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- | ====== Drop-down Window ====== | ||
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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 ===== | ||
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- | You can start the drop-down mode by running ''< | ||
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- | The first time ''< | ||
- | ===== Main Window ===== | ||
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- | 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. | ||
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- | ===== Preferences ===== | ||
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- | 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 tray icon -- if enabled. | ||
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- | ==== Behavior ==== | ||
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- | ? Keep window open when it loses focus | ||
- | ! This setting is applied during startup only and controls the initial state of the {gui> | ||
- | ? Always keep window on top | ||
- | ! If enabled it asks the window manger to not be overlapped by other windows. | ||
- | ? Use shortcut to focus visible window | ||
- | ! In case you have the keep-open option enabled, enabling this option will force focus to the opened window, instead of hiding it. | ||
- | ? Show status icon in notification area | ||
- | ! 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 ==== | ||
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- | ? Width | ||
- | ! Width of the window. The size is the percentage of the monitor the terminal is displayed on. | ||
- | ? Height | ||
- | ! Height of the window. The size is the percentage of the monitor the terminal is displayed on. | ||
- | ? Opacity | ||
- | ! If you have [[: | ||
- | ? Duration | ||
- | ! Animation time for the roll-up and -down effect. To disable this set the time to 0 milliseconds. | ||
- | ? Always show tabs | ||
- | ! 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 ==== | ||
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- | ? Position | ||
- | ! Horizontal position of the window on the monitor. | ||
- | ? Move to monitor with pointer | ||
- | ! If the window should be moved to the monitor containing the mouse pointer when the ''< | ||
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- | ===== Advanced Options ===== | ||
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- | When started the __first time__ the ''< | ||
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- | Note that some of the window options don't apply to the drop-down window, like < |