Ok, I'll be "that guy". Why not just use tmux or screen? Is character delay a real issue in 2012? Seems like it's more of a proof of concept of their syncing algorithm rather than something super useful.
EDIT: Fair enough, I stand corrected. :-)
EDIT: Fair enough, I stand corrected. :-)
And while tmux/screen do keep the state server side, so you can reconnect, you have to do it manually. I usually connect to the wired network at my desk (to get lower latencies using Synergy), but may unplug my laptop to go to a meeting or debug an issue at another desk. Having to re-establish all of my connections when I do that is a pain.
And finally, tmux/screen do nothing about the UTF-8 incompatibility situation, and in fact may make it worse by adding an extra layer in between in which encoding information can be lost (I haven't played with this very extensively, but I have been frustrated in the past trying to get UTF-8 text entry to work over SSH).
For nearby connections, it's no big deal, but cross-continent or overseas it's a right pain.
Has alleviated my laggy typing issues almost completely.
British English?
I'm actually reading the Harry Potter books (yeah, I know, but my kids are reading them too, and I figured I need to become an "insider" to that universe before they start making references that just go whoosh! over my head) and I remember seeing the expression "a right pain" somewhere in there.
Finally, I tend to be fascinated by odd and obscure language issues and details. I guess that's just the way I am.
Anyway, I'll be more careful to explain why I'm asking, in the future.
[1] Or, for example, right now, where my home internet just went offline about 15 minutes ago and I'm tethered to my phone for connectivity.
Also think: when your webserver goes down while you're on holiday in Asia, character delay is salt in the wound.
The Earth is a big enough place, with some of the connectivity achieved by means of geosynchronous satellite links. That adds a considerable delay, no matter what year it is.
At the higher level, you're composing some tricky unix pipe, and at the lower level, you're counting many backspaces you've pressed and how far behind the echo is.
% find . -name '*.txt' -mtime +2 -exec chmod g+w^H^HUsing ^W can alleviate this.
For me, it really shines when I'm on a crappy connection (like tethered through my phone or on terrible wifi), or when I suspend my laptop at home and wake it up at work -- the connection is instantly available.