GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 772134
Update FAQ
Last modified: 2017-04-30 20:28:25 UTC
The explanation in the FAQ[1] of how to move the scroll bar to the left side of the window no longer works with gnome-terminal 3.22. Please update the FAQ. And it would also be really appreciated if someone could add to the FAQ how to provide padding for the terminal window in 3.22. There are lots of Google hits with example CSS of how to do it, but I couldn't find one example that works with 3.22. [1] https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Terminal/FAQ#How_can_I_move_the_scroll_bar_to_the_left_side_of_the_window_.28like_in_xterm.29.3F
Does this work for you for the padding? VteTerminal, vte-terminal { padding: 5px; -GtkWidget-cursor-aspect-ratio: 0.2; } "VteTerminal" was required up to 3.18, and "vte-terminal" for 3.20. (It doesn't hurt to have them both.) Or did 3.22 break it again?? Also IMHO the cursor that's wider than the default would be nice to have in the FAQ. (I don't know yet how to update the scrollbar location, but I'm also interested. Not for a lefty scrollbar, but for a narrower one than the default. :))
(In reply to Egmont Koblinger from comment #1) > Does this work for you for the padding? > > VteTerminal, vte-terminal { > padding: 5px; > -GtkWidget-cursor-aspect-ratio: 0.2; > } > > "VteTerminal" was required up to 3.18, and "vte-terminal" for 3.20. (It > doesn't hurt to have them both.) Or did 3.22 break it again?? Yeah, that worked. Thanks! I think I came across the VteTerminal suggestion but I wasn't careful enough to close all terminal windows (hint to anyone else reading: killall gnome-terminal-server). Not sure if the -GtkWidget-cursor-aspect-ratio has any effect though....I tried a few outlandish values and I couldn't see any difference.
A thin scrollbar that does not change its width on hover and does not have a margin; at least for Ambiance/Radiance: terminal-window scrollbar.vertical slider { min-width: 5px; } terminal-window scrollbar.vertical { margin: 0px; }
(In reply to David Härdeman from comment #2) > Not sure if the -GtkWidget-cursor-aspect-ratio has any effect though....I > tried a few outlandish values and I couldn't see any difference. This is for underline/i-beam cursor shapes only, not the default rectangle.
Scrollbar on the left, big hammer: * { -TerminalScreenContainer-window-placement: bottom-right; -TerminalScreenContainer-window-placement-set: true; } Instead of "*", the selector could be the bit more specific "terminal-window *", or the even more specific and totally counterintuitive "terminal-window overlay". Hopefully Christian knows the "right" choice.
You can now refer to it with 'terminal-screen-container' css name on master and next 3.2[02].x releases.
It's a wiki, so feel free to edit the page with the updated instructions.