reproduce that behaviour tonight.

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Re:Ask HN: Google Chromebook - anybody using it for web deve... by fmstephe on Saturday June 09, 2012 @05:49AM (#4087745)

Confirmed. I can access the terminals via the F* keys, which are just the fancy keys across the top of the keyboard. Cheers.

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Re:Ask HN: Google Chromebook - anybody using it for web deve... by rtdp on Saturday June 09, 2012 @03:22PM (#4089022)

and yes, I hope chromebook wont have a problem working with external mechanical keyboards, right?

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