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Terminator is a GPL terminal emulator.

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Fix key settings (Home/End/Insert/Delete) in .zshrc when running Zsh in Terminator Terminal Emulator

I'm running Ubuntu 11.04. I installed the Terminator Terminal Emulator 0.95, and Zsh, version 4.3.15. I have (commonly known) problems with my keys inside the Zsh. At least these: Home/End, nothing happens Insert/Delete/PageUp/PageDown: a "~" is…
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Setting Title for Tabs in Terminator (Console Application) in Ubuntu

Is there way to set terminator (Version: 0.95ppa1) title of tabs to a different string via bash command-line (CLI)? I plan to use this feature with AutoKey and I can open multiple machines at same time and set title to Name of the machine its…
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Any minor difference between ; or {} to represent a null statement?

I understand that the statement terminator symbol ;, if used solitarily, represents a null statement. Also, "empty loop bodies" can be a useful programming construct, and are made using null statements. Looking at the while statement below, on line…
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Writing a stream protocol: Message size field or Message delimiter?

I am about to write a message protocol going over a TCP stream. The receiver needs to know where the message boundaries are. I can either send 1) fixed length messages, 2) size fields so the receiver knows how big the message is, or 3) a unique…
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M-RET and M-UP/DOWN not working in Emacs org-mode in console/terminal

I'm using emacs23 on Ubuntu 32-bit 10.04/10.10 with GNOME and Compiz. Pressing M-RET in an org-mode plain list in Emacs (GUI) inserts a new item. Pressing M-Up moves the item up in the list. These keys don't work as expected in emacs -nw under…
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How to detach a terminal pane to a new window?

Is it possible to detach one of the terminal panes (split windows, not tabs) in terminator and move it to a new window? I know there is a workaround (see the answers below) but I'm looking for a better (more user-friendly) solution.
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Is it possible to customize Terminator's prompt / hostname (user@domain) colors?

So far I have not seen anything on customizing the Terminator "prompt" colors. I know it is possible through ~/.bashrc but this is overridden by Terminator. Is there a way to either customize Terminator's colors further or force it to use customized…
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Is it possible to add data to a string after adding "\0" (null)?

I have a string that I am creating, and I need to add multiple "\0" (null) characters to the string. Between each null character, is other text data (Just ASCII alphanumeric characters). My problem is that in J2SE when you add the first null (\0),…
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How to activate Automatic Logging in Terminator?

I'm using Terminator (terminal emulator). I had to capture all the terminal logs and hence I set infinite-scroll ON but ultimately I found that actually it's not scrollable more than few hundred lines. The webpage says that there is a feature called…
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Why doesn't the null-terminator placed arbitrarily in a string terminate it?

The null character or null-terminator (\0) is to be used to terminate a contiguous sequence of characters. I find that in C, I can add the character into a string at a random position and the string will be cut off from that point. For example: char…
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Memcpy, string and terminator

I have to write a function that fills a char* buffer for an assigned length with the content of a string. If the string is too long, I just have to cut it. The buffer is not allocated by me but by the user of my function. I tried something like…
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Install terminator on macbook as terminal emulator

I got a brand new macbook m1 chips, I am trying to use terminal emulator terminator there, i have installed it with brew install terminator but i don't see it's in installed app and search it, i dont find it anywhere in my machine. is it really…
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Can the sizes of Terminator terminals be saved in a layout?

I've been trying to configure Terminator to respect the sizes of my terminals. Is this possible? As it is, each time I reopen Terminator I have to resize a couple of the terminals to the configuration I want. Preferences doesn't seem to have the…
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Terminator Toggle Opacity Keyboard Shortcut

Do you know any keyboard shortcut to adjust or toggle the terminal's opacity without right clicking and going into preferences? That would be so sweet if that is possible.
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Terminator screen default position

I want to force Terminator to open at the top-left of my screen. When I saved the layout I had the window positioned correctly. However, whenever I open Terminator upon computer restart, the window is positioned near the top and about 1.5 inches…
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