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apps:terminal:dropdown [2013/01/10 11:07] – nickapps:terminal:dropdown [2020/09/28 06:02] – kevinbowen
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-====== Drop-down Window ======+~~NOTOC~~ 
 +{{ :apps:terminal:terminal.png?nolink|}} 
 +====== xfce4-terminal - Drop-down Window ======
  
-<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.
  
-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 ''<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.
  
 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 |}}
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 ====== Preferences ====== ====== Preferences ======
  
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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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 ! 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.
  
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 ===== Position ===== ===== Position =====
  
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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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