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- | ====== Preferences ====== | ||
- | To configure Terminal, choose {gui> | ||
- | <figure "Open Terminal Preferences"> | ||
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- | ===== General ===== | ||
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- | ==== Title ==== | ||
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- | ? Initial title | ||
- | ! Use this text box to specify the initial title of terminals. New terminals will have the initial title. | ||
- | ! The initial title can also substitute some tokens, see the section called [[usage|To change the terminal title]] for more information. | ||
- | ? Dynamically-set title | ||
- | ! 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. | ||
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- | ==== Command ==== | ||
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- | ? 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. | ||
- | ? Update utmp/wtmp records when command is launched | ||
- | ! Select this option to insert a new entry in the utmp and wtmp records when a new terminal is opened. | ||
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- | ==== Scrolling ==== | ||
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- | ? Scroll on output | ||
- | ! Select this option to enable you to scroll the output on the terminal while the terminal continues to display more output from a command. | ||
- | ? Scroll on keystroke | ||
- | ! Select this option to enable you to press any key on the keyboard to scroll down the terminal window to the command prompt. This action only applies if you scrolled up the terminal window and you want to return to the command prompt. | ||
- | ? Scrollbar is | ||
- | ! Use this drop-down list to specify the position of the scrollbar in terminal windows. | ||
- | ? 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. | ||
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- | ===== Appearance ===== | ||
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- | ==== Font ==== | ||
- | Click on the button to select the font type and font size you want to use for the terminal. | ||
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- | ? Allow bold text | ||
- | ! 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. | ||
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- | ==== Background ==== | ||
- | Select a background for the terminal window. The options are as follows: | ||
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- | ? None (use solid color) | ||
- | ! Select this option to use the background color that is specified in the //Colors// section as the background color for the terminal. | ||
- | ? Background image | ||
- | ! Select this option to use an image file as the background for the terminal. Use the {gui> | ||
- | ! Use the {gui> | ||
- | ? Transparent background | ||
- | ! Select this option to use a transparent background for the terminal. | ||
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- | If you have selected {gui> | ||
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- | ==== Opening new windows ==== | ||
- | ? Display menubar in new windows | ||
- | ! Select this option to show the menubar on new terminal windows by default. | ||
- | ? Display toolbars in new windows | ||
- | ! Select this option to show toolbars on new terminal windows by default. | ||
- | ? Display borders around new windows | ||
- | ! Select this option to show window decorations on new terminal windows by default. | ||
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- | ==== 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> | ||
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- | To disable this feature, set the time to 0. | ||
- | ===== Colors ===== | ||
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- | ==== General ==== | ||
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- | The two buttons labeled with {gui> | ||
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- | Click on the {gui> | ||
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- | The {gui>Tab activity color} is used to indicated activity in non-active tabs. See also the option in the {gui> | ||
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- | ==== Text Selection ==== | ||
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- | Select the background color to use when selecting text in a terminal window. You can either specify a custom color or stick to the default color. | ||
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- | ==== Palette ==== | ||
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- | The terminal provides the application running inside with a palette of 16 colors. You can customize these colors using the 16 color buttons. | ||
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- | ==== Menubar Access ==== | ||
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- | ? 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> | ||
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- | ===== Advanced ===== | ||
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- | ? Backspace key generates | ||
- | ! Use the drop-down list to select the function that you want the {key> | ||
- | ? Delete key generates | ||
- | ! Use the drop-down list to select the function that you want the {key> | ||
- | ? $TERM setting | ||
- | ! This specifies the value the '' | ||
- | ? Reset compatibility options to defaults | ||
- | ! Click this button to reset the options on the {gui> | ||
- | ? 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. |