From 7ac8d1853159ebbbba2ea04f04382208f6e93418 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sspencerwire Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:57:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Light editing `terminator.md` * use consistent bulleting (either - or *, but not both) * remove some errant end of line spaces * use "many" rather than "multiple" or "numerous" (simple language is always better-particularly for our translators) * replace conjunctions with words * use markdown keyboard shortcuts `Shift+Ctrl+O` becomes ++shift+ctrl+"O"++ * remove extra blank line at the end of the document --- docs/desktop/tools/terminator.md | 21 ++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/desktop/tools/terminator.md b/docs/desktop/tools/terminator.md index bba06dca93..c3ea9562b2 100644 --- a/docs/desktop/tools/terminator.md +++ b/docs/desktop/tools/terminator.md @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ --- title: Installing the Terminator terminal emulator author: Andrew Scott -contributors: +contributors: Steven Spencer tested with: 9.4 --- ## Introduction -Terminator is a terminal emulator based on GNOME Terminal that supports advanced features such as multiple terminal panels, grouping terminals, and saving your preferred layouts. +Terminator is a terminal emulator based on GNOME Terminal that supports advanced features such as many terminal panels, grouping terminals, and saving your preferred layouts. ## Assumptions @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Terminator is a terminal emulator based on GNOME Terminal that supports advanced Terminator is in the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository, which is not available on a new installation. So first, we need to add EPEL to Rocky Linux. -- Step 1 (optional): Enable the CodeReady Builder (CRB) repository +* Step 1 (optional): Enable the CodeReady Builder (CRB) repository ```bash sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb @@ -26,19 +26,19 @@ sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb While not strictly necessary for Terminator, CRB provides dependencies for some of the packages in EPEL so it can be useful to have if you plan on relying on that repository in the future. -- Step 2: Add the EPEL repository +* Step 2: Add the EPEL repository ```bash sudo dnf install epel-release -y ``` -- Step 3 (optional, but highly recommended!): Update your system +* Step 3 (optional, but highly recommended): Update your system ```bash sudo dnf update -y --refresh ``` -- Step 4: Install Terminator +* Step 4: Install Terminator ```bash sudo dnf install terminator -y @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ sudo dnf install terminator -y ## Configuration -By default, Terminator doesn't look much different from the default GNOME Terminal. In fact, it looks *even more* bare-bones than the default! +By default, Terminator does not look much different from the default GNOME Terminal. In fact, it looks *even more* bare-bones than the default. ![Default layout of Terminator](images/terminator-01.png) @@ -54,13 +54,12 @@ To start customizing your new terminal open the context menu by right clicking a ![Terminator context menu](images/terminator-02.png) -From this menu we can split the window, open new tabs, and switch layouts. It is also possible to customize the theme from the Preferences submenu. It may be worth taking some time to familiarize yourself with the available options as there are numerous settings that are beyond the scope of this guide. +From this menu we can split the window, open new tabs, and switch layouts. It is also possible to customize the theme from the Preferences sub menu. It might be worth taking some time to familiarize yourself with the available options as there are many settings that are beyond the scope of this guide. -There are also several keybindings available for those who prefer not to move their hand back and forth between the keyboard and mouse. For example, `Shift+Ctrl+O` will split the window horizontally into multiple terminals. The window can be split multiple times, and drag-and-drop reordering is additionally supported. +There are also several keybindings available for those who prefer not to move their hand back and forth between the keyboard and mouse. For example, ++shift+ctrl+"O"++ will split the window horizontally into many terminals. Splitting the window many times, and drag-and-drop reordering are additionally supported. ![Terminator window with 3 split terminals](images/terminator-03.png) ## Conclusion -Terminator is a powerful terminal emulator for both regular users and power users alike. These examples only represent a small fraction of Terminator's capabilities.. While this guide provides an overview of the installation steps for Rocky Linux you may wish to take a look at the [documentation](https://gnome-terminator.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) for a full explanation of Terminator's features. - +Terminator is a powerful terminal emulator for both regular users and power users alike. These examples only represent a small fraction of Terminator's capabilities.. While this guide provides an overview of the installation steps for Rocky Linux you might want to take a examine the [documentation](https://gnome-terminator.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) for a full explanation of Terminator's features.