diffuse VS terminator

https://github.com/MightyCreak/diffuse is not as slow as meld, however, there are many alternatives...

I use both Meld and Diffuse[1] depending on what I do. I find Diffuse to represent diffs better visually, while Meld being better for actually merging contents.

[1]: https://github.com/MightyCreak/diffuse

If all you need is a tool, there are plenty. On the command line, there's diff, which is versatile and can be scripted. If you want something graphical, there are a bunch. I like Diffuse which can compare more than two files at a time. Also, most modern text editors, such as VSCodium can diff files.

Until recently, my answer would have been Terminator. Recently, however, the lack of support for OSC52 and the fact that the workarounds don't always work reliably has been bothering me more and more. Based on https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte/-/issues/2495, it is quite unlikely that VTE (and therefore Terminator) will ever support OSC52.

For terminal software, I really enjoy using Terminator, because it allows me to spawn several tiled terminals in a single window, with a custom arrangement that can expand and shrink easily.

I use Terminator as terminal emulator and ZSH as shell.

Using a Terminal Emulator with native support for split panes (Examples: Terminator)

I use the ZSH as a shell with its own configuration. As terminal emulator I use Terminator. From my personal point of view I don't need anything more modern.