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====== Preferences ====== | ====== Preferences ====== | ||
To configure Terminal, choose {gui> | To configure Terminal, choose {gui> | ||
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+ | To change the application shortcuts, read the [[: | ||
<figure "Open Terminal Preferences"> | <figure "Open Terminal Preferences"> | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | ===== General ===== | + | ====== General |
<figure " | <figure " | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | ==== Title ==== | + | ===== Title ===== |
? Initial title | ? Initial title | ||
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! Use this drop-down list to specify how to handle dynamically-set titles, that is, terminal titles set by the commands that run in the terminal. | ! Use this drop-down list to specify how to handle dynamically-set titles, that is, terminal titles set by the commands that run in the terminal. | ||
- | ==== Command ==== | + | ===== Command |
? Run command as login shell | ? Run command as login shell | ||
! Select this option to force Terminal to run your shell as a login shell when you open new terminals. See the documentation of your shell for details about differences between running it as interactive shell and running it as login shell. | ! Select this option to force Terminal to run your shell as a login shell when you open new terminals. See the documentation of your shell for details about differences between running it as interactive shell and running it as login shell. | ||
? Update utmp/wtmp records when command is launched | ? Update utmp/wtmp records when command is launched | ||
+ | **(removed in 0.8.0)** | ||
! Select this option to insert a new entry in the utmp and wtmp records when a new terminal is opened. | ! Select this option to insert a new entry in the utmp and wtmp records when a new terminal is opened. | ||
- | ==== Scrolling ==== | + | ===== Scrolling |
? Scroll on output | ? Scroll on output | ||
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? Scrollback | ? Scrollback | ||
! Use this spin box to specify the number of lines that you can scroll back using the scrollbar or the mouse wheel. For example, if you specify 1000 you can scroll back the last 1000 lines displayed in the terminal. | ! Use this spin box to specify the number of lines that you can scroll back using the scrollbar or the mouse wheel. For example, if you specify 1000 you can scroll back the last 1000 lines displayed in the terminal. | ||
+ | ? Unlimited scrollback | ||
+ | **(since 0.8.0)** | ||
+ | ! Use this checkbox to set unlimited scrollback capacity. | ||
- | ===== Appearance ===== | + | ====== Appearance |
<figure " | <figure " | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | ==== Font ==== | + | ===== Font ===== |
Click on the button to select the font type and font size you want to use for the terminal. | Click on the button to select the font type and font size you want to use for the terminal. | ||
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! The option Allow bold text controls whether Terminal allows the application running inside to use bold text or not. If disabled, all text will appear in the selected font, else certain text will appear in bold face. | ! The option Allow bold text controls whether Terminal allows the application running inside to use bold text or not. If disabled, all text will appear in the selected font, else certain text will appear in bold face. | ||
- | ==== Background ==== | + | ===== Background |
Select a background for the terminal window. The options are as follows: | Select a background for the terminal window. The options are as follows: | ||
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If you have selected {gui> | If you have selected {gui> | ||
- | ==== Opening new windows ==== | + | ===== Opening new windows |
? Display menubar in new windows | ? Display menubar in new windows | ||
! Select this option to show the menubar on new terminal windows by default. | ! Select this option to show the menubar on new terminal windows by default. | ||
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? Display borders around new windows | ? Display borders around new windows | ||
! Select this option to show window decorations on new terminal windows by default. | ! Select this option to show window decorations on new terminal windows by default. | ||
+ | ? Default size | ||
+ | ! The default terminal geometry in rows and columns. | ||
- | ==== Tab Activity Indicator ==== | + | ===== Tab Activity Indicator |
The time in seconds a non-active tab title will be highlighted in the {gui>Tab activity color}, you can set in the {gui> | The time in seconds a non-active tab title will be highlighted in the {gui>Tab activity color}, you can set in the {gui> | ||
- | TO disable this feature, set the time to 0. | + | To disable this feature, set the time to 0. |
- | ===== Colors ===== | + | ====== Colors |
<figure " | <figure " | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | ==== General ==== | + | ===== General |
- | The two buttons labeled with {gui>Text} and {gui> | + | ? Text color |
+ | ! The color to draw normal text. An application running inside the terminal can also request a different color chosen from the palette below to draw text. | ||
+ | ? Cursor color | ||
+ | ! The cursor color. | ||
+ | ? Background color | ||
+ | ! Choose the default background for terminal windows. This color is also used in background tinting when {gui> | ||
+ | ? Tab activity color | ||
+ | ! This color is used to indicated activity in non-active tabs. See also the option in the {gui> | ||
+ | ? Vary the background color for each tab | ||
+ | ! Choose a random color based on the selected background color. The //Hue// value will be randomly chosen. // | ||
- | Click on the {gui> | + | ===== Custom Colors ===== |
- | The {gui>Tab activity | + | ? Text selection |
+ | ! By default the text and background colors will be reversed for selected text. You can set a custom selection background color by enabling | ||
+ | ? Bold text color | ||
+ | ! By default | ||
- | ==== Text Selection | + | ===== Palette ===== |
- | Select | + | The terminal provides |
- | ==== Palette | + | ===== Presets ===== |
- | The terminal provides | + | Load default presets. |
- | + | ====== | |
- | ==== Menubar Access | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ? Disable all menu access keys (such as Alt+f) | + | |
- | ! Select this option to disable the access keys 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. | + | |
- | ? Disable menu shortcut key ({key> | + | |
- | ! 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> | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ===== Advanced | + | |
<figure " | <figure " | ||
- | {{: | + | {{: |
</ | </ | ||
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? Delete key generates | ? Delete key generates | ||
! Use the drop-down list to select the function that you want the {key> | ! Use the drop-down list to select the function that you want the {key> | ||
- | ? $TERM setting | + | ? Emulation |
- | ! This specifies the value the '' | + | **(removed in 0.8.0)** |
+ | ! This specifies the terminal emulation. This does not only set the '' | ||
+ | ! If you have an application | ||
? Reset compatibility options to defaults | ? Reset compatibility options to defaults | ||
! Click this button to reset the options on the {gui> | ! Click this button to reset the options on the {gui> | ||
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+ | ====== Advanced ====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure " | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | ===== Double Click ===== | ||
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? Double click | ? Double click | ||
! Use this text box to specify characters or groups of characters that Terminal considers to be words when you select text by word. | ! Use this text box to specify characters or groups of characters that Terminal considers to be words when you select text by word. | ||
+ | ? Reset double click options to defaults | ||
+ | ! Click this button to reset the entry to its defaults settings. | ||
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+ | ===== Encoding ===== | ||
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+ | Choose the default encoding for the terminal. You can temporarily override this using the {gui> | ||
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+ | ===== Menubar Access ===== | ||
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+ | ? Disable all menu access keys | ||
+ | ! Select this option to disable the access keys, the so called // | ||
+ | ! Do not confuse this with // | ||
+ | ! The reason // | ||
+ | ? 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> | ||
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