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Old 11-17-2014
How to change colours in Linux Terminal Xfce?
Hi all - just started using Linux Mint 17 and I need to change the Foreground & Background Colours for the Terminal, my eyesight is not what it used to be many years ago, so any help would be much appreciated.

Regards

Malcolm
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Old 11-17-2014
Which terminal is this? xterm?
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Old 11-17-2014
Hi, I guess with an X in front it must be, I've had a look at wiki and it's for Xwindow system.

regards
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Old 11-17-2014
If it's the Xfce's Terminal, try

Quote:
Edit -> Preferences... -> Click on the Colors Tab -> there you are
Text color = Foreground color.

Source: apps:terminal:preferences [Xfce Docs]
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Old 11-17-2014
Hi, thanks for your response. I don't have any menu bars or drop-down menu's on the terminal, it's just a box with Terminal & - + X at the top & the prompt "john@johns-EasyNote ~ $" inside the box, so I don't know where to find the Edit -> Preferences that you refer to.

Regards
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Old 11-17-2014
There is another way to open the Preferences window, it's described on the website I posted in my previous post. Could you please try that?

Quote:
To configure Terminal, choose Edit → Preferences... or right-click the terminal area of the window and choose Preferences....
Hope this helps.
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Old 11-17-2014
Hi again, sorry I missed that bit!! - yeah it works just fine.

Thanks again,

Regards
 
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