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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 :menuselection:`Left`, :menuselection:`Right`, or :menuselection:`No scrollbar`. The :guilabel:`Tabs position` moves the tabbar to the direction of the side of the QTerminal window you select. The :guilabel:`Cursor shape` changes the shape of the cursor between block cursor a large block, underline cursor a small underline, or IBeamCursor which is quite small like a | character. 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 :menuselection:`Left`, :menuselection:`Right`, or :menuselection:`No scrollbar`. The :guilabel:`Tabs position` moves the tabbar to the direction of the side of the QTerminal window you select. The :guilabel:`Cursor shape` changes the shape of the cursor between block cursor a large block, underline cursor a small underline, or IBeamCursor which is quite small like a | character.
To use a bold font for bright colors with syntax highlighting check the :guilabel:`Use bold font face for intense colors` checkbox. To disable using the alt key in keyboard combos to activate the window for QTerminal check the :guilabel:`No menu bar accelerator` checkbox. To toggle showing the menubar check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Show the menu bar` checkbox. To hide window borders check the checkbox :guilabel:`Hide Window Borders`. The checkbox :guilabel:`Hide tab bar with only one tab` hides the tab bar when you only have one tab. The checkbox :guilabel:`Fixed tab width` limits how wide a tab can be in pixels. The :guilabel:`Show a border around the current terminal` shows a border around the terminal. To disable having the x button to close each tab uncheck the :guilabel:`Close button on each tab` checkbox. The checkbox :guilabel:`Show terminal size on resize` toggles showing the terminal size on resizing the window. To have support for languages with both right to left and left to right text check the :guilabel:`Enable bi-directional text support`. To use box drawing character from the font you use check the :guilabel:`Use box drawing characters contained in the font` checkbox. To use a bold font for bright colors with syntax highlighting check the :guilabel:`Use bold font face for intense colors` checkbox. To disable using the alt key in keyboard combos to activate the window for QTerminal check the :guilabel:`No menu bar accelerator` checkbox. To toggle showing the menubar check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Show the menu bar` checkbox. The checkbox :guilabel:`Hide tab bar with only one tab` hides the tab bar when you only have one tab. The checkbox :guilabel:`Fixed tab width` limits how wide a tab can be in pixels. The :guilabel:`Show a border around the current terminal` shows a border around the terminal. To disable having the x button to close each tab uncheck the :guilabel:`Close button on each tab` checkbox. The checkbox :guilabel:`Show terminal size on resize` toggles showing the terminal size on resizing the window. To have support for languages with both right to left and left to right text check the :guilabel:`Enable bi-directional text support`. To use box drawing character from the font you use check the :guilabel:`Use box drawing characters contained in the font` checkbox.
.. image:: qterminal-preferences.png .. image:: qterminal-preferences.png
The field :guilabel:`Terminal transparency` gives you the percent transparent for the full application transparency. The field :guilabel:`Terminal transparency` is how transparent to make the terminal. To select a background image for your terminal press the :guilabel:`Select` button next to :guilabel:`Background image`. To change what QTerminal will do with the background image if the window doesn't exactly fit use the :guilabel:`Background mode` menu. The field :guilabel:`Start with preset` lets you choose how many terminal splits to have when you start up QTerminal. To have a margin on the left side of the terminal set the :guilabel:`Terminal margin` will make a margin at the bottom of the terminal to not have the bottom text cut off. The field :guilabel:`Terminal transparency` gives you the percent transparent for the full application transparency. The field :guilabel:`Terminal transparency` is how transparent to make the terminal. To select a background image for your terminal press the :guilabel:`Select` button next to :guilabel:`Background image`. To change what QTerminal will do with the background image if the window doesn't exactly fit use the :guilabel:`Background mode` menu. The field :guilabel:`Start with preset` lets you choose how many terminal splits to have when you start up QTerminal. To have a margin on the left side of the terminal set the :guilabel:`Terminal margin` will make a margin at the bottom of the terminal to not have the bottom text cut off.
To hide window borders check the checkbox :guilabel:`Hide Window Borders`. To have the current terminal focused by mouseover check the :guilabel:`Set current terminal on mouseover` checkbox. To change the window title from the terminal check the :guilabel:`Change window title based on the terminal` checkbox. To switch the window icon based on the terminal check the :guilabel:`Change window icon based on the terminal` checkbox.
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 :guilabel:`OK` button or if you wish to cancel your changes press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button. 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 :guilabel:`OK` button or if you wish to cancel your changes press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button.
The :guilabel:`Behavior` tab changes history, pasting, and different kinds of emulation. To stop bracketed paste mode on pasting multiple lines check the :guilabel:`Forcefully disable bracketed paste mode` checkbox. The :guilabel:`History size (in lines)` lets you save only that many lines of scrollback. The button for :guilabel:`Unlimited history` will save an unlimited amount of scrollback. To change where you are viewing the terminal when you paste change the :guilabel:`Action after paste` menu. To add characters to be included as part of a word when searching for entire words enter in the :guilabel:`Word Selection characters` field. To turn off bracketed paste mode check the :guilabel:`Forcefully disable bracketed paste mode` checkbox. The checkbox for :guilabel:`Confirm multiline paste` brings up a confirmation for pasting multiple lines. The checkbox :guilabel:`Trim trailing newlines in pasted text` checkbox removes excess newlines in pasting text from the end of what you paste. To not close tabs by middle clicking uncheck the :guilabel:`Close tab on middle-click` checkbox. The :guilabel:`Ask for confirmation when closing` pops up a confirmation dialog when you close QTerminal. The checkbox :guilabel:`Save position when closing` saves the position when closing QTerminal. To save where QTerminal is on the screen check the :guilabel:`Save Position when closing` checkbox. To have QTerminal be the same size window check the :guilabel:`Save Size when closing`. The :guilabel:`Open new terminals in current working directory` checkbox open new terminals in the last working directory you were on. To Open new tabs to the right of the current tab check the :guilabel:`Open new tab to the right of the active tab` checkbox. To set a command to open your scrollback in another program enter it in :guilabel:`Handle history command`. The :guilabel:`Behavior` tab changes history, pasting, and different kinds of emulation. To stop bracketed paste mode on pasting multiple lines check the :guilabel:`Forcefully disable bracketed paste mode` checkbox. The :guilabel:`History size (in lines)` lets you save only that many lines of scrollback. The button for :guilabel:`Unlimited history` will save an unlimited amount of scrollback. To change where you are viewing the terminal when you paste change the :guilabel:`Action after paste` menu. To add characters to be included as part of a word when searching for entire words enter in the :guilabel:`Word Selection characters` field. To turn off bracketed paste mode check the :guilabel:`Forcefully disable bracketed paste mode` checkbox. The checkbox for :guilabel:`Confirm multiline paste` brings up a confirmation for pasting multiple lines. The checkbox :guilabel:`Trim trailing newlines in pasted text` checkbox removes excess newlines in pasting text from the end of what you paste. To not close tabs by middle clicking uncheck the :guilabel:`Close tab on middle-click` checkbox. The :guilabel:`Ask for confirmation when closing` pops up a confirmation dialog when you close QTerminal. The checkbox :guilabel:`Save position when closing` saves the position when closing QTerminal. To save where QTerminal is on the screen check the :guilabel:`Save Position when closing` checkbox. To have QTerminal be the same size window check the :guilabel:`Save Size when closing`. The :guilabel:`Open new terminals in current working directory` checkbox open new terminals in the last working directory you were on. To Open new tabs to the right of the current tab check the :guilabel:`Open new tab to the right of the active tab` checkbox. To set a command to open your scrollback in another program enter it in :guilabel:`Handle history command`.