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- | ====== Preferences ====== | + | ~~NOTOC~~ |
+ | {{ : | ||
+ | ====== | ||
To configure Terminal, choose {gui> | To configure Terminal, choose {gui> | ||
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+ | * **[[# | ||
+ | * **[[# | ||
+ | * **[[# | ||
+ | * **[[# | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
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+ | To change the application shortcuts, read the [[: | ||
<figure "Open Terminal Preferences"> | <figure "Open Terminal Preferences"> | ||
- | {{: | + | {{: |
</ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
===== General ===== | ===== General ===== | ||
<figure " | <figure " | ||
- | {{: | + | {{: |
</ | </ | ||
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! 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. | ||
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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 ===== | + | [[|Back to Top]] |
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ====== 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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? 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 ==== | ||
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To disable this feature, set the time to 0. | To disable this feature, set the time to 0. | ||
- | ===== Colors ===== | + | |
+ | [[|Back to Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ====== Colors | ||
<figure " | <figure " | ||
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Load default presets. The preset will set the colors and options defined in the file or reset them to the default value. | Load default presets. The preset will set the colors and options defined in the file or reset them to the default value. | ||
- | ===== Compatibility ===== | + | [[|Back to Top]] |
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ====== Compatibility | ||
<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 terminal emulation. This does not only set the '' | + | **(removed in 0.8.0)** |
- | ! If you have an application that needs '' | + | ! This specifies the terminal emulation. This does not only set the '' |
+ | ! If you have an application that needs '' | ||
? 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> | ||
+ | [[|Back to Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
===== Advanced ===== | ===== Advanced ===== | ||
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</ | </ | ||
+ | [[|Back to Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
==== Double Click ==== | ==== Double Click ==== | ||
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Choose the default encoding for the terminal. You can temporarily override this using the {gui> | Choose the default encoding for the terminal. You can temporarily override this using the {gui> | ||
- | ==== Menubar Access ==== | ||
- | ? Disable all menu access keys (such as Alt+f) | + | ==== Menubar Access (Shortcuts in 0.8.0) ==== |
- | ! 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 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) | ? 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> | ! 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> | ||
+ | ? Disable help window shortcut key (F1 by default) | ||
+ | **(since 0.8.0)** | ||
+ | ! Select this option to disable the shortcut key that is defined to open the help window. The default shortcut key for that is {key> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Misc (since 0.8.0) ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ? Use middle mouse click to close tabs | ||
+ | ! Select this option to enable closing terminal tabs with middle mouse click. | ||
+ | ? Auto-hide mouse pointer | ||
+ | ! Select this option to hide mouse pointer when typing in the terminal. | ||
+ | ? Rewrap terminal contents on resize | ||
+ | ! Select this option to allow re-wrapping of the terminal contents when resizing the window. If disabled, the contents that does not fit into the window will become invisible. | ||
+ | [[|Back to Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | [[: |