[Terminal] open tab in existing window

[Ambrose Li]

On 25/11/06, JoeHill <joehill at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:49:21 -0500
> Ambrose Li got an infinite number of monkeys to type out:
>
> > He means being able to use gaim-txt to attach to the already-running *GUI*
> > version of gaim. That way the GUI version can keep running, but he would have
> > the flexibility to access it when logging in remotely through ssh/screen.
>
> Well, then you don't even need gaim-txt. Just run the GUI inside a screen
> session, then reconnect to it at will, no?

Hmm... won't the GUI *not* run inside screen(1) (as a text mode program)?
or am I missing something obvious?
-- 
cheers,
-ambrose