To change your preferences go to :menuselection:`file --> preferences`. To change your font press the font change the font and size press the change button in the preferences dialog. The :guilabel:`color scheme` field lets you say change how different colored things in the terminal colors appear. The :guilabel:`widget style` lets you overwrite the system widget style with something other than system default. The :guilabel:`scrollbar position` lets you move the scrollbar to the left or right or remove it entirely. The :guilabel:`tabs position` moves the bar to that part of the window of qterminal. The :guilabel:`cursor shape` changes the shape of the cursor between block cursor a large block, underline cursor a small underline, or i beam which is quite small like a | character.
To toggle showing the menubar check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Show the menubar` checkbox. The checkbox :guilabel:`Hide tab bar with only one tab` hides the tab bar when you only have one tab. The checkbox :guilabel:`Limit tab width` limits how wide a tab would be how be and the filed next to it is how wide to limit the width of tabs.The :guilabel:`Show a border around the current terminal` shows a border around the terminal.
To toggle showing the menubar check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Show the menubar` checkbox. The checkbox :guilabel:`Hide tab bar with only one tab` hides the tab bar when you only have one tab. The checkbox :guilabel:`Limit tab width` limits how wide a tab would be how be and the filed next to it is how wide to limit the width of tabs.The :guilabel:`Show a border around the current terminal` shows a border around the terminal. The checkbox :guilabel:`Show terminal size on resize` toggles showing the terminal size on resizing the window.
To apply these changes to see how they appear on qterminal press the :guilabel:`apply` button. If you like your new customized terminal layout press the OK button or if you wish to cancel your changes press the :guilabel:`cancel` button.
