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Why lxterminal instead of xfce4terminal?

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Re: Why lxterminal instead of xfce4terminal?
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2017, 09:59:00 AM »
 

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Re: Why lxterminal instead of xfce4terminal?
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2017, 09:53:40 AM »
 

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The xfce4 terminal uses an rc file for configuration in Linux Lite located at: ~/user/.config/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc
You set cursor color/shape/blink among other options there, custom title etc.

https://imgur.com/a/dGmiK

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Re: Why lxterminal instead of xfce4terminal?
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2017, 03:14:22 PM »
 

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I believe I got a blinking cursor by customizing (Nixing) the prompt itself. It's been a while since I've done that. I'll have to find my notes on it. I think I made the prompt colors and blinking cursor default for any terminal that way. It was something I was doing and tested it on ROX, LX, X, UX, and XFCE4 terminals, in Deb, Solydx, and LL at the time.

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Re: Why lxterminal instead of xfce4terminal?
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I try to make savings in ram wherever possible. There's also no point and click setting for cursor blink, which is extremely odd to have this basic setting left out of Preferences.
 

Re: Why lxterminal instead of xfce4terminal?
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2017, 07:26:14 PM »
 

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I'm curious too
 

Why lxterminal instead of xfce4terminal?
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2017, 02:43:42 PM »
 

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I'm sure there are important reasons why lxterminal is bundled as default into the distro. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated because xfce4terminal is very customizable. I use it and enjoy it but I'm sure the there are some caveats. 

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