Drop Down terminal in Ubuntu

Question

Is there anyway to size down the drop down terminal Guake so that it doesn't take up the whole width of the screen?

I have Ubuntu on VMware and I am not able to find width=100. Is it because of Ubuntu being in VMware? — Amit Naik, Jul 05 '15 at 13:59
Guake is running, so that's probably why... restart PC or close/kill Guake and run in again. — RiddleMeThis, Jul 05 '15 at 14:10
Changing the source code is the right answer if we have a settings dialog? o_O – OMG — A.B., Jul 05 '15 at 15:12

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 05 '15 at 13:55

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Open guake-prefs via Dash or terminal or right click in your guake terminal and open Preferences.

Now you can change your settings

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answered Jul 05 '15 at 13:55

A.B.

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RiddleMeThis · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-05T13:56:17.923

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Make a backup:

cp /usr/bin/guake ~/Desktop/

open guake with text editor

gksu gedit /usr/bin/guake

Then search for the line that looks like this: width = 100 - this is how the code around it looks like:

screen = self.window.get_screen()
height = self.client.get_int(KEY('/general/window_height'))
width = 100
halignment = self.client.get_int(KEY('/general/window_halignment'))

And modify the width value (percentage) to whatever you want. By default, Guake is centred but you can also modify its alignment by editing line which looks like this: if halignment == ALIGN_CENTER: and replacing CENTER with LEFT or RIGHT.

edited Jul 05 '15 at 13:56

answered Jul 05 '15 at 13:50

RiddleMeThis

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-1, No need to modify the source code. It can be modified in the settings, as seen in the answer by A.B. – s3lph Jul 05 '15 at 15:11
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Same here, sorry -1 – A.B. Jul 05 '15 at 16:43
Ok, no hard feelings ;) – RiddleMeThis Jul 05 '15 at 17:01

Drop Down terminal in Ubuntu

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