GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 775790
Return ability to set terminal window title behaviour in profile definition
Last modified: 2019-11-21 15:36:02 UTC
One of features removed from profiles was capability to set title/define window title behaviour (allow changing, prevent changing, gluing together). Since there's no equivalent for these features in current gnome-terminal versions, I kindly request to return those functionality. It helps greatly to navigate multiple windows/tabbed groups.
The tab title is set by the programme running inside the terminal, using escape sequences. You can set an *initial title* (ie for programmes that don't themselves emit these sequences) using the --title option for gnome-terminal.
@Christian Persch Exactly how I am supposed to set the titles this way for tabbed terminals? This isn't a solution. This is just another excuse for not restoring the tool that doesn't have any other 100% working replacement.
Please don't re-open bugs that a maintainer has closed as WONTFIX. It seems that in the last 3 years since you filed this bug, you either have done fine without this feature, or you have been using a different terminal which has this feature and thus suited you better than gnome-terminal. I'll also note that this situation is exactly like a web browser, which also has many tabs, the title of each of which is set by the web page inside that tab.
How wonderfully convenient - maintainers, not actual users decide which features are best, which should be deleted and so on. No problem. Yes, I ceased using your official release available from standard OS repository, as soon as I understood all the requests on restoring actually useful features fall on deaf ears. I use either my own custom build, derived from version that you haven't yet castrated, or an alternate terminal, which both still have useful functions. Have a nice day.
Do you even hear yourself? How rude! Let's make this clear: you are entitled to precisely *nothing* from me. I develop gnome-terminal, for free, as *I* see fit. *You* get this programme for free, as a gift; and if it does not suit your needs or wants, you can simply decline to use it. You do not have the right to get irate with me when I decline to work for you for free to change it according to *your* tastes.
It's hardly a proper place to discuss who owes what to whom. I only add that I stopped donating to Gnome Foundation cause, after I noticed that Gnome Terminal developers are removing feature after feature and are completely ignoring their users' requests to bring those back. I made my choice already. If I actually offended you - my apologies. I solved the problem for myself and you definitely owe nothing to me.
Just to add my two cents without the intention to to add fuel to the fire. It is definitely not only Konstantin's wish to get back this feature. I (with a few other colleges) was also waiting for this for some time and still watching this thread. I also do understand that we can not command a developer to spend his free time on something which he/she doesn't want to. Out of curiosity, if someone re-implements this feature, would it be merged?
@Akos Korosi, a good question - whether the devs would accept pull request of that kind. If there's a corresponding mailing list, perhaps this discussion could be transferred there. Thanks for the support.