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[Locked] SSH/Terminal applet option
B3rt English 6 ppmt [Read]
18 May 2010 à 01:13

B3rt, Saturday 08 May 2010 à 00:06


Subscription date : 25 April 2008
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I would to like to suggest some options/improvements for the terminal applet:

- option to add extra parameters when terminal starts, for example to automatically run a command when starting it
- option to really close it and also minimize it into the dock as a normal terminal using the "normal" signs _ and x on the top right border
- option to remove the big ugly TAB button or disable the tab option at all.
- when terminal is opened from dock fix the position on the desktop, now the terminal "moves" when it is open when mouse is moved over the dock is itself, a fixed position when opened would be nice. Or only move the pointer/connection graphics from terminal to the dock, so only the terminal window itself is fixed.

Hope some or all of these "improvements" can be implemented in a future update.

Best regards,

B3rt

fabounet, Saturday 08 May 2010 à 15:28


Subscription date : 30 November 2007
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automatically run a command when starting it

shouldn't this be in ~/.bash_rc ?

- option to really close it and also minimize it into the dock as a normal terminal using the "normal" signs _ and x on the top right border

actually you can hide when it's inside a dialog by clicking on the top border of the dialog
but you're talking about the desklet mode right ? there is a shortcut for that, isn't it more convenient ?
It won't appear in the taskbar anyway (this would be non-sense, it's not a gnome-terminal, it's more something like Tilda. IMHO the best way to use it is with a shortcut to trigger it)

- option to remove the big ugly TAB button or disable the tab option at all.

hmmm, is a single window terminal still useful ? I personnally couldn't use it without tabs.
what's the problem about tabs ? too big ?

- when terminal is opened from dock fix the position on the desktop, now the terminal "moves" when it is open when mouse is moved over the dock is itself, a fixed position when opened would be nice. Or only move the pointer/connection graphics from terminal to the dock, so only the terminal window itself is fixed.

I agree something should be done.

B3rt, Saturday 08 May 2010 à 22:23


Subscription date : 25 April 2008
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shouldn't this be in ~/.bash_rc ?

No, I want only to run a command when I use that specific terminal, not in all terminals i open.
I wish to use the terminal for a static hasher, to create hash file, click icon terminal starts, hash command is run etc.
I now do this using a gnome-terminal, but I need a static terminal, tilda looks ok but does not work good enough, it has still a lot of grapihcs problems by hide and show.

what's the problem about tabs ? too big ?

Yep way to big

fabounet, Saturday 08 May 2010 à 22:30


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what about a script with a command like
xterm -e "your command"
in a launcher ?

B3rt, Monday 17 May 2010 à 23:40


Subscription date : 25 April 2008
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That is what I would like in the SSH applet....

I which to run 1 specific program in a terminal for a long time, in my case a hasher which I have to use the whole day to crypt or decrypt passwords. I which the terminal to be in 1 specific place. As you mentioned tilda (or yakuake) does what I want, but both programs have major display problems so I stopped using them.

The SSH applet seemed to be a perfect alternative, it does exactly what I want, the only thing it still needs is a option to give a command when it is first opened so it runs a specific command.

Using a starter is not a option for me, a normal terminal is opened and not fixed or attached to the dock...

I can live with the current SSH applet, I now only have to start the application I wish to use by hand when I first open the applet. This is not a big deal but it would be nice if an extra option could be added to run a command on startup of the applet.

fabounet, Tuesday 18 May 2010 à 00:20


Subscription date : 30 November 2007
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It sounds like a very particular use.
maybe you can directly hack into the applet and add this feature, it doesn't sound too complicated

ppmt, Tuesday 18 May 2010 à 01:13


Subscription date : 29 November 2007
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I know it is a big plug but I have written a program in python that could do what you ask for

RemShell

you could use it as a launcher

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[Locked] SSH/Terminal applet option
B3rt English 6 ppmt [Read]
18 May 2010 à 01:13


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