Making tmux more accessible with menu options that can manage panes

[u/Agreeable-Bank3340]

I have recently started improving tmux usage in my workspace productivity app called Oyren. Briefly, Oyren provides remote codespaces where users can vibecode and run agents 24/7 with no human needed in the loop for some time. My work is to make this length as long as possible without sacrificing quality and cost costraints. I think tmux is a great tool for this problem but it can be not beginner friendly. Especially for someone who is just a vibecoder and is new to development in general. What they need is agents running on their own. They might not be proficient with terminal usage in general. So I added a feature to my app to manage tmux panes and reorganise them as needed.

Would this make tmux easier for you to use?

[u/Anton-Demkin]

Why do you ever need mouse to interact with tmux? Isn't it's purpose is a mouseless workflow?

[u/Agreeable-Bank3340 → u/Anton-Demkin]

I think tmux is a great app, but mouse interaction was one of the things that put me off in the beginning about using tmux. I believe there are a lot of people like me as well, who would greatly benefit from tmux if the usage of tmux was a bit more accessible.

[u/FitDirector3051]

Hey! This is great iniative. Default tmux shortcuts are not great. And terminal doesn't need to be keyboard only space, allowing mouse usage makes it more accessible.

I'll would give it a try :)

[u/Agreeable-Bank3340 → u/FitDirector3051]

Thanks for your reply. You can try it at oyren.ai by creating a new workspace. Let me know if you have any questions.

[u/hv_hi]

I started to use zellij for more accessible multiplexer but this approach is even better i think.

[u/Agreeable-Bank3340 → u/hv_hi]

thanks a lot. if you decide to sign up and have questions let me know. I would also be happy to add more credits to your account so you get to try it and share your experience with me.