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- | ====== Preferences ====== | + | ~~NOTOC~~ |
+ | {{ : | ||
+ | ====== | ||
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"> | ||
- | {{: | + | {{: |
</ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
===== 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 ==== | ||
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> | ||
- | ===== Colors ===== | + | |
+ | To disable this feature, set the time to 0. | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[|Back to Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ====== 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 | |
- | ==== Text Selection ==== | + | ? Bold text color |
- | + | ! By default | |
- | Select | + | |
==== Palette ==== | ==== Palette ==== | ||
- | The terminal provides the application running inside with a palette of 16 colors. You can customize these colors using the 16 color buttons. | + | The terminal provides the application running inside with a palette of 16 colors. You can customize these colors using the 16 color buttons. To show the palette combinations, |
+ | ==== Presets ==== | ||
- | ==== Menubar Access ==== | + | Load default presets. The preset will set the colors and options defined in the file or reset them to the default value. |
- | ? Disable all menu access keys (such as Alt+f) | + | [[|Back |
- | ! Select this option | + | ---- |
- | ? Disable menu shortcut key ({key> | + | ====== Compatibility ====== |
- | ! 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> | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[|Back to Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ===== Advanced ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <figure " | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Double Click ==== | ||
+ | |||
? 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. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Encoding ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Choose the default encoding for the terminal. You can temporarily override this using the {gui> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Menubar Access (Shortcuts in 0.8.0) ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ? 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> | ||
+ | ? 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]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | [[: |