aterm
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| Developed by | AfterStep project |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 1.0.1 / August 1, 2007 |
| OS | AfterStep X Window System |
| Type | Terminal emulator |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | http://www.afterstep.org/aterm.php |
aterm (Afterstep XVT) is a VT102 terminal emulator for the X Window System. It was based on the smooth rxvt 2.4.8 (in 1999) and supports color (VT100 and basic pseudo-transparency.
Configuration
Aterm is configured in ~/.Xdefaults or ~/.Xresources . You can use both the XTerm and Aterm keys to configure it, which means that it will automatically share your beautiful XTerm configuration if you have one.
aterm*loginShell:true aterm*font:-xos4-terminus-medium-r-normal--20-200-72-72-c-100-iso8859-1 aterm*transparent:true aterm*shading:70 aterm*background:Black aterm*foreground:white aterm*scrollBar:true aterm*scrollBar_right:true aterm*transpscrollbar:true aterm*saveLines:12800 aterm*color12:lightpink
or
XTerm.loginShell:true XTerm.transparent:true XTerm.background:white XTerm.foreground:blue XTerm.FontName:-xos4-terminus-medium-r-normal--20-200-72-72-c-100-iso8859-1 XTerm.scrollBar:true XTerm.scrollBar_right:true XTerm.transpscrollbar:true XTerm.saveLines:12800 XTerm.color12:lightpink
See the aterm manual page for all the available configuration options.
You can also configure aterm when you start it, such as aterm -bg white -fg black or
alias baterm='aterm -fn *-*-fixed-medium-r-*-*-*-140-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1' alias bbterm='aterm -fn -adobe-courier-medium-r-normal--18-180-75-75-m-110-iso8859-1' alias haterm='aterm -fn -adobe-courier-medium-r-normal--25-180-100-100-m-150-iso8859-1' alias katerm='aterm -fn lucidasanstypewriter-14' alias laterm='aterm -fn "-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-10-100-75-75-m-60-iso8859-10"' alias naterm='aterm -fn "-lfp-gamow-medium-r-normal--9-90-75-75-c-90-iso8859-1"' alias saterm='aterm -fn -adobe-courier-medium-r-normal--8-80-75-75-m-50-iso8859-1'
(huge font aliasas are good when you need to show other people how to do stuff)