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     <title>Manual de Terminal MATE</title>

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     <releaseinfo xml:lang="en">This manual describes version 1.22 of MATE Terminal.</releaseinfo>

  </info> 

  <indexterm xml:lang="en"> 
     <primary>MATE Terminal</primary> 
  </indexterm> 
  <indexterm xml:lang="en"> 
     <primary>terminal application</primary> 
  </indexterm> 
  
  <!-- ============= Introduction ============================== -->
  <section xml:id="mate-terminal-introduction"><info><title>Introducción</title></info> 
     <para xml:lang="en">
        <application>MATE Terminal</application> is a terminal emulation application that you can use to perform the following tasks: 
     </para>
     <variablelist> 
        <varlistentry> 
          <term xml:lang="en">Access a UNIX shell in the MATE environment</term> 
          <listitem> 
             <para xml:lang="en">
                A shell is a program that interprets and executes the commands that you type at a command line prompt. When you start <application>MATE Terminal</application>, the application starts the default shell that is specified in your system account. You can switch to a different shell at any time. 
             </para>
          </listitem> 
        </varlistentry> 
        <varlistentry> 
          <term xml:lang="en">Run any application that is designed to run on VT102, VT220, and <application>xterm</application> terminals</term> 
          <listitem> 
             <para xml:lang="en">
                <application>MATE Terminal</application> emulates the <application>xterm</application> application developed by the X Consortium. In turn, the <application>xterm</application> application emulates the DEC VT102 terminal and also supports the DEC VT220 escape sequences. An escape sequence is a series of characters that starts with the <keycap>Esc</keycap> character. <application>MATE Terminal</application> accepts all of the escape sequences that the VT102 and VT220 terminals use for functions such as to position the cursor and to clear the screen. 
             </para>
          </listitem> 
        </varlistentry> 
     </variablelist> 
  </section> 

  <!--=========== Getting Started ============================== -->
  
  <section xml:id="mate-terminal-get-started"><info><title xml:lang="en">Getting Started</title></info> 
     <para xml:lang="en">
        The following sections describe how to start <application>MATE Terminal</application>. 
     </para>

     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-to-start"><info><title xml:lang="en">Starting MATE Terminal</title></info> 
        <para xml:lang="en">
          You can start <application>MATE Terminal</application> in the following ways: 
        </para>
        <variablelist> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu</term> 
             <listitem>
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Accessories</guimenu><guimenuitem>Terminal</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
             </listitem>
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term>Llinia de comandu</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Execute the following command: <command>mate-terminal</command>
                </para>
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  You can use command line options to modify the way in which you run <application>MATE Terminal</application>. To view the command line options, execute the following command: <command>mate-terminal --help</command>
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
        </variablelist> 
     </section> 

     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-first-start"><info><title xml:lang="en">When You First Start MATE Terminal</title></info> 
        <para xml:lang="en">
          When you start <application>MATE Terminal</application> for the first time, the application opens a terminal window with a group of default settings. The group of default settings is called the Default profile.  </para>
        <figure xml:id="mate-terminal_default"><info><title xml:lang="en">Example of a Default MATE Terminal Window</title></info> 
          <screenshot>
             <info><abstract><para xml:lang="en">MATE Terminal default window</para></abstract></info>
             <mediaobject xml:lang="en">
                <imageobject>
                  <imagedata fileref="figures/mate-terminal-default.png" format="PNG"/> 
                </imageobject> 
                <textobject> 
                  <phrase>MATE Terminal default window</phrase> 
                </textobject> 
             </mediaobject> 
          </screenshot> 
        </figure> 
        <para xml:lang="en">
          The terminal window displays a command prompt where you can type UNIX commands. The command prompt can be a %, #, &gt;, $, or any other special character. The cursor is positioned at the command prompt. When you type a UNIX command and press <keycap>Return</keycap>, the computer executes the command. By default, <application>MATE Terminal</application> uses the default shell specified for the user who starts the application. 
        </para>
        <para xml:lang="en">
          <application>MATE Terminal</application> also sets the following environment variables: 
        </para>
        <variablelist> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <varname>TERM</varname></term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Set to <literal>xterm-256color</literal> by default. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <varname>WINDOWID</varname></term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Set to the X11 window identifier by default. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
        </variablelist> 
     </section> 

     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-profiles"><info><title xml:lang="en">Terminal Profiles</title></info> 
        <para xml:lang="en">
          You can create a new profile, and apply the new profile to the terminal to modify characteristics such as font, color and effects, scroll behavior, window title, and compatibility. You can also specify a command that runs automatically when you start <application>MATE Terminal</application> in the profile. </para>
          <para xml:lang="en">You define each terminal profile in the <guilabel>Profiles</guilabel> dialog, which you access from the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu. You can define as many different profiles as you require. When you start a terminal, you can choose the profile that you want to use for the terminal. Alternatively, you can change the terminal profile while you use the terminal. To specify an initial profile for a terminal when you start the application from a command line, use the following command: </para>
        <para xml:lang="en">
          <command>mate-terminal --window-with-profile=<replaceable>profilename</replaceable></command> 
        </para>
        <para xml:lang="en">
          The name of the current profile appears in the titlebar of the <application>MATE Terminal</application>, unless you specify a different titlebar name in the <guilabel>Editing Profile</guilabel> dialog.  </para>
        <para xml:lang="en">
          See <xref linkend="mate-terminal-manage-profiles"/> for information about how to define and use a new terminal profile.  </para>
     </section> 

     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-more-windows"><info><title xml:lang="en">Working With Multiple Terminals</title></info> 
        <para xml:lang="en">
          <application>MATE Terminal</application> provides a tab feature that enables you to open several terminals in a single window. Each terminal opens in a separate tab. Click on the appropriate tab to display the terminal in the window. Each tabbed terminal in a window is a separate subprocess, so you can use each terminal for different tasks. You can apply a different profile to each tabbed terminal in the window.  </para>
       <para xml:lang="en">
          The titlebar of the terminal window shows either the name of the current profile, or the name specified by the current profile. <xref linkend="mate-terminal-tabbed"/> shows a <application>MATE Terminal</application> window with four tabs. In this case, each of the four tabs has a different profile. The name of the profile in the active tab, Profile 1, appears in the titlebar.  </para>
        <figure xml:id="mate-terminal-tabbed"><info><title xml:lang="en">Example of a Terminal Window With Tabs</title></info> 
          <screenshot> 
             <info><abstract><para xml:lang="en">MATE Terminal default window</para></abstract></info> 
             <mediaobject xml:lang="en"> 
                <imageobject>
                  <imagedata fileref="figures/mate-terminal-tabbed.png" format="PNG"/> 
                </imageobject> 
                <textobject> 
                  <phrase>MATE Terminal window with four tabs</phrase>
                </textobject> 
             </mediaobject> 
          </screenshot> 
        </figure> 
        <para xml:lang="en">
          See <xref linkend="mate-terminal-windows"/> for information about how to open a new tabbed terminal. 
        </para>
     </section> 

  </section> 
  
  <!--=========== Usage ============================== -->  

  <section xml:id="mate-terminal-usage"><info><title>Usu</title></info> 

     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-windows"><info><title xml:lang="en">Opening and Closing Terminals</title></info> 
        <variablelist> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To open a new terminal window:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open Terminal</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.  </para>
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  The new terminal inherits the application settings and default shell from the parent terminal.  </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To close a terminal window:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Close Window</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.  </para>
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  This action closes the terminal and any subprocesses that you opened from the terminal. If you close the last terminal window, the <application>MATE Terminal</application> application exits.  </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To add a new tabbed terminal to a window:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guisubmenu>Open Tab</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Default</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or just <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open Tab</guimenuitem></menuchoice> if there is no submenu.  </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To display a tabbed terminal:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Click on the tab of the tabbed terminal that you want to display, or select a tab title from the <guimenu>Tabs</guimenu> menu.
                </para>
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Alternatively, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Tabs</guimenu><guimenuitem>Next Tab</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or <menuchoice><guimenu>Tabs</guimenu><guimenuitem>Previous Tab</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to navigate between tabs.
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To close a tabbed terminal:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para>
                  <orderedlist inheritnum="ignore" continuation="restarts"> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Display the tabbed terminal that you want to close. 
                        </para>
                     </listitem> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Close Tab</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.  </para>
                     </listitem> 
                  </orderedlist> 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
        </variablelist> 
     </section> 

     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-manage-profiles"><info><title xml:lang="en">Managing Profiles</title></info> 
        <variablelist> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To add a new profile:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para>
                  <orderedlist inheritnum="ignore" continuation="restarts"> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Profile</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to display the <guilabel>New Profile</guilabel> dialog.  </para>
                     </listitem> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Type the new profile name in the <guilabel>Profile name</guilabel> text box.  </para>
                     </listitem> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Use the <guilabel>Base on</guilabel> drop-down list to select the profile on which you want to base the new profile.  </para>
                     </listitem> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Click <guibutton>Create</guibutton> to display the <guilabel>Editing Profile</guilabel> dialog.  </para>
                     </listitem> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>. <application>MATE Terminal</application> adds the profile to the <menuchoice><guimenu>Terminal</guimenu><guisubmenu>Change Profile</guisubmenu></menuchoice> submenu.  </para>
                     </listitem> 
                  </orderedlist> 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To change the profile of a tabbed terminal:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para>
                  <orderedlist inheritnum="ignore" continuation="restarts"> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Click on the tab of the tabbed terminal for which you want to change the profile.  </para>
                     </listitem> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Terminal</guimenu><guisubmenu>Change Profile</guisubmenu><guimenuitem><replaceable>profilename</replaceable></guimenuitem></menuchoice>.  </para>
                     </listitem> 
                  </orderedlist> 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To edit a profile:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  You edit profiles in the <guilabel>Editing Profile</guilabel> dialog. You can access the <guilabel>Editing Profile</guilabel> dialog in the following ways: </para>
                <itemizedlist> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guisubmenu>Current Profile</guisubmenu></menuchoice>.  </para>
                  </listitem> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        Right-click in the terminal window, then choose <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Profiles</guimenuitem> <guimenuitem>Profile Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the popup menu.  </para>
                  </listitem> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guisubmenu>Profiles</guisubmenu></menuchoice>, select the profile you want to edit, then click <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>. For information on the options you can set for profiles, see <xref linkend="mate-terminal-prefs"/>.</para>
                  </listitem> 
                </itemizedlist> 
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To delete a profile:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para>
                  <orderedlist inheritnum="ignore" continuation="restarts"> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Profiles</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.  </para>
                     </listitem> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Select the name of the profile that you want to delete in the <guilabel>Profiles</guilabel> list, then click <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>. The <guilabel>Delete Profile</guilabel> dialog is displayed.  </para>
                     </listitem> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Click <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> to confirm the deletion.  </para>
                     </listitem> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>Edit Profiles</guilabel> dialog.  </para>
                     </listitem> 
                  </orderedlist> 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
        </variablelist> 
     </section> 

     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-tabs"><info><title xml:lang="en">Modifying a Terminal Window</title></info> 
        <variablelist> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To hide the menubar:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show Menubar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.  </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To show a hidden menubar:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Right-click on the terminal window, then choose <guimenuitem>Show Menubar</guimenuitem> from the popup menu.  </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry><term xml:lang="en">To display the <application>MATE Terminal</application> window in full-screen mode:</term>
            <listitem>
              <para xml:lang="en">Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Full Screen</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Full-screen mode displays the text in a window that fills the full screen. The window does not contain a window frame or titlebar. To exit from this mode, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Full Screen</guimenuitem></menuchoice> again.</para>
            </listitem>     
          </varlistentry>
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To change the appearance of the terminal window:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  See <xref linkend="mate-terminal-prefs"/> for information about the options that you can choose in the <guilabel>Editing Profile</guilabel> dialog to change the appearance of the terminal window. For example, you can change the background color, or the location of the scrollbar.  </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
        </variablelist> 
     </section>

     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-contents"><info><title xml:lang="en">Working with the Contents of Terminal Windows</title></info> 
        <variablelist> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To scroll through previous commands and output:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Perform one of the following actions: 
                </para>
                <itemizedlist> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        Use the scrollbar, which is usually displayed on the right of the terminal window.  </para>
                  </listitem> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        Press the <keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Page Up</keycap></keycombo>, <keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Page Down</keycap></keycombo>, <keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Home</keycap></keycombo>, or <keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>End</keycap></keycombo> keys.  </para>
                  </listitem> 
                </itemizedlist> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  The number of lines that you can scroll back to in the terminal window is determined by the <guilabel>Scrollback</guilabel> setting in the <guilabel>Scrolling</guilabel> tabbed section of the <guilabel>Editing Profile</guilabel> dialog.  You can also scroll up or down one line at a time by pressing <keycombo><keycap>Control</keycap><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Up</keycap></keycombo> or <keycombo><keycap>Control</keycap><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Down</keycap></keycombo>. </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To select and copy text:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  You can select text in any of the following ways: 
                </para>
                <itemizedlist> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        To select a character at a time, click on the first character that you want to select and drag the mouse to the last character that you want to select.  </para>
                  </listitem> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        To select a word at a time, double-click on the first word that you want to select and drag the mouse to the last word that you want to select. Symbols are selected individually.</para>
                  </listitem> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        To select a line at a time, triple-click on the first line that you want to select and drag the mouse to the last line that you want to select.  </para>
                  </listitem> 
                </itemizedlist> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  These actions select all text between the first and last items. For all text selections, <application>MATE Terminal</application> copies the selected text into the clipboard when you release the mouse button. To explicitly copy the selected text, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To paste text into a terminal:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  If you previously copied text to the clipboard, you can paste the text into a terminal by performing one of the following actions: </para>
                <itemizedlist> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        To paste text that you copied by selection only, middle-click at the command prompt. If you do not have a middle mouse button, refer to the X Server documentation for information about how to emulate the middle mouse button.  </para>
                  </listitem> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        To paste text that you explicitly copied, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
                  </listitem> 
                </itemizedlist> 
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To drag a file name into a terminal window:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  You can drag a file name to a terminal from another application such as a file manager. The terminal displays the path and the full name of the file.  </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To access a link:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  To access a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that is displayed in a terminal, perform the following steps: </para>
                  <orderedlist inheritnum="ignore" continuation="restarts"> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Move the mouse over the URL until the URL is underlined.  </para>
                     </listitem> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Right-click on the URL to open a popup menu.  </para>
                     </listitem> 
                     <listitem> 
                        <para xml:lang="en">
                          Choose <guimenuitem>Open Link</guimenuitem> to start a link application and display the file located at the URL.  </para>
                     </listitem> 
                  </orderedlist>                
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
        </variablelist> 
     </section> 
     
     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-shortcuts"><info><title xml:lang="en">Viewing the Keyboard Shortcut Settings</title></info> 
        <para xml:lang="en">
          To view the keyboard shortcut settings that are defined for <application>MATE Terminal</application>, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Keyboard Shortcuts</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <guilabel>Keyboard Shortcuts</guilabel> dialog contains the following items: </para>
        <variablelist> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"><guilabel>Disable all menu access keys (such as Alt+f to open File menu)</guilabel></term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Deselect this option to disable the access keys that are defined to enable you to use the keyboard instead of the mouse to select a menu item. Each access key is identified by an underlined letter on a menu or dialog option. In some cases, you must press the <keycap>Alt</keycap> key in combination with the access key to perform the action.  </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"><guilabel>Disable menu shortcut key (F10 by default)</guilabel></term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Deselect this option to disable the shortcut key that is defined to enable you to access the <application>MATE Terminal</application> menus. The default shortcut key to access the menus is <keycap>F10</keycap>.  </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"><guilabel>Shortcut Keys</guilabel></term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  The <guilabel>Shortcut Keys</guilabel> section of the dialog lists the shortcut keys that are defined for each menu item.</para>
                <note><para xml:lang="en">Not all keys can be used as shortcut keys, such as <keycap>Tab</keycap>.</para></note>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry>
        </variablelist> 
     </section>
     
	<section xml:id="mate-terminal-resize"><info><title xml:lang="en">Text Size</title></info>
		<para xml:lang="en">You can use the following methods to resize the text in the MATE Terminal window:</para>
		<itemizedlist>
			<listitem><para xml:lang="en">To increase the size of the text, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Zoom In</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
			</listitem>
			<listitem><para xml:lang="en">To decrease the size of the text, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Zoom Out</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
			</listitem>
			<listitem><para xml:lang="en">To view the text at actual size, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Normal Size</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
			</listitem>
		</itemizedlist>
	</section>	

     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-title"><info><title xml:lang="en">To Change the Terminal Title</title></info> 
        <para xml:lang="en">
          To change the title of the currently displayed terminal, perform the following steps:</para>
        <orderedlist inheritnum="ignore" continuation="restarts">
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Terminal</guimenu><guimenuitem>Set Title</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">Type the new title in the <guilabel>Title</guilabel> text box. <application>MATE Terminal</application> applies the change immediately. </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para xml:lang="en">Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>Set Title</guilabel> dialog.  </para>
          </listitem>
        </orderedlist>
	</section>	

     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-encoding"><info><title xml:lang="en">To Change the Character Encoding</title></info> 
        <para xml:lang="en">
          To change the character encoding, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Terminal</guimenu><guisubmenu>Set Character Encoding</guisubmenu></menuchoice>, then select the appropriate encoding. 
        </para>

        <section xml:id="mate-terminal-encoding-add"><info><title xml:lang="en">To Change the List of Character Encodings</title></info> 
           <para xml:lang="en">
             To change the list of character encodings displayed in the <guisubmenu>Set Character Encoding</guisubmenu> menu, perform the following steps:
           </para>
           <orderedlist inheritnum="ignore" continuation="restarts">
             <listitem>
               <para xml:lang="en">Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Terminal</guimenu><guisubmenu>Set Character Encoding</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Add or Remove</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
               </para>
             </listitem>
             <listitem>
               <para xml:lang="en">To add an encoding to the <guisubmenu>Set Character Encoding</guisubmenu> menu, select the encoding in the <guilabel>Available encodings</guilabel> list box, then click the right arrow button.
               </para>
             </listitem>
             <listitem>
               <para xml:lang="en">To remove an encoding from the <guisubmenu>Set Character Encoding</guisubmenu> menu, select the encoding in the <guilabel>Encodings shown in menu</guilabel> list box, then click the left arrow button.
               </para>
             </listitem>
             <listitem>
               <para xml:lang="en">Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>Add or Remove Terminal Encodings</guilabel> dialog.  </para>
             </listitem>
           </orderedlist>
	</section>	

     </section>	

     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-reset"><info><title xml:lang="en">To Recover Your Terminal</title></info> 
        <para xml:lang="en">
          This section provides some advice if you have problems with terminals. 
        </para>
        <variablelist> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To reset the state of the terminal:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Terminal</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reset</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
        </variablelist> 
        <variablelist> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en">To reset the terminal and clear the screen:</term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Terminal</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reset and Clear</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.  </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
        </variablelist> 
     </section>   

  </section> 
  
  <!--=========== Preferences ============================== -->  

  <section xml:id="mate-terminal-prefs"><info><title>Preferencies</title></info> 
     <para xml:lang="en">
        To configure <application>MATE Terminal</application>, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Current Profile</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To configure another profile that you set up choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Profiles</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, select the profile you want to edit, then click <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>.  </para>
     <para xml:lang="en">  
        The <guilabel>Editing Profile</guilabel> dialog contains the following tabbed sections that you can use to configure <application>MATE Terminal</application>: </para>
     <itemizedlist> 
		<listitem><para><xref linkend="mate-terminal-prefs-general"/></para>
		</listitem>
		<listitem><para><xref linkend="mate-terminal-prefs-title"/></para>
		</listitem>
		<listitem><para><xref linkend="mate-terminal-prefs-colors"/></para>
		</listitem>
		<listitem><para><xref linkend="mate-terminal-prefs-effects"/></para>
		</listitem>
		<listitem><para><xref linkend="mate-terminal-prefs-scrolling"/></para>
		</listitem>
		<listitem><para><xref linkend="mate-terminal-prefs-compatibility"/></para>
		</listitem>
	 </itemizedlist>

     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-prefs-general"><info><title>Xeneral</title></info> 
        <variablelist> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Profile name</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Use this text box to specify the name of the current profile. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Use the system fixed width font</guilabel> </term>
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Select this option to use the standard fixed width font that is specified in the <guilabel>Font</guilabel> tab of the <application>Appearance</application> preference tool.
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry>
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Font</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Click on this button to select a font type and font size for the terminal. This button is only enabled if the <guilabel>Use the system terminal font</guilabel> option is unselected.  </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry>
          <varlistentry>
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Allow bold text</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Select this option to enable the terminal to display bold text. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry>
          <varlistentry>
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Show menubar by default in new terminals</guilabel>
                </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Select this option to show the menubar on new terminal windows. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Terminal bell</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Select this option to enable the terminal bell.
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Select-by-word characters</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Use this text box to specify characters or groups of characters that <application>MATE Terminal</application> considers to be words when you select text by word. See <xref linkend="mate-terminal-contents"/> for more information about how to select text by word. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
        </variablelist> 
     </section> 

     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-prefs-title"><info><title>Titulu y Comandu</title></info> 
        <variablelist> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Initial title</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Use this text box to specify the initial title of terminals that use the profile. New terminals that are started from the current terminal have the new initial title. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>When terminal commands set their own titles</guilabel> </term>
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Use this drop-down list to specify how to handle dynamically-set titles, that is, terminal titles set by commands that run in the terminal.
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Run command as a login shell</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Select this option to force the command that currently runs inside the terminal to run as a login shell. If the command is not a shell, the setting has no effect. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Update login records when command is launched</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Select this option to insert a new entry in the login records when a new shell is opened. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Run a custom command instead of my shell</guilabel>
                </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Select this option to run a specified command, other than the normal shell, in the terminal. Specify the custom command in the <guilabel>Custom command</guilabel> text box. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>When command exits</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Use this drop-down list to specify what action to perform when the command exits. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
        </variablelist> 
     </section> 

     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-prefs-colors"><info><title xml:lang="en">Colours</title></info> 
        <variablelist> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Foreground and Background</guilabel>
                </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Select the <guilabel>Use colours from system theme</guilabel> option to use the colors that are specified in the MATE Desktop theme that is selected in the <guilabel>Theme</guilabel> tab of the <link xlink:href="help:mate-user-guide/prefs-theme"><application>Appearance</application> preference tool</link>.
                </para>
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Use the <guilabel>Built-in schemes</guilabel> drop-down list to specify the foreground and background colors for the terminal. <application>MATE Terminal</application> supports the following foreground and background color combinations: 
                </para>
                <itemizedlist> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        <guilabel>Black on light yellow</guilabel> 
                     </para>
                  </listitem>
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        <guilabel>Black on white</guilabel> 
                     </para>
                  </listitem> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        <guilabel>Gray on black</guilabel> 
                     </para>
                  </listitem>             
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        <guilabel>Green on black</guilabel> 
                     </para>
                  </listitem>             
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        <guilabel>White on black</guilabel> 
                     </para>
                  </listitem> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        <guilabel>Custom</guilabel> 
                     </para>
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        This option enables you to select colors that are not in the selected color scheme. 
                     </para>
                  </listitem> 
                </itemizedlist> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  The actual display of the foreground and background colors can vary depending on the color scheme that you choose. For example, if you choose <guilabel>White on black</guilabel> and the <guilabel>Linux console</guilabel> color scheme, the application displays the foreground and background colors as light gray on black. The <guilabel>Built-in schemes</guilabel> drop-down list is only enabled if the <guilabel>Use colours from system theme</guilabel> option is unselected. 
                </para>
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Click on the <guibutton>Text colour</guibutton> button to display the <guilabel>Choose terminal text colour</guilabel> dialog. Use the color wheel or the spin boxes to customize the color that you want to use as the text color, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. The <guibutton>Text colour</guibutton> button is only enabled if the <guilabel>Use colours from system theme</guilabel> option is unselected.
                </para>
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Click on the <guibutton>Background colour</guibutton> button to display the <guilabel>Choose terminal background colour</guilabel> dialog. Use the color wheel or the spin boxes to customize the color that you want to use as the background color, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. The <guibutton>Background colour</guibutton> button is only enabled if the <guilabel>Use colours from system theme</guilabel> option is unselected.
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Palette</guilabel></term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  The terminal emulation can only use 16 colors at a time to draw text. The color palette specifies these 16 colors. Applications that run in the terminal use an index number to specify a color from this palette.</para>
               <para xml:lang="en">Use the <guilabel>Built-in schemes</guilabel> drop-down list to choose a preset color schemes. The color palette below and the contents of the terminal window both update to show the scheme.</para>
               <para xml:lang="en">Use the <guilabel>Colour palette</guilabel> to customize the 16 default colors in the custom color palette. To customize a color, click on the color to display the <guilabel>Palette entry</guilabel> dialog. Use the color wheel or the spin boxes to customize the color, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
        </variablelist> 
     </section>

     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-prefs-effects"><info><title>Efeutos</title></info> 
        <variablelist> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Background</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Select a background for the terminal window. The options are as follows: 
                </para>
                <itemizedlist> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        <guilabel>Solid color</guilabel>
                     </para>
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        Select this option to use the background color that is specified in the <guilabel>Colors</guilabel> tabbed section as the background color for the terminal.
                     </para>
                  </listitem> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        <guilabel>Background image</guilabel> 
                     </para>
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        Select this option to use an image file as the background for the terminal. Use the <guilabel>Image file</guilabel> drop-down combination box to specify the location and name of the image file. Alternatively, click <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> to search for and select the image file. 
                     </para>
                     <para xml:lang="en">Select the <guilabel>Background image scrolls</guilabel> option to enable the background image to scroll with the text when you scroll through the terminal. If you do not select this option, the background image remains fixed on the terminal background and only the text scrolls. This option is only enabled if you select the <guilabel>Background image</guilabel> option.  </para>
                  </listitem> 
                  <listitem> 
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        <guilabel>Transparent background</guilabel> 
                     </para>
                     <para xml:lang="en">
                        Select this option to use a transparent background for the terminal. 
                     </para>
                  </listitem> 
                </itemizedlist> 
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry>
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Shade transparent or image background</guilabel>
                </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Use this slider to shade or dim the background of the terminal. This option is only enabled if you select the <guilabel>Background image</guilabel> or <guilabel>Transparent background</guilabel> options. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
        </variablelist> 
     </section> 
     
     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-prefs-scrolling"><info><title>Desplazamientu</title></info>
        <variablelist>
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Scrollbar is</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Use this drop-down list to specify the position of the scrollbar on the terminal window. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Scrollback ... lines</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Use this spin box to specify the number of lines that you can scroll back using the scrollbar. For example, if you specify 100 you can scroll back the last 100 lines displayed in the terminal. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry>
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Scroll on output</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Select this option to enable you to scroll the output on the terminal while the terminal continues to display more output from a command. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Scroll on keystroke</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Select this option to enable you to press any key on the keyboard to scroll down the terminal window to the command prompt. This action only applies if you scrolled up the terminal window and you want to return to the command prompt. 	 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
        </variablelist>
     </section>
     
     <section xml:id="mate-terminal-prefs-compatibility"><info><title>Compatibilidá</title></info>
        <variablelist> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Backspace key generates</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Use the drop-down list to select the function that you want the <keycap>Backspace</keycap> key to perform. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guilabel>Delete key generates</guilabel> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Use the drop-down list to select the function that you want the <keycap>Delete</keycap> key to perform. 
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
          <varlistentry> 
             <term xml:lang="en"> 
                <guibutton>Reset compatibility options to defaults</guibutton> </term> 
             <listitem> 
                <para xml:lang="en">
                  Click on this button to reset the options on the <guilabel>Compatibility</guilabel> tabbed section to the default settings.
                </para>
             </listitem> 
          </varlistentry> 
        </variablelist> 
     </section> 
  </section> 
</article>
