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Request - open multiple instances side-by-side, split window

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#17 opened on Nov 9, 2017

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Description

I do a lot of HA monitoring and having multiple sessions open to one system is common. Having 2 side by side is very helpful. Having 4 visible at the same time is probably ideal for me.

For this, I use Terminator. It can open another terminal in the same window that's split either horizontally or vertically and it will let you keep splitting till you can't see anything useful. But you can.

Having a few Terminator windows open with 4 sessions to the same host is a common thing for many people I work with.

Having some of those Terminator features in Asbru would be really nice. Apology if there's already something like that in Asbru, I haven't found it.

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Domain
desktoptooling
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
PerlGTKterminal emulation
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
10
Research direction
The issue requests a split window feature to view multiple terminal sessions side by side. Examine the current window management in the codebase, likely using Perl and GTK. Look for existing use of VteTerminal and GtkPaned widgets. Check if any linked PRs or forks have implemented this. Investigate how terminator implements its split feature for inspiration. The implementation would require modifying the main window to support horizontal and vertical splits.