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Zterm (pronounced `Zed-Term`) is a simple terminal emulator using Vte and Gtk+ written using the [Zig](https://ziglang.org/) programming language. Some useful features of Zterm are:
Multiple terminals can be open in tabs and panes within a single tab
Configurable keybindings
Comprehensive theming options
Control over colors used
Choice of backgrounds - solid color, transparent, image or gradient
Simple and small graphical interface taking up less screen space than other similarly functional terminals
Arch Linux and derivatives - Zterm is in the aur
FreeBSD - A binary tarball is provided for the latest release of FreeBSD (at the time of release) on the releases page over at codeberg.org.
Other Linux distros or operating systems will have to build from source, see Building.
You will need the Zig compiler, version 0.9.0, available from ziglang.org. You will also need the Gtk-3.x and vte libraries plus development headers installed on your system.
Zterm is built using the Zigmod) package manager for Zig.
zigmod ci zig build -Drelease-safe=true
This will place the executable in zig-out/bin and the icon and .desktop file in the appropriate subdirectories of zig-out/share. To Install somewhere else, one can simple set the prefix like so.
zig build -Drelease-safe=true --prefix /some/directory
The data directory can also be adjusted if necessary. For instance, if one wanted to install Zterm in their home directory, with the executable in ~/bin and the data files in ~/.local/share, it can be done like so.
zig build -Drelease-safe=true --prefix $HOME -Ddatadir=".local/share"
Assuming one has ~/bin in their $PATH, this should be sufficent to add a menu entry and icon in most modern `Unix` desktop environments, without needing root permissions.
The following table gives the default keybindings. If any customization is desired, see configuration.
| Shortcut | Action | | ---------------- | ------ | | Ctrl/Shift/T | New Tab | | Ctrl/Shift/Enter | New Pane | | Alt/R | Change Pane Orientation | | Alt/[1-9] | Goto [num] Tab | | Alt/UpArrow | Previous Tab | | Ctrl/PageUp | Previous Tab | | Alt/DownArrow | Next Tab | | Ctrl/PageDown | Next Tab | | Alt/RightArrow | Next Pane | | Alt/LeftArrow | Previous Pane | | Ctrl/Shift/Q | Quit |
Usage: zterm [-h] [-e <COMMAND>] [-t <TITLE>] [-w <DIR>] Flags: -h, --help Display this help and exit. -e, --command <COMMAND> Command and args to execute. -t, --title <TITLE> Defines the window title. -w, --working-directory <DIR> Set the terminal's working directory.
Zterm uses the nestedtext) human readable data format to store it's configuration. The main program options may be edited with the preferences dialog without editing any files. However, at this time the only way to change the default keybindings is by editing the file ~/.config/zterm/keys.nt. The file will be auto-generated if it does not exist. All configuration options set via the preferences dialog will take effect immediately. Any changes to the keys.nt file will require a restart to take effect.
Preferences dialog [done]
Finish implementing all preferences [wip]
Background image [done]
Background gradient
Expose charset settings [todo]
User editable keybindings [done]
Dialog to set keybindings [todo]
Set tab title based on running program / current directory [todo]
change from GtkBox widget to more flexible GtkPaned [todo]
change build to utilize only zig build system [done]
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