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| apps:terminal:4.12:preferences [2019/07/24 00:11] – created kevinbowen | apps:terminal:4.12:preferences [2019/07/25 00:54] (current) – kevinbowen |
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| To configure Terminal, choose {gui>Edit>Preferences...} or right-click the terminal area of the window and choose {gui>Preferences....} This will bring up the //Terminal Preferences// dialog, which allows you to adjust Terminal's behaviour to your needs. | To configure Terminal, choose {gui>Edit>Preferences...} or right-click the terminal area of the window and choose {gui>Preferences....} This will bring up the //Terminal Preferences// dialog, which allows you to adjust Terminal's behaviour to your needs. |
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| To change the application shortcuts, read the [[:faq|FAQ]] section "Editable Menu Accelerators". | To change the application shortcuts, read the [[:4.12:faq|FAQ]] section "Editable Menu Accelerators". |
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| <figure "Open Terminal Preferences"> | <figure "Open Terminal Preferences"> |
| ? Disable all menu access keys | ? Disable all menu access keys |
| ! Select this option to disable the access keys, the so called //mnemonics// such as {key>Alt+f}, that are defined to enable you to use keyboard instead of the mouse to select a menu item. Each access key is identified by an underlined letter on a menu or dialog option. In some cases, you must press the Alt key in combination with the access key to perform the action. | ! Select this option to disable the access keys, the so called //mnemonics// such as {key>Alt+f}, that are defined to enable you to use keyboard instead of the mouse to select a menu item. Each access key is identified by an underlined letter on a menu or dialog option. In some cases, you must press the Alt key in combination with the access key to perform the action. |
| ! Do not confuse this with //accelerators// like {key>Ctrl+Alt+N}. You have to manually disable those by removing them as explained in the [[:faq|Editable Menu Accelerators]] section of the FAQ. | ! Do not confuse this with //accelerators// like {key>Ctrl+Alt+N}. You have to manually disable those by removing them as explained in the [[:4.12:faq|Editable Menu Accelerators]] section of the FAQ. |
| ! The reason //accelerators// and //mnemonics// are handled seperatly is because //mnemonics// are hard-coded by the translations. //Accelerators// on the other hand can be removed or edited by the user. So you can yourself change those so they don't cause any conflicts with applications you run inside the terminal. | ! The reason //accelerators// and //mnemonics// are handled separately is because //mnemonics// are hard-coded by the translations. //Accelerators// on the other hand can be removed or edited by the user. So you can yourself change those so they don't cause any conflicts with applications you run inside the terminal. |
| ? Disable menu shortcut key (F10 by default) | ? Disable menu shortcut key (F10 by default) |
| ! Select this option to disable the shortcut key that is defined to enable you to access the Terminal menus. The default shortcut key to access the menus is {key>F10}. | ! Select this option to disable the shortcut key that is defined to enable you to access the Terminal menus. The default shortcut key to access the menus is {key>F10}. |