Change gnome-terminal default size

[viscount]

Does it annoy you that gnome-terminal does
not remember the size when you drag it around?

Well it annoyed me a lot so I went to #gnome and
finally got an answer, which can be found here:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=155147

You could rename the /usr/bin/gnome-termainal
app then create a script with the proper geometry
and place it in /usr/bin/gnome-terminal like this:
~~~
#!/usr/bin/sh
gnome-terminal --geometry=80x15
~~~

But what I chose to do is just right click on the gnome-terminal
icon on my task bar, select propertys, then change the command to
Command: gnome-terminal --working-directory=%f --geometry=80x15

And its done, gnome-terminal will pop up with the size that I have
specified, however it still wont remember a size by dragging, but
at least now I know how to set its' default size.

Hope this helps.

[dtmilano]

Well, there's another way of doing it.
Take a look at gnome-terminal-launcher and you will be able to specify geometry as well as other extra command line options in GConf.

There's also Installation and configuration instructions.

[dog]

Does it annoy you that gnome-terminal does
not remember the size when you drag it around?

Well it annoyed me a lot so I went to #gnome and
finally got an answer, which can be found here:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=155147

You could rename the /usr/bin/gnome-termainal
app then create a script with the proper geometry
and place it in /usr/bin/gnome-terminal like this:
~~~
#!/usr/bin/sh
gnome-terminal --geometry=80x15
~~~

But what I chose to do is just right click on the gnome-terminal
icon on my task bar, select propertys, then change the command to
Command: gnome-terminal --working-directory=%f --geometry=80x15

And its done, gnome-terminal will pop up with the size that I have
specified, however it still wont remember a size by dragging, but
at least now I know how to set its' default size.

Hope this helps.

I have added the terminal to the panel (as well as other apps I use frequently). right-clicking on the icon and selecting properties allows me to add --geometry=120x50 to the command box so that terminal always opens with this geometry.
Hope this helps.


dog

[KucingKelabu]

Thanks for the tip Solves my mysery

[z0mbie]

What if you're using shortcuts?

----NM, I'll just create another run_command entry for the customized gnome-terminal command and shortcut in gconf instead of the default run_command_terminal.

[nooblot]

Now why TF don't the gnome people put this option into Preference setting ?????
And I'm talking about the "latest and greatest" release....

Y'know sometimes I get the feeling there are Linux people out there who really do want to make people (specifically noobs) hate Linux

[fedex1993]

also you can just edit the launcher and att eh --geometry to the launcher

[weboide]

If you want to change permanently the gnome-terminal default size , try this:

http://www.codealpha.net/tips/gnome/...lt-size-ubuntu

It worked perfectly for me. Just follow the steps.

[BOBSta]

Ah-ha! Thanks Viscount et al. This has been bugging me for a while. nooblot is right - why isn't this an option in the Profile? "man gnome-terminal" is no help either, as it only says:

--geometry=GEOMETRY
X geometry specification (see "X" man page), can be specified once per window to be opened.

So you quit and try "man X" and that doesn't work, just giving the VERY helpful:

No manual entry for X
See 'man 7 undocumented' for help when manual pages are not available.

Anyway, I'm now very happy with my default 120x40 terminal.

Thanks
BOBSta

[incubus]

Yes, arguably the safest way is to edit the entry that launches gnome-terminal and append --geometry to it.

That said, I just learned a clever trick to specify the default size. This is from the Fedora forum, but I tested and it works in Ubuntu as well. See post #4 at:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=45607

Needless to say, backup your files before trying anything -- this is a system-wide configuration.

incubus