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====== Drop-down Window ====== | {{ :apps:terminal:terminal.png?nolink|}} |
| ====== xfce4-terminal - Drop-down Window ====== |
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<note>The drop-down functionality was added in Xfce4-terminal 0.6.1.</note> | Xfce4-terminal has the functionality to have one drop-down window. This mode is inspired by consoles in computer games, such as Quake, in which a terminal slides down from the top of the screen when a key is pressed, and then slides back up when the key is pressed again. The drop-down functionality was added in Xfce4-terminal 0.6.1. |
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Xfce4-terminal has the functionality to have 1 drop-down window. This mode is inspired from consoles in computer games such as Quake which slide down from the top of the screen when a key is pressed, and slide back up when the key is pressed again. | |
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====== Starting a Drop-down Window ====== | ====== Starting a Drop-down Window ====== |
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You can start the drop-down mode by running ''<nowiki>xfce4-terminal --drop-down</nowiki>''. Since the application as no keybinding code, it is advised to [[:xfce:xfce4-settings:keyboard|Application Shortcuts]] for this. | You can start the drop-down mode by running ''<nowiki>xfce4-terminal --drop-down</nowiki>''. Since the application has no keybinding code, it is advised to use [[:xfce:xfce4-settings:keyboard|Application Shortcuts]] for this. |
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The first time ''<nowiki>xfce4-terminal --drop-down</nowiki>'' is passed to the application, it will create a drop-down window and show it on top of the active ((the monitor that contains the mouse pointer)) monitor. Each other time the command is executed, the drop-down window will toggle its visibility. | The first time ''<nowiki>xfce4-terminal --drop-down</nowiki>'' is passed to the application, it will create a drop-down window and show it on top of the active ((the monitor that contains the mouse pointer)) monitor. Each other time the command is executed, the drop-down window will toggle its visibility. |
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====== Main Window ====== | ====== Main Window ====== |
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<figure "Drop-down window with 3 tabs"> | <figure "Drop-down window with 3 tabs"> |
{{ :apps:terminal:terminal-dropdown-window.png?nolink |}} | {{ :apps:terminal:terminal-dropdown-window.png?600nolink |}} |
</figure> | </figure> |
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====== Preferences ====== | ====== Preferences ====== |
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</figure> | </figure> |
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===== Behavior ===== | ===== Behavior ===== |
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! Put a terminal icon in the system tray. The icon responds to clicks to toggle the window visibility or with right-click to access the Xfce Terminal preferences. | ! Put a terminal icon in the system tray. The icon responds to clicks to toggle the window visibility or with right-click to access the Xfce Terminal preferences. |
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===== Appearance and Animation ===== | ===== Appearance and Animation ===== |
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! If the window should be moved to the monitor containing the mouse pointer when the ''<nowiki>xfce4-terminal --drop-down</nowiki>'' option is executed. If disabled, the window will stay on the monitor is was first started on. | ! If the window should be moved to the monitor containing the mouse pointer when the ''<nowiki>xfce4-terminal --drop-down</nowiki>'' option is executed. If disabled, the window will stay on the monitor is was first started on. |
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====== Advanced Options ====== | ====== Advanced Options ====== |
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Note that some of the window options don't apply to the drop-down window, like <nowiki>--show-borders</nowiki> and <nowiki>--geometry</nowiki> since those are overridden by window specific preferences. | Note that some of the window options don't apply to the drop-down window, like <nowiki>--show-borders</nowiki> and <nowiki>--geometry</nowiki> since those are overridden by window specific preferences. |
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