FWIW, my .screenrc is 4 lines. My .tmuxrc is 26 lines, and all it tries to do is get a behavior comprable to screen. Ie, using the same ctrl-a,
supporting ctrl-ac without needing to release ctrl before the second character, allowing titles to pass thru tmux to the title bar, etc.
> all it tries to do is get a behavior comprable to screen
So, veering from the tmux defaults to change them to the screen defaults takes more work in tmux than in screen? Go figure! I never would have guessed. (Hint: It's easier in screen because they are the defaults)
I've never used tmux and I find your post to be biased towards screen. tmux isn't being touted as a 'drop-in replacement' for screen, but that seems to be how you are evaluating it.
The answer to you is no, I think it is. It's a question at least, it's not it it _is_ a killer. That I think is misleading. At least with this title you still have to come to your own conclusion.
I agree that the answer to that question is almost always "no". But I think this case is a rare exception where the answer is "yes", or at least "probably".
--- a GNU screen user who intends to switch over to tmux at some point.
