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- | ====== Drop-down Window ====== | + | ~~NOTOC~~ |
+ | {{ : | ||
+ | ====== | ||
- | < | + | 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. |
- | 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. | + | ---- |
- | ===== Starting a Drop-down Window ===== | + | ====== Starting a Drop-down Window |
- | You can start the drop-down mode by running ''< | + | You can start the drop-down mode by running ''< |
The first time ''< | The first time ''< | ||
- | ===== Main Window ===== | + | |
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ====== Main Window | ||
When you start the drop-down window for the first time, the application opens a window on top of other windows at the top of the screen without window borders. | When you start the drop-down window for the first time, the application opens a window on top of other windows at the top of the screen without window borders. | ||
<figure " | <figure " | ||
- | {{ : | + | {{ : |
</ | </ | ||
- | ===== Preferences ===== | + | [[|Back to Top]] |
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ====== Preferences | ||
- | You can open the drop-down preferences by clicking the small button are the bottom-right corner of the tabs. The dialog can also be opened by right-clicking | + | The drop-down preferences |
<figure " | <figure " | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | ==== Behavior ==== | + | [[|Back to Top]] |
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ===== Behavior | ||
? Keep window open when it loses focus | ? Keep window open when it loses focus | ||
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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. | ||
- | ==== Appearance and Animation ==== | + | [[|Back to Top]] |
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ===== Appearance and Animation | ||
? Width | ? Width | ||
- | ! Width of the window. The size is the percentage of the monitor the terminal is displayed on. | + | ! Width of the window. The size is the percentage of the monitor the terminal is displayed on. Note that the size is aligned to match the terminal character size, so in some cases 1% does not make a visual difference. |
? Height | ? Height | ||
- | ! Height | + | ! Same as above, but than for the height |
? Opacity | ? Opacity | ||
! If you have [[: | ! If you have [[: | ||
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! Hide the tabs at the bottom of the window when there is only a single tab opened. Then there are than 1 tab the bar will always be visible. | ! Hide the tabs at the bottom of the window when there is only a single tab opened. Then there are than 1 tab the bar will always be visible. | ||
- | ==== Position ==== | + | [[|Back to Top]] |
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ===== Position | ||
? Position | ? Position | ||
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! If the window should be moved to the monitor containing the mouse pointer when the ''< | ! If the window should be moved to the monitor containing the mouse pointer when the ''< | ||
- | ===== Advanced | + | [[|Back to Top]] |
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ====== Advanced | ||
+ | |||
+ | When started the __first time__ the ''< | ||
+ | |||
+ | xfce4-terminal --drop-down --title "Irssi Client" | ||
+ | |||
+ | Another trick is to open a new tab in an existing drop-down window. You therefore need to start the with ''< | ||
+ | |||
+ | xfce4-terminal --tab --drop-down --title "Disk Usage" -e df --hold | ||
- | When started | + | Note that some of the window options don't apply to the drop-down window, like < |
- | < | + | [[|Back to Top]] |
+ | ---- | ||
+ | [[: |