[arch-general] How to change default terminal from xterm
On my desktop machine, it seems like any time a GUI app needs to launch a console app, the default is to launch it in an xterm window. But as I'm a hardcore KDE user, I'd like to change that default to konsole. Wasn't able to figure out where this setting is to override it, however. "set | grep xterm" didn't turn up much of relevance, and I couldn't see any KDE setting to override it either. Anyone know how to tweak this? Tnx, DR
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 3:58 PM, David Rosenstrauch
On my desktop machine, it seems like any time a GUI app needs to launch a console app, the default is to launch it in an xterm window. But as I'm a hardcore KDE user, I'd like to change that default to konsole. Wasn't able to figure out where this setting is to override it, however. "set | grep xterm" didn't turn up much of relevance, and I couldn't see any KDE setting to override it either. Anyone know how to tweak this?
This is probably going to vary wildly. For gnome apps, it's probably some gnome control center setting. GTK apps probably get it from another place. Looks like konqeror uses something like this: http://developer.kde.org/documentation/tutorials/dot/servicemenus.html So basically, this is a non-answer. I'm trying to say, that there's probably no global way to do this without just symlinking xterm to konsole 8)
On my desktop machine, it seems like any time a GUI app needs to launch a console app, the default is to launch it in an xterm window. But as I'm a hardcore KDE user, I'd like to change that default to konsole. Wasn't able to figure out where this setting is to override it, however. "set | grep xterm" didn't turn up much of relevance, and I couldn't see any KDE setting to override it either. Anyone know how to tweak this?
It depends on a lot of things, including your DE. It sounds like you are using KDE; if you are true a hard-core KDE user, you are probably using KDE 4.x, in which case you can set it in systemsettings > default applications. Otherwise it's somewhere in kcontrol. In GNOME, it's something like "Preferred Applications".
So basically, this is a non-answer. I'm trying to say, that there's probably no global way to do this without just symlinking xterm to konsole 8)
Right, there is no truly global way of doing this. In practice, though, this is really the purpose of a DE and you should be able to set it fairly easily. -- Leonid Grinberg
one could still safely remove xterm though right?
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Leonid Grinberg
On my desktop machine, it seems like any time a GUI app needs to launch a console app, the default is to launch it in an xterm window. But as I'm a hardcore KDE user, I'd like to change that default to konsole. Wasn't able to figure out where this setting is to override it, however. "set | grep xterm" didn't turn up much of relevance, and I couldn't see any KDE setting to override it either. Anyone know how to tweak this?
It depends on a lot of things, including your DE. It sounds like you are using KDE; if you are true a hard-core KDE user, you are probably using KDE 4.x, in which case you can set it in systemsettings > default applications. Otherwise it's somewhere in kcontrol. In GNOME, it's something like "Preferred Applications".
So basically, this is a non-answer. I'm trying to say, that there's probably no global way to do this without just symlinking xterm to konsole 8)
Right, there is no truly global way of doing this. In practice, though, this is really the purpose of a DE and you should be able to set it fairly easily.
-- Leonid Grinberg
Leonid Grinberg wrote:
On my desktop machine, it seems like any time a GUI app needs to launch a console app, the default is to launch it in an xterm window. But as I'm a hardcore KDE user, I'd like to change that default to konsole. Wasn't able to figure out where this setting is to override it, however. "set | grep xterm" didn't turn up much of relevance, and I couldn't see any KDE setting to override it either. Anyone know how to tweak this?
It depends on a lot of things, including your DE. It sounds like you are using KDE; if you are true a hard-core KDE user, you are probably using KDE 4.x, in which case you can set it in systemsettings > default applications. Otherwise it's somewhere in kcontrol. In GNOME, it's something like "Preferred Applications".
So basically, this is a non-answer. I'm trying to say, that there's probably no global way to do this without just symlinking xterm to konsole 8)
Right, there is no truly global way of doing this. In practice, though, this is really the purpose of a DE and you should be able to set it fairly easily.
-- Leonid Grinberg
Bummer! It really is a pain having my apps (MySQL Administrator, in this case) open up an xterm with its tiny little fonts. I'll see what I can do about setting this for both KDE and GNOME, and then have to just hope for the best. Thanks, DR
Bummer! It really is a pain having my apps (MySQL Administrator, in this case) open up an xterm with its tiny little fonts.
I'll see what I can do about setting this for both KDE and GNOME, and then have to just hope for the best.
I am not 100% certain, but I think that MySQL administrator listens to GNOME settings. -- Leonid
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Aaron Griffin
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David Rosenstrauch
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Jeffrey Lynn Parke Jr.
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Leonid Grinberg