[clue-tech] gnome-terminal size and position and color

[David L. Willson]

A-ha!  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_(color)

On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:12:40 -0600, Dennis J Perkins wrote
> On Mon, 2006-10-23 at 11:56 -0600, dperkins at frii.com wrote:
> > > Thanks, DPerkins and Jed.
> > >
> > > Here's what I've done.
> > >
> > > 1) There's no way to get GTerm to "remember", so I added
> > > 'gnome-terminal --geometry 100x50-0+0'
> > > to my startup programs.  That gets me about half my screen (char-wide x
> > > char-tall), 0 pixels from the right-edge (-0), 0 pixels from the top
> > > (+0).  I still have to re-assert the 'stickiness' every boot, and
> > > remember never to exit this gterm.
> > >
> > > 2) I am just having to approximate amber and get over my
> > > anal-retentiveness.  I took the analgesic. (It's the amber pill)  :-)
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 10:44 -0600, David L. Willson wrote:
> > >> And too, does anyone know the RGB value for the normal text color on an
> > >> old amber terminal?  I found them much easier on the eyes than green,
> > >> and ...  I'm nostalgic, or something.  Maybe I should just take an
> > >> antihistamine and forget it...
> > >>
> > 
> > I'll try to remember to check this tonight.  I thought Gnome let you
> > specify the starting position.
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> 
> Hmm, rgb.txt doesn't list amber.  Try the goldenrods listed in rgb.txt.
> 
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