Changing the default terminal app (Solved)

[packwood]

I wanted to use lxterminal by deafult so installed it.

I then changed the default app in Setup - Default Applications Chooser

If I start my terminal app from the task bar I get lxterminal

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However if I start it from the icon (console) on the desktop it still starts rxvt

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is this a bug in the default app setting as other defaults, like the browser, update as expected.

Thanks.

[gychang]

I wanted to use lxterminal by deafult so installed it.

I then changed the default app in Setup - Default Applications Chooser

If I start my terminal app from the task bar I get lxterminal

terminal2.png

However if I start it from the icon (console) on the desktop it still starts rxvt

terminal1.png

is this a bug in the default app setting as other defaults, like the browser, update as expected.

Thanks.

you may want to right click on the "console" desktop icon and remove it, then drag the lxterminal (/usr/bin/lxterminal) onto the desktop.

[bigpup]

What exact Puppy version?

[bigpup]

The desktop console icon is setup to run a specific program.
It is not affected by what you do in the Default Applications Chooser.

right click on the desktop console icon and select Edit Item
The top slot has the information on what program to run.
Change it to /usr/bin/lxterminal or whatever the execute file is that runs Lxterminal.

Some of the other desktop icons work, when you change the default program, because they are setup to run the default program.
Example browser icon:

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[packwood]

The desktop console icon is setup to run a specific program.
It is not affected by what you do in the Default Applications Chooser.

right click on the desktop console icon and select Edit Item
The top slot has the information on what program to run.
Change it to /usr/bin/lxterminal or where ever the execute file is that runs Lxterminal.

Some of the other desktop icons work, when you change the default program, because they are setup to run the default program.
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Perfect, now I can change both the app and text.

Thanks.

[mikeslr]

Actually --and this isn't dependent on which Puppy I use, but FYI Fossapup64-- I was hoping a response here would solve a different problem. Regardless of which terminal application is setup as default via Menu>Setup>Default Application Chooser, Right-Clicking a script and selecting 'Run in Terminal' starts some --I don't know which-- very basic terminal emulator which (a) doesn't have an obvious method for ascertaining what application it is and (b) seems to lack any way to 'cut, paste & copy'.

How do I change 'run in terminal' to use a different terminal emulator?

[rockedge]

I think mime configurations look for xterm

[mikeslr]

Thanks, rockedge. Your response mentioning 'mime-type' cleared my 'brain fog'. Right-Clicked a script and rather than select 'Run in Terminal' I selected "customize menu". That opened the link to /rox/.config/rox.sourceforge.../SendTo/ for bash-scripts which showed it to be a symlink to /usr/local/apps/Run in Terminal. Right-Click>Show Target took me there, and "Look Inside" revealed the AppRun. Opening that in geany revealed:

#!/bin/sh
echo "#!/bin/sh
cd \"\$(dirname \"$@\")\"
\"$@\"
echo \"Script completed hit RETURN to close window.\"
read a
rm /tmp/runinterminal-$$">/tmp/runinterminal-$$
chmod 700 /tmp/runinterminal-$$
exec urxvt -title "$@" -e /tmp/runinterminal-$$ &

Emphasis added.

So, in my case urxvt appears to be the terminal used. [Why Middle-Click doesn't copy selected text may have to do with that process hating me, hence my preference for lxterminal].

If I'm not mistaken, I should be able to edit the above so that the operative line reads:

exec lxterminal -title "$@" -e /tmp/runinterminal-$$ &

[bigpup]

urxvt appears to be the terminal used. [Why Middle-Click doesn't copy selected text

In urxvt highlighting copies.
That is all that is needed to copy.

Middle mouse button click pastes.

If you copy in urxvt by highlighting.

You can paste in other programs by using their right click menu paste and some also by middle mouse button click.

Anything you copy by using a programs right click menu copy.

You can paste in urxvt by clicking the middle mouse button.

All of this is going by the last item that is in the clipboard.

When you copy that becomes the last active item in the clipboard.

You can also select an item listed in the clipboard and make it the item to paste.