Aterm : The AfterStep Terminal Emulator (original) (raw)

| Latest Version 1.0.1 was released on August 1, 2007 Statusaterm is deprecated and in a maintenance mode only; there will be no further updates. Use rxvt-unicode instead. Synopsis aterm is designed to provide pleasing visual effects, while performing such a mundane function as terminal emulation under X. It is largely based on rxvtcode. Several points set it apart from other similar applications : fast pseudo-transparency, that does not consume any additional resources. optional off-focus fading of text - when aterm looses focus its contents is dimmed. NeXT-ish scrollbar integration with AfterStep window manager, allowing for aterm looks to be determined by AfterStep theme, and allowing aterm do things like semitransparent gradiented background, JPEG, PNG and other images used as background, and more. Note that AfterStep integration works only with AfterStep version 2.00.01 or later.Support for background images requires either AfterStep integration, or at least libAfterImage v.1.07 or later installed. Downloading CVS accesscvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.aftercode.net:/home/cvsroot co aterm1 UsageHere is blue tinted transparent term, using efficient transparency : aterm -tr -tint blue -fg yellow -bg blackHere is the same but with off-focus fading : aterm -tr -tint blue -fg yellow -bg black -fade 50Here is the shaded transparent aterm : aterm -tr -sh 50If you have AfterStep 2.0.1 or later installed - aterm should be able to detect it and integrate into AfterStep. That allows you to setup MyStyle structures in AfterStep look, making aterm automagically use them upon startup. For example default MyStyle creates semitransparent gradient in aterm's background : MyStyle "*aterm" ForeColor InactiveText2 BackColor Inactive2 BackGradient 6 Inactive2Light alpha(50,Inactive2Dark) ~MyStyleStarting aterm without parameters will cause it to use that MyStyle. You can also override it with -mystyle parameter : aterm -mystyle your_style_name ScreenshotsSee AfterStep screenshots for examples of aterm in action. 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